The information age has brought about major changes in resumes that many of those who seek jobs have not been able to keep up with.

For instance did you know that today three page resumes are acceptable? More so for experienced candidates ad especially those in the sic figure salary range. Even for lesser mortals, two pages and one and a half pages are normal these days. Few realize that the old-fashioned one page resume is now more or less gone forever. In the old days the one page resume rule was written on stone and anything different was looked at as being totally unorthodox.

The resume has also changed from the stiff, dry boring format of stating facts briefly to the situation today where employers expect the job seeker to quantify their accomplishments. In a case you have helped increase productivity is it is expected of you to state the increase and benefit that this resulted for the company in dollars. Just remember that sweeping statements just won't do anymore.

Another crucial thing that is often looked for in a resume are signs that the applicant is a team player and can work well with others. This is very important these days. Your resume therefore has to include words like "collaborated with" or "coauthored the report on."

Time worn cliché phrases in resumes like "Achieved the following" and "Responsible for… are out. In their place has come active use of appropriate verbs to describe what you actually did and how.

These are but a few of the major changes that have been brought on the resume by the fast paced information age in which we live in.