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In the old survey, this was two questions, “How many pages should a cover letter be?” and “How many pages should a resume/CV be?” Invariably, people wanted to explain that the second question was invalid and resumes and CVs were *not* the same thing, and the question was *terrible.* And those people were basically right, but at that point I had already published the question and couldn’t think of a way to make it better anyway.
So when I was testing the current survey I was so blown away when Marleah Augustine suggested I should just make it a matrix question. What a simple and elegant solution.
The question is:
As of August 4, 2022, 182 people have responded to this survey. Their answers to this question are:
For Cover Letters
We don’t ask for this | 23 (12.6%)
Only One! | 90 (49.5%)
Two is ok, but no more | 54 (29.7%)
As many as it takes, but keep it reasonable and relevant | 17 (9.3%)
As many as it takes, I love reading | 0 (0%)
For Resumes
We don’t ask for this | 14 (7.7%)
Only One! | 19 (10.4%)
Two is ok, but no more | 68 (37.4%)
As many as it takes, but keep it reasonable and relevant | 76 (41.8%)
As many as it takes, I love reading | 2 (1%)
For CVs
We don’t ask for this | 79 (43.4%)
Only One! | 4 (2.2%)
Two is ok, but no more | 12 (6.6%)
As many as it takes, but keep it reasonable and relevant | 76 (41.8%)
As many as it takes, I love reading | 4 (2.2%)
This is one of the few questions that doesn’t include a write in option. But, I’d still love to know what you think! Comment or tweet at me, and don’t forget to like and subscribe to this YouTube channel.
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