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Resume Advice

With the exception of engineers and other creatives, resumes should not be any larger than two pages. The rule of thumb should roughly be approximately ten years per page. Given the amount of moving around over the past few years, that rule may be difficult to adhere to, but it must be the goal.
Also, a way to limit the size is the deletion of redundant data. For example, skills sections are very important for technical candidates, but less so with sales people. Also, unless there is something original to say, consider deleting the objective line. Lastly, unless there is something particularly applicable to the target line of work, lists of hobbies or whether you are married with children can be left out. Whether married, age, gender, culture and the like are highly volatile buzz issues you would be wise to steer away from on the resume.
The other rule of thumb to remember is to craft the resume for the person reading it. The recruiter presenting you should have some insight as to the hiring manager's resume tastes.