Is it okay to divide my resume into the categories in which I've worked? ?

Question

What I am really trying to figure out is how to cut my resume down from 4 pages without losing information. I would like to section it up and do something along the lines of:

Childcare Field more than 5 years experience (and then list the former employers along with basic duties from all my childcare positions)

Food and Beverage Hospitality Industry, more than 13 years experience (again list all employers followed by general job duties)

Any opinions would be appreciated, I hate job searching and resumes, but you gotta do what you gotta do right? However I do not want to try to give out 4 pages of resume along with a cover letter and reference page, that turns into 6 pages and if I learned anything along the way it's that potential employers want ONE page resumes.

Help!!! :) Thank you

Answer 1

Strong employers know strong candiudates have more to offer than one page.  Whats more important is that you catch their eye on the FIRST page, then provide as much detail as will get you in the door.  If you condense everything into job categories, you limit the amount of keywords you have in a particular field, and your resume will not come up in searches as fast.  For example if Im looking for someone in the hosipitality industry and do a search, and your resume only has the word "hospitality" listed twice in one section, your resume may be at the bottom of the pile... but someone else may have the word listed 7 times and will come up more quickly when i am searching.  Make sense?   Dont skimp on info.  Be consice, yet give it all!