Hi Mara,
According to an advice e-booklet available on jobs.ac.uk, it shouldn't be more than four pages, but another article on the same site says it is often many pages. I think 4 is good!
I just spent a whole day - 9 to 5.30 with no break - working on a job application, and I'd already filled in some of the basic info on the application form. Is that normal?? So glad I didn't leave it till the last minute (Monday).
My regular CV is 4 pages and I've just done an academic CV which is the same length. The position I'm applying for specific no more than 4 pages so that seems like a good number!
AislingB - that is totally normal. Job applications can take a heck of a lot of time! Even when you think you have applied for similar positions and already have material you can use, it doesn't particularly speed up the process! It is time consuming but you do get used to it... I think!
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