Job seekers take note: Longer resumes are becoming more acceptable. A new study by Accountemps staffing firm said that 44 percent of the 1,000 largest companies prefer two-page resumes for staff-level jobs. Ten years ago, that number stood at 25 percent. For executive-level jobs, three-page resumes are becoming far more prominent: Nearly one in three of those surveyed said it was the ideal length, up from 7 percent a decade ago