How long should my CV be for a career starter position?

One page — one and a half at most. As a career starter with less than 2 years of work experience, a second page is hard to fill without producing filler text. What belongs on one page: Education/degree with relevant focus areas, internships and working student positions, projects and theses if relevant, skills and tools, a brief profile line. What can be left out: School certificates (unless a good Abitur grade), irrelevant jobs (waiting tables alongside studies when applying for an IT role), outdated computer skills ('proficient in MS Office 2010'). LinkedIn Skills on the Rise shows: Career starters with proven digital competencies and concrete projects in their CV have significantly better hiring rates.