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Poll: When was the last time you updated your CV?
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neilmac
neilmac
Spanje
Local time: 04:09
Spaans naar Engels
+ ...
I don't remember May 28, 2023

It was donkeys ago.

 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Nederland
Local time: 04:09
Lid 2006
Engels naar Afrikaans
+ ...
My CV is dated, so... May 28, 2023

My résumé is dated (i.e. it mentions the current year near the top), so it's rather crucial that I update it at least once a year. I also update the "personal" section with my children's ages each year. And I update the version numbers of the CAT tools. 7 years ago I updated the photograph. More the point: when last did you update your website?

djalal
 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Nederland
Lid 2006
Duits naar Nederlands
Let your word processor do the calculations May 28, 2023

Samuel Murray wrote:

My résumé is dated (i.e. it mentions the current year near the top), so it's rather crucial that I update it at least once a year. I also update the "personal" section with my children's ages each year. And I update the version numbers of the CAT tools. 7 years ago I updated the photograph. More the point: when last did you update your website?


You can use fields. For your children , no problems. Of course, you would have to migrate to a CAT tool that uses the year in its version number…

[Edited at 2023-05-28 10:02 GMT]


 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denemarken
Local time: 04:09
Lid 2012
Engels naar Deens
+ ...
Other May 28, 2023

when I feel motivated to do so e.g. when a good potential client asks for it. But it is not even once a year.
Nevertheless, despite you don't need it often, it's important to have a CV.


Veronica Rodriguez
Liena Vijupe
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 03:09
Lid 2007
Engels naar Portugees
+ ...
. May 28, 2023

Maybe once a year to change the date and eventually to add something new though at my age I doubt I'll be doing much of that…

Philip Lees
 
Eleanor Odhiambo
Eleanor Odhiambo  Identity Verified
Kenia
Local time: 05:09
Engels naar Swahili
+ ...
Less than 6 months May 28, 2023

I updated my CV last week.

Veronica Rodriguez
Nikolay Novitskiy
 
Nikolay Novitskiy
Nikolay Novitskiy  Identity Verified
Rusland
Local time: 07:09
Lid 2018
Engels naar Russisch
Very often May 29, 2023

I have lots ot CVs, and each one considers a certain area of specialization / type of a client / country. So I update my CVs quite often.

Jessica Noyes
 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
Engels naar Indonesisch
??? May 29, 2023

Samuel Murray wrote:
I also update the "personal" section with my children's ages each year.


Why would you include your children's ages in your CV? Am I missing something here?


Tom in London
Thayenga
Liena Vijupe
Kevin Fulton
Michele Fauble
Christopher Schröder
Anja Hajek
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 04:09
Lid 2009
Engels naar Duits
+ ...
Other May 29, 2023

As a freelancer, who is not seeking permanent employment with a company, I don't have a CV, only a business brochure which I update frequently. That is, whenever a mayor item needs to be added in order to attract a new type of client.

[Edited at 2023-05-29 09:23 GMT]


Zea_Mays
 
Tom in London
Tom in London
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Local time: 03:09
Lid 2008
Italiaans naar Engels
Last time May 29, 2023

The last time I updated my CV was when something happened.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Christopher Schröder
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Nederland
Local time: 04:09
Lid 2006
Engels naar Afrikaans
+ ...
@Mr. Satan May 29, 2023

Mr. Satan wrote:
Samuel Murray wrote:
I also update the "personal" section with my children's ages each year.

Why would you include your children's ages in your CV? Am I missing something here?

Including personal information is a normal part of the résumé in some cultures. I understand that it is often excluded in some other cultures.


 
Mr. Satan (X)
Mr. Satan (X)
Engels naar Indonesisch
Culture May 29, 2023

Samuel Murray wrote:
Including personal information is a normal part of the résumé in some cultures. I understand that it is often excluded in some other cultures.


This isn’t even about culture. Do you know how many psychos on the loose out there? If a potential client asked me how old my children are, I’d contact both the FBI and the Interpol. What does it have anything to do with my candidacy as a contractor, anyway?


Tom in London
Kay Denney
 
Michele Fauble
Michele Fauble  Identity Verified
Verenigde Staten
Local time: 19:09
Lid 2006
Noors naar Engels
+ ...
Relevance May 29, 2023

Samuel Murray wrote:

Including personal information is a normal part of the résumé in some cultures. I understand that it is often excluded in some other cultures.


Because it is not, or shouldn’t be, relevant.


Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Kevin Fulton
Mr. Satan (X)
Liena Vijupe
Kay Denney
 
Christopher Schröder
Christopher Schröder
Verenigd Koninkrijk
Lid 2011
Zweeds naar Engels
+ ...
+1 for Tom May 30, 2023

Mr. Satan wrote:
Do you know how many psychos on the loose out there?

Hardly any.

If a potential client asked me how old my children are, I’d contact both the FBI and the Interpol.

How could sharing that information possibly cause anybody any harm?

What does it have anything to do with my candidacy as a contractor, anyway?

Nothing, I agree.

UK civil service job applications do not include your name, age, gender or location, or the dates or employers for your previous jobs. Well meaning, but ridiculous.


 
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