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The job market is constantly changing and with it, so are CVs. The stuff recruiters weren’t even thinking of yesterday might become important to their decisions today and conversely, some of the information they were looking at when selecting their candidates previously can fade into irrelevance.
To help job hunters secure their next position, a career strategist who goes online by The Real CV Guru has shared a list of things she believes no longer belong in a CV in 2021.
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Nowadays, everyone in search of a job needs every edge they can get. As the world is trying to beat the pandemic, people are still having a tough time getting interviews, callbacks, and offers. According to Jack Kelly, the CEO, founder, and executive recruiter at one of the oldest and largest global search firms, there are two big issues that companies are preoccupied with—the ability to quickly roll out the vaccine and its efficacy, and how President Joe Biden’s policies and programs impact the economy. Both of these actions will influence the health of the job market, Kelly wrote.
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With the before-mentioned uncertainties, it’s too easy for hiring managers to do nothing. “They’re afraid of making a decision without possessing sufficient knowledge about what will happen next,” Kelly said. “In my experience as a recruiter, it’s been demonstrated that companies hire aggressively when they feel confident about the future. When they lack clarity, they hold off, enact hiring freezes and downsize workers to cut costs—just in case things get worse.”
So when can we expect change? Kelly believes that the government and corporations are waiting for a large percentage of Americans to get vaccinated before the economy can be reopened.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, recognizing the dilemma added that the only way to solve a problem is to own it. “Everybody wear a mask, everybody adhere to the public health measures, get the vaccine out as expeditiously as possible, do everything we can to get the doses available and to get them into people’s arms,” Fauci said.
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After you have a killer CV, some career advisors think you can up your chances at landing a job during a downturn by trying virtual networking. Don’t be afraid to reach out to people in your network who you think might be able to help you find work.
It might also be a good time to consider a career pivot. Think about the skills you have, and how those can apply to jobs in a variety of industries.
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Here’s what people said after they went through the list
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What do you think ?
kim morris 4 years ago
Today I retire. Today is my last day at work. So glad I will probably never again have to worry about this. Good luck, everyone! I really mean it!
Dilly Millandry 4 years ago
I hope you have a very long and happy retirement. All the best!
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Mark Schilling 4 years ago
Problem with these kinds of tips is that it needs a caveat: read the job call carefully because sometimes some of these things are required. A job call may ask for a cover letter or may ask for all documents to be sent in one file.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
and if you don't follow the instructions, your application will end up in the recycle bin. Nobody wants to hire someone who can't follow instructions
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Solidhog 4 years ago
And also.....Why is it all these CV experts tell you these things, but in the real world it seems totally different? I have done CV's for many people and the last 4, including my son got jobs because their CV's "jumped out" at the employer because it was in colour and looked different.
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
It all again depends on the industry, HR person, and the employer. There is no one size fits all.
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Phil Vaive 4 years ago
This is completely useless information. A list of "don't do this" without suggestions of what you can do instead isn't teaching, it's nagging.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
You don't do anything instead. "don't include a photo of yourself"... just don't do it. You don't need to do anything instead.
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Dippin Dot 4 years ago
I disagree with leaving out your address. They need to know if you are local or if you would need to relocate for the job, because that may be an added expense they aren't looking for.
Solidhog 4 years ago
If a company is using a robot to look through CV's then I would not want to work for them. The best people for a job are not always those with the matching qualifications. Sometimes you need to go with your gut instinct. In both my careers I was employed not on qualifications but on the employers gut instinct about me. My first was at 17 and I went onto excel in that industry. I then did the same later in life. Was employed of because what I knew and not because of qualifications.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
When you post a position, and get 250 responses, you are not going to read each of them individually. It just isn't practical.
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Giulia 4 years ago
in italy it's so different. our CV needs to have a photo, your address etc. and then you simply write in short what did you do previously, where and when (ex: from 2017 to 2019 i worked as a secretary for *company* *company's address*. my duties were: relationship with clients, organizing appointments *etc*.) end of story.
Haunting Spirit 4 years ago
Yeah, the list only applies to the US. Here in Europe a lot of information is needed on the CV indeed.
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Erin S 4 years ago
And "bear," not "bare with me"... unless she wants them to take their clothes off.
Load More Replies... Johnny 4 years ago
Was a photo on a resume ever a good idea? And as for "buzzwords", while things like "hardworker", "punctual", etc may be unnecessary buzzwords, for a technical resume, you absolutely should include buzzwords for every technology you worked with "java", "c++", "python", "ci/cd", etc. Your resume is going to be screened by an HR associate (or increasingly, but an AI system) and unless you have the buzzwords they are looking for, you're likely to be screened out. I like looking through the reject pile in our screening system to see if HR screened out any good candidates, and sometimes I find them.
AliJanx 4 years ago
HR here ~ 30 years' experience spanning 6 different industries. The post is accurate - get to the point, bullet out the important stuff, add the results of what you did, and don't include any personal details unrelated to the job. Really, we in HR are trained to screen out, not in. Make your resume compelling enough to get past us!
kim morris 4 years ago
Today I retire. Today is my last day at work. So glad I will probably never again have to worry about this. Good luck, everyone! I really mean it!
Dilly Millandry 4 years ago
I hope you have a very long and happy retirement. All the best!
Load More Replies... Mark Schilling 4 years ago
Problem with these kinds of tips is that it needs a caveat: read the job call carefully because sometimes some of these things are required. A job call may ask for a cover letter or may ask for all documents to be sent in one file.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
and if you don't follow the instructions, your application will end up in the recycle bin. Nobody wants to hire someone who can't follow instructions
Load More Replies... Solidhog 4 years ago
And also.....Why is it all these CV experts tell you these things, but in the real world it seems totally different? I have done CV's for many people and the last 4, including my son got jobs because their CV's "jumped out" at the employer because it was in colour and looked different.
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
It all again depends on the industry, HR person, and the employer. There is no one size fits all.
Load More Replies... Phil Vaive 4 years ago
This is completely useless information. A list of "don't do this" without suggestions of what you can do instead isn't teaching, it's nagging.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
You don't do anything instead. "don't include a photo of yourself"... just don't do it. You don't need to do anything instead.
Load More Replies... Dippin Dot 4 years ago
I disagree with leaving out your address. They need to know if you are local or if you would need to relocate for the job, because that may be an added expense they aren't looking for.
Solidhog 4 years ago
If a company is using a robot to look through CV's then I would not want to work for them. The best people for a job are not always those with the matching qualifications. Sometimes you need to go with your gut instinct. In both my careers I was employed not on qualifications but on the employers gut instinct about me. My first was at 17 and I went onto excel in that industry. I then did the same later in life. Was employed of because what I knew and not because of qualifications.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
When you post a position, and get 250 responses, you are not going to read each of them individually. It just isn't practical.
Load More Replies... Giulia 4 years ago
in italy it's so different. our CV needs to have a photo, your address etc. and then you simply write in short what did you do previously, where and when (ex: from 2017 to 2019 i worked as a secretary for *company* *company's address*. my duties were: relationship with clients, organizing appointments *etc*.) end of story.
Haunting Spirit 4 years ago
Yeah, the list only applies to the US. Here in Europe a lot of information is needed on the CV indeed.
Load More Replies... Erin S 4 years ago
And "bear," not "bare with me"... unless she wants them to take their clothes off.
Load More Replies... Johnny 4 years ago
Was a photo on a resume ever a good idea? And as for "buzzwords", while things like "hardworker", "punctual", etc may be unnecessary buzzwords, for a technical resume, you absolutely should include buzzwords for every technology you worked with "java", "c++", "python", "ci/cd", etc. Your resume is going to be screened by an HR associate (or increasingly, but an AI system) and unless you have the buzzwords they are looking for, you're likely to be screened out. I like looking through the reject pile in our screening system to see if HR screened out any good candidates, and sometimes I find them.
AliJanx 4 years ago
HR here ~ 30 years' experience spanning 6 different industries. The post is accurate - get to the point, bullet out the important stuff, add the results of what you did, and don't include any personal details unrelated to the job. Really, we in HR are trained to screen out, not in. Make your resume compelling enough to get past us!
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