Poll: Do you modify your CV depending on a job's requirements?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Local time: 13:42
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Rarely Dec 29, 2025

But I always adapt my message to the particular situation, emphasizing what might be most important...

Christine Andersen
 
Daryo
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Yes and no Dec 29, 2025

Yes - when applying I put only what's relevant for the specific job - putting in it my whole life story would only make it more difficult to concentrate on the relevant parts. Interesting fact: the few jobs I got by sending my CV ended with me walking out ...

No - the best jobs I got were offered to me without anyone asking for any CV - IOW there was nothing to modify.

As a general rule, a 'one-fits-all' approach never sounded like a sound rule to me.


 
Samuel Murray
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Local time: 14:42
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No, not really Dec 31, 2025

No, not really. However, for a while I did have three versions of my résumé: a generic one and then one in each of the fields that I do most of my work. The customized ones were 75% the same as the generic one, but with a focus on that particular field.

 
Hideki Yoshida
Hideki Yoshida
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Yes, just a little bit Jan 1

I highlight the most relevant achievements for the job and omit the least relevant ones.

Gerard Barry
 


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