Do you know how often recruiters get asked for advice on someone’s CV or resume?
Way more than they should!
Recruiters are not the people you should be asking that to. A recruiter’s prime directive is to find relevant candidates, bring them through the interview process, and ideally get the right people into the onboarding process within a specific timeframe and budget. Barring occasional spare time (in this job market?) or them conveniently moonlighting as a career coach, you cannot expect them to go out of their way to give meaningful advice on what you should do with your CV or resume. Especially when they have dozens, or hundreds, of other candidates that are already pretty close to what they’re looking for for a role.
If you need someone to review your CV or resume, you’re much better off reaching out to industry experts (particularly those who are in the role you want), career coaches, or even online communities dedicated to career advice.
“What communities?”
Well, on Reddit, there’s r/resumes and r/careerguidance. If you’re in Tech, Discord has the “Tech Career Growth” server. Slack has “Tech Masters.” Platforms like Blind and Fishbowl have great discussions on CVs and resumes, too.
Stop spending so much time asking recruiters for advice for your CV or resume. The chances of you getting something meaningful back are slim to none.
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