Poll: How frequently do you update your CV?

Michael Harris wrote:

and why?

If new customers want my CV, I just have to change a few dates. I have been freelancing too long now for the companies in it to be a reference, and my education certificates are from ages ago.

My CV is just another piece of paper with writing on it.

When I was younger, I went to an interview and had to repeat everything what was on my CV because the HR manager said that almost all CV´s are lies and that people generally try to "pep" themselves up in it.

Marjolein Snippe wrote:

When there is something worth updating (new experience, new credential, client needs different 'focus'...)

Mario Chavez wrote:

First, a CV or résume is not a brochure. They are two different pieces of writing with different aims.

Second, in today's business atmosphere where we see the buzzwords creativity, innovation and entrepreneur on an hourly basis, we are in a unique position to actually show some innovation in writing in a persuasive way.

Persuasive, you say? Well, that's one goal for everything I write, including translations, even the most technical translations.

Note to self: include persuasive writing as one of the goals in my translation courses.

In my case, I've turned the concept of CV on its head by making it infographic. Everything in it, a single page designed in InDesign, with Illustrator and a bit of Photoshop, is graphic, with pastel colors and some bold color details, nothing overwhelming.

I've been complimented by colleagues and prospective clients (some of whom became clients in the last 12 months) on the approach my CV takes.

And, yes, I have a conventional CV (all words, no pictures) that I keep updated on a yearly basis, more or less. I submit it every time a prospect requests it (after viewing my infographic CV, of course).

Triston & Gaby wrote:



I really like the idea of an infograph, which we've been playing with too. I'm trying to figure out how I can use one of those whiteboard presentations.