I bet you have not even looked at your CV since you got your current job. Usually we only remember our CVs when we want to start applying for a new job. I’ve been there and have learnt some hard lessons. I’ll be sharing with you three things I learned and now regularly do.

Here are three things I suggest you do with your CV when you are not job hunting.

1. Update it
This is one of the most important things you can do to your CV when in between jobs or not actually job hunting. Include new skills, certifications, courses and trainings and most especially new tools you’re not using.
As a rule of thumb, always update your CV once every quarter.

2. Digitize your CV.
But Jude, my CV is in Word and PDF format, what other form of digitization do I need? You see the thing is there are a ton of opportunity flying by without your knowledge and some recruiter may be looking out for somewhere with your competence. How do they find and gauge you when they can’t see your CV? The simple solution to this is to have an optimized LinkedIn profile. If you’re active on social media, ensuring your bio is linked to somewhere your resume can be seen also helps.

Pro Tip here: If you wish to make your CV digital, it is best to place it as a Personal Brand Kit Format. I’ll be sharing more on this in coming days.

3. Compare it
This is a big one for me. I have personally benefited from this the most. When you see a job post, one of the things to do is to quickly compare with your CV. This way, you can easily update and upgrade it because you will see new skills, job description, terminologies and certifications to either add to enrich your CV or learn to enrich yourself.

I hope these three tips have helped you?

What do you do with your CV when you are not job hunting? Please share with me, I’ll love to hear from you. You can share with me on Twitter.

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