{"id":12059,"date":"2023-07-27T21:08:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=12059"},"modified":"2023-07-27T21:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:08:45","slug":"12059","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/27\/12059\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most people know by now that your resume should be tailored to the individual jobs<\/span> you\u2019re applying for. But did you know a job hunt isn\u2019t the only time your resume should see the light of day? Being in between jobs can be a stressful time, and you certainly don\u2019t want to compound that stress by having to frantically dig out your decade-old CV to see what\u2019s still relevant (hint: probably not a whole lot). There\u2019s never been a better time for you to spruce up your professional profile, but how often should you really be doing it?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It depends\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the most truthful answer is also the most frustrating: it depends. If you work in an industry that\u2019s constantly evolving and introducing new technologies and skill sets, you\u2019ll obviously have more opportunities for updating than someone in an industry that stays relatively quiet in terms of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a dynamic industry, it\u2019s more often than you might think<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNBC suggests a two-fold approach to keeping up with your resume: at the end of each fiscal quarter (so roughly every three months) and<\/em> after each performance review you have with your boss. This allows you to become very familiar with your own professional accomplishments and should be treated with the seriousness and respect of a regular business meeting. Think about your recent successes, projects, or other performance-based accomplishments and add them on with as much concrete evidence and support as you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has your role or set of responsibilities changed? Are you being trusted with more sophisticated or challenging assignments? Have you received any particular recognition or rewards from the higher-ups? These are all things to take into consideration when sitting down with your CV. Even if you\u2019re content with your present job, making these tweaks on a regular basis can help you be prepared for whenever opportunity knocks\u2014whether that\u2019s in the form of a promotion at your current company or a call from a recruiter offering you an amazing opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In quiet industries, you have a little more breathing room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your industry trends don\u2019t tend to change much from year to year, you can likely get away with only updating your resume every six months (or once every year at the absolute minimum). What should you be looking for? Turn a critical eye to the \u201cclutter\u201d that may be diluting your real accomplishments and remove anything that doesn\u2019t apply to you anymore. A good example of this is removing anything you did in college if you have a healthy amount of work experience under your belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It helps if you think of your resume as a living, breathing document. After all, the very nature of working a job means you periodically gain new experiences, successes, and skills that deserve a spot on your CV. Think about the projects you\u2019ve worked on that showcase a different set of skills than you already listed\u2014go ahead and list them! Is there an accomplishment you\u2019re particularly proud of? Include it! And don\u2019t forget to keep your list of references up to date, as well. It will do you exactly zero good if, when you\u2019re in a pinch and need to apply for a job ASAP, you discover a person you\u2019ve listed is someone you haven\u2019t talked to in a decade or no longer feel comfortable contacting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The truth is, resumes have come a long way since your parents\u2019 days. In fact, if you\u2019ve been in the job market for a while, you\u2019ve probably noticed they\u2019ve come a long way since your<\/em> first days. Treating your CV as a flexible extension of your career\u2014in other words, as a document that needs to be continually updated\u2014can help stave off any major overhauls you might have to do if you find yourself in between jobs. Make the small tweaks on a regular basis, and it won\u2019t need a giant tune-up if or when the time comes to make your next big career move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most people know by now that your resume should be tailored to the individual jobs you\u2019re applying for. But did you know a job hunt isn\u2019t the only time your resume should see the light of day? Being in between jobs can be a stressful time, and you certainly don\u2019t want to compound that stress […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5,8,18,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-jobs","category-lifestyle","category-naija-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-22.png?fit=600%2C336&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12061,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12059\/revisions\/12061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}