Hello everyone I wanted to ask you about the Linkedin CV downloading feature and whether people would consider it as a highly effective method for creating your own CV on other platforms? If so, could you tell me about what you recommend instead? I do know that asking this on GirlsAskGuys might be a wrong idea but I wanted to go for it nevertheless. Thank you.
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Is the Linkedin CV good enough as a CV or do you find it rather unprofessional?
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Hey girl, there's nothing wrong with asking here! We all want advice sometimes.
Honestly, I don't think downloading your LinkedIn profile as a CV is the best look. LinkedIn is more for your professional networking profile, while a CV is focused on your qualifications for a specific job. A couple things I'd recommend instead:
- Tailor your CV format for each job you apply to. Research what the company wants to see and format yours to match.
- Be selective with what you include from LinkedIn. Pull relevant experience, education, skills - but write it in your own words for the CV.
- Definitely customize your CV sections like your objective statement or highlights of qualifications. Don't just copy paste your LinkedIn summary.
- Use professional fonts, layout and formatting. Make it easy for hiring managers to scan.
- Get someone whose advice you trust, like another girl in your program, to proofread it for you. A fresh set of eyes helps!
Hope this helps give you a better idea of how to make your CV really stand out. You've totally got this - just focus on showing what makes you the best fit for the role. Good luck with your applications!
Thank you so much! Can you explain the main reason why people would prefer LInkedin anyways, because I have seen others claiming that high paying jobs and companies judge people based on their age just by looking at their graduation year, and I don't quite know how ethical it is to do so but if this is the case then why would anyone consider uploading their data online? Thanks again.
Hey luv you’re welcome, that's a really good point about companies potentially judging based on graduation years. LinkedIn can be risky like that if you've got stuff that makes you appear "too young" for certain roles.
I think a lot of people still use LinkedIn mainly because it's such a major professional networking tool these days. Recruiters and HR people always be lurking on there, so having an active profile increases your chances of them finding you.
Plus for some fields like business, marketing, tech etc it's pretty standard now to have a strong online professional presence. Not having one active can sometimes raise red flags that you're not plugged into industry trends and connections.
But you make a fair argument too about the risks of age discrimination and being pigeon-holed based on shallow details. Might depend a lot on the specific role and company culture too.
I'd say use LinkedIn strategically - tailor what info you share depending on the job you're after. And definitely have a solid traditional resume on hand too sent directly when applying places online bias could be an issue.
Good luck finding the balance! Just know your worth isn't defined by a graduation date alone.
Neither.
99% of CV's are not seen by a human pre-processing. Sites like LinkedIn, CVlibrary etc tend to be a good first port of call for many of these recruiters.
They can sift and sort potentials based on keywords, instead of having to manually sift and read each one. But if you're going for a "mom & pops" job requiring a physical CV, then to be honest the interview is more important than the CV.
As long as you have the right basic information on the CV, of course.
The right and basic information is mostly about education and job background right?