This Career Strategist Shares 16 Things To Leave Off Of Your CV In 2021

Is there anything more life-draining and soul-sucking than writing a CV? If you’re writing one and think, “honestly who cares about any of this?” imagine how it must feel to read 400 of them. You’re right, they probably really, really don’t care about most of it. Let’s fix that.

Twitter user, @therealcvguru tweeted a super helpful thread for anyone on the hunt for a new job and could use a few CV tips. Her thread blew up with tons of people thanking her for helping them decide what to put on a CV and more importantly, what to leave off. 


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Hannah Riley

Hannah Riley a comedy writer and content editor with ADHD living in Seattle, Washington.