Five Reasons to Update Your Monster CV
by Thad Peterson
If you spend hours tweaking, buffing and polishing your CV to create the ultimate career marketing tool, you may be inclined to let it sit peacefully in Monster's database of CV’s and never touch it again unless you're trying to change jobs or responsibilities. But here are five compelling reasons you should revisit this critical document on a regular basis.
Reason 1: Recruiters Can Search by Date
Recruiters have a number of ways to sift through the millions of CV’s in Monster's database. One way is by viewing the most recently updated CV’s first. So if you would prefer to be the third CV’s that pops up -- as opposed the 103rd -- updating your CV’s frequently is something easy you can do about it.
Another way to get your CV to the top of the virtual heap is to simply renew your CV. Just login to your account here and click the Renew link under the title of your searchable CV.
Reason #2: The Job Market Is Always Changing
Our economy and the jobs created by it are fluid, varying from month to month and province to province. These changes in the job market could influence which skills and accomplishments you want to emphasise or which places you indicate you're willing to relocate to on your Monster CV. To keep tabs on the hiring activity in different locations and fields, keep your eye on the Monster Employment Index. This can be one way to measure which sectors and regions are creating the most jobs.
Reason #3: Your CV Is a Work in Progress
Your CV reflects your skills, capabilities and career accomplishments. As you evolve, your CV should evolve, too. Like many things, if you make a point of updating your CV frequently, it will prove to be much easier on you in the long run.
Reason #4: You Can Experiment
If you're willing to revisit your CV on a continual basis, this frees you up to do some experimenting and testing. You can tinker with the CV title and job descriptions, and then come back to your My Monster account to see how the changes impact the number of times your CV is viewed by employers with access to Monster's CV database.
Reason #5: Language Changes
Even if you haven't added any skills or accomplishments, it's possible that some of the terminology used to describe them has. This is particularly true in fields that are touched by technology -- and most fields are these days. As such, it makes sense periodically to go through your CV with a fine-tooth comb to make sure the terms you use are accurate and up to date.
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