It’s about time to update my CV again and earlier today we had a discussion in the house whether a CV should contain the date of birth. I have always had it on there and I had never considered taking it off.
Unable to find a middle ground earlier I decided to pose the question to Twitter and got the following replies:
- pfellas: yes ;-)
- katupoo: Yes I do, but I would happily take it off.
- kissmyart: no, I personally don’t see what relevance it has (tho you could prob guess if you cared enough!). You job hunting or just updating?
- HeartbreakRidge: no
- eleanorc: nope!
- NealP55: Yes, but not necessary this days. You cannot be discounted from a post on ages grounds.
- noirem: no and I’ve never heard of anyone including it.
- emmaguy: yes
- RobAshton: @carocat @emmaguy Absolutely not
- cyclerunner: I’d say either age or D.O.B. is advisable. People generally want to know if they are dealing with a teenager or a 60 year old.
- icicle_halo_: I’ve seen recently that employers specify not to include DOB so they can’t discriminate on age.
- ladylawyer79: absoltely not! And it’s a breach of employment law for them to ask!
- sparc: nope. Ageism laws also make it preferable not to.
- dhewett: yep, but recruiters remove it from CVs they send me, you’re not allowed to use it as a consideration point…
Yes: 5
No: 8
I have no removed mine. Thanks.
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In essence it depends on your CV (which I can’t find). If you’ve only had one or two jobs in the industry you’re going for, it’s important to let them know you’re not 16. The opposite is true if you’re very experienced and young.
Well, I’m in my late twenties and my CV lists 13 jobs in nine companies. Based on that and the above answers I feel it’s probably safe to take it off!