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LinkedIn or CV – which is more important?

Career Clinic: Candidates would be wrong to conclude CVs are irrelevant in a social media age

LinkedIn or CV – which is more important?
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Anyone looking for a new job is likely to showcase their skills and experience in either a CV format or with a LinkedIn profile. The rise of social media could lead some candidates to conclude that the days of the traditional two-page CV are numbered.

They would be wrong. The CV remains a very useful tool that's widely used by recruiters and HR managers to sift candidates.

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