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Career Clinic: The extracurricular minefield

Putting down a list of 10 individual sports on your CV may give the impression you are a self-obsessed loner

Career Clinic: The extracurricular minefield
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I’ve started looking for a new role elsewhere, and am reworking my CV. What non-work things should I include?

The first and most important thought to have in your mind when writing your CV is that it's there to sell you to a prospective employer, so any personal (non-work) information you include needs to help you do that.

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