Edition 111 · learning · Nicholas Bloom; Gideon Moore; Lisa K Simon; Caelan Wilkie-Rogers
CVs are dead, long live time travel
Static professional profiles are relics. Dynamic, verifiable skill histories are the future of talent recognition.
FO Take · Score 85
The traditional CV is an anaemic lie, a curated fiction. Future professionals will navigate careers via dynamic skill passports, meticulously charting growth and demonstrable aptitude. We are moving beyond credentialism to continuous, verifiable competence. Will hiring ever truly abandon paper promises?
The strongest counter
CVs provide a snapshot, easily digestible for busy recruiters. Over-engineering profiles risks drowning in data, creating more noise than signal. Simplicity retains its value.
