# Should I send another up to date CV? (Urgent) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 4, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312 "2013-08-04T10:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lars\_Aruns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312/1 "2013-08-04T10:00:36Z")
I lost my job as a Software Engineer some time ago - I got my notice at the end of June. After taking a well deserved break, I have started looking for a new job. Well, I found a reasonable match on LinkedIn last Friday, and applied immediately. And there soon were good news: on Friday evening I got a reply inviting me to an interview next Tuesday. Well, all good, you might think. But then I realized that the CV I sent had not been updated - it had the right skills, but I didn’t put in that employment at my previous job was finished. I also realized that I forgot to update my LinkedIn status to show that that job had finished. So these people think I’m a currently employed person - which I’m not. That makes a big difference when applying for jobs in the IT world. People that lost their jobs are seen as much less desirable - _There must be some reason these guys were let go, right?_ the reasoning usually goes. And now what could I do? Send a message to the interviewer and say “Whoops, wrong CV?” I’m quite concerned it will look like I am messing with them, or trying to make the fact that I am unemployed less noticeable. On the other side, if I don’t let them know, the suspicion that I am covering up my current status could be only worse. So, any suggestion? ---
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312/2 "2013-08-04T11:21:07Z")
I would not contact them just for this- but I’d mention it right away at the interview or if they contact me for any reason. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312/3 "2013-08-04T12:01:56Z")
Definitely not. You can bring it up in the interview if it fits- or just hand them an updated resume at the interview. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312/4 "2013-08-04T14:13:01Z")
I can’t speak to how the concerns you are raising would impact the decision, since I’m in a slightly different field…but wanted to give another angle. In my company, we do a series of one on one interviews. We get the candidate’s resume in advance. I go through it, highlight items I think are interesting and that I want to talk about. Maybe check a few things out. Maybe research some terms if I’m not familiar with them. I really don’t like it when the candidate shows up and hands me a different resume. To me, it shows a level of disorganization. Might not be as big a deal in your case (for this point, at least) if you’re just updating from “in progress” to “done” for a job. Good luck in either case! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312/5 "2013-08-04T14:30:58Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Definitely not. You can bring it up in the interview if it fits- or just hand them an updated resume at the interview. +1 The interviewer is there to look for reasons to shoot you down; if they do it fast enough, they get to take a long lunch. Why would you hand them more ammo? Be forth coming in the interview if it comes up. ---
**Author:** ![Lars\_Aruns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-send-another-up-to-date-cv-urgent/665312/6 "2013-08-04T14:58:46Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Why would you hand them more ammo? Be forth coming in the interview if it comes up. Why bring it up? To avoid _them_ bringing it up, and saying (or thinking) _Were you trying to fool us, or what?_ A question on the lines of “Why are you thinking of leaving your current job?” always, and I mean, always comes up in the IT world. If I say “I’m actually already out of that job”, I could risk raising a flag.