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		<title>Should an agency be allowed to update your Resume/CV?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Downey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jakub Korab of the Dublin Java users group raises some good arguments about agencies updating a CV before submitting it to an employer. The logic being that the agency does not want the employer to contact me later on without them involved. While I appreciate the logic behind the practice, and have no problem with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.jakubkorab.net/2008/03/why-my-resume-will-no-longer-be-in-word-format.html" target="_blank"> Jakub Korab</a> of the <a href="http://www.dubjug.org/" target="_blank">Dublin Java users group</a> raises some good arguments about agencies updating a CV before submitting it to an employer.</p>
<blockquote><p>The logic being that the agency does not want the employer to contact me later on without them involved.  While I appreciate the logic behind the practice, and have no problem with submitting a resume without contact details, I take objection to it&#8230;&#8230;<br />
Pasting an agency logo onto my CV without my permission is at the very least undesirable. I do not work through any given recruitment agency before a contract is signed, and do not wish to be represented as such.</p></blockquote>
<p>As a result Jakub has decided to only distribute his CV in pdf format.Â   I did have my CV in pdf format in the past but changed it back to word format as some agencies would only except this format.</p>
<p>I have never had a problem with agencies removing my contact details from my CV but he makes a very important point about turning up for an interview and seeing a CV representing you badly formated.   The <a href="http://www.jakubkorab.net/2008/03/why-my-resume-will-no-longer-be-in-word-format.html" target="_blank">post</a> is well worth a read.</p>
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