What does a good CV *look* like in 2020? Im at strategy director level with lengthy experience in two continents at a top 5 agency and some solid award winning famous work to speak to. And barely getting any replies. And a bunch of rejections to client side applications. Not even an interview. I know there’s hiring freezes everywhere, but this is demoralising as fuck. What do these companies want to see?

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Oh and I would help many companies / agencies with their struggling diversity numbers... do I need a massive social following / slick website / submit my CV through tik tok to get a reply?

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How many years exp do you have, out of interest? I see some strat directors with 7 year tops, other places won’t consider you a strat director until you’ve done 15 years + and managed someone and have a couple awards papers under your belt.

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