What's your CV hiding?

Struggle, rejection and near-sackings are just some of the bits that don’t make it onto your curriculum vitae. But would it help if they did?

If you were to look at my CV you would think I was relatively successfully. There is a long list of fancy-sounding job titles, plus a string of awards on there. There’s a couple of board roles too and a handful of national lists that I have no …