What year was the first CV created?

Does the answer 1482 surprise you?…

A quick history lesson:-

1482 – Leonardo de Vinci creates the first professional CV.
1500s – The practice of writing a ‘resume’ develops from travelling workers
looking to introduce themselves to a local guildsman
1950s – CVs become formalised, and are widely expected during job applications
1990s – Online Job sites are created
2000s – Sites such as LinkedIN bring CVs online and create a “sharing” network

What may surprise you even more is that in over 500 years not much has changed when it comes to the CV, until now.

2015 – Smartview is launched.. the true online CV solution

Want to know more, contact Bekky Cavender on 0203 617 3997 or [email protected]