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Western Europe: linkedin mainly. Still works fine for me (I have around 15 years of working experience and I’m not picky about languages/frameworks)

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I worry about privacy (CV farmers), and (current) employer snooping. Western Europe too, always get messages from recruiters asking for CVs even though I got everything on LinkedIn. I am curious if a personal website with an online CV is better or more private.

I worry about that too, because of that I'm very hesitant to give out my CV.

I also wonder what advantage they get by having my CV when my work history is public on my linkedin. What do CV farmers gain from having a pdf of my CV? Couldn't they just copy-paste the information from my linkedin if they really wanted to?

I always assumed it was internal metrics or a requirement the tool its fed into.

If you send your CV, it shows an actual intent: you really are looking for a job.

I used to think that, but then I decided no, I'll just make it public (GitHub public repo) and then I don't have to feel anything about updating it, if I move into a new role or whatever at present company I'm just factually updating that doesn't (and quite literally hasn't) mean I'm actively looking, it's just maintenance.

Because LinkedIn profiles are usually sparse compared with resumes. I get job applications so I can compare the two.

Didn't get why you worry about giving out your CV - just don't put any sensitive info, like you would not put it on your personal website.

My "instead" meant instead of putting my info on LinkedIn (open for CV farmers), rather create a personal website/CV that you have more control over who can see it (more private), as you choose to share it only with specific employers.

> CV farmers

What does this mean?

people who plant CV seeds and then harvest them

I think the assumption is that a CV will be at least as, or even more, up to date than a LinkedIn profile if given. So, instead of assuming the LinkedIn profile is up to date, you get asked for a CV.

What's there to farm on your CV if everything is on LinkedIn?

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