When did you last update your resume?

When did you last update your resume? It might sound immaterial to you because you have been on your present job for a few decades perhaps in the same company. There is no sign that you need to look around and the company seems to be growing from strength to strength. Well, congratulations to you.

But, it is certainly not a bad idea for you to start updating your resume from time to time, because it is unlikely that you would recall so clearly the details of that project you have handled so successfully 20 years ago or the details of that programme that you have written that helped the company save $2 mil.

But, if you had made a note of that and get it updated into your career resume, it would prove to be very useful one day, especially against the backdrop of the unpredictable changing face of the global economy. Today, nothing is iron-clad and guaranteed. There is no more lifelong employment and iron rice bowl.

In fact, as I have always said, even if you are very happy with your present job, never stop looking for a job. For that, you need to make sure you get your resume updated regularly.