The Evolution of the CV

The CV has reflected for decades how work, technology, and communication have changed. Each era brought new expectations regarding form, content, and medium – from handwritten pages and typewriters to AI-optimized applications.

This timeline shows how personal documents became standardized, later digital, and today data-driven application materials.

The Digital Revolution of the 2000s

With the internet, applications became much faster and borderless. PDFs replaced paper, job boards emerged, and recruiting teams digitized the entire process for the first time.

Layout fidelity, error-free texts, and online etiquette became the new standard – applications had to convince both technically and stylistically.