Your CV Doesn’t Matter—Your Shadow Profile Already Speaks for You
Think your CV is the key to landing a job? Think again. By the time you hit "apply," hiring systems have already scored you based on shadow profiles built from third-party data brokers.
🔍 Here’s how it works:
Your digital footprint—social media, past applications, online behavior, political affiliation, health data, demography for your zip code, job history and job gaps—feeds data vendors.
This data is sold to talent software and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
Integrated hiring tools pre-score you before your CV is even reviewed.
📊 The reality? Your career history, skills, and even “fit” for a role have been algorithmically decided before a recruiter even looks at your name.
So, does your CV still matter? Only as a formality.
The real game is happening behind the scenes—without transparency or consent.
💬 What do you think? Should we challenge these hiring black boxes, or is this the future we have to accept? Let’s discuss.