staple or paperclip CV?

slambo69 · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:45

Quick question:

I have to send off a 2 page CV along with 2 other documents with 2 pages each as well, should they be stapled or paperclipped?

kylew · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:46

Paper clipped I'd say.

If for some reason they need to take it apart, having it stapled would look messy.

QuagmireUK · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:47

Niether

slambo69 · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:47

I though paper clip as well, but since there will be 3 paper clipped files, it seems to me there would be more chance of the paperclip coming off...

Randomface74 · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:52

I'd staple it to make sure some noob secretary doesnt lose a page. And number the pages.

TheCenturion · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:52

Staple the CV together, and all related documents together, but paperclip unrelated documents, eg document and CV

Raymond Lin · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:53

Staple, I work in an office and I can tell you loose pages are hell annoying.

cymatty · 3 Feb 2010 at 21:53

Double side print, problem solved.

Eddie · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:04

QuagmireUK said:
Niether

definitely neither

Vonhelmet · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:08

Stapled.

But I've always worked on the basis that a CV shouldn't be longer than a side anyway.

Hotwired · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:09

Treasury tag!

Six6siX · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:13

Nut and bolt.

or

Hole punch and ribbon tied in a bow.

ticklemebougy · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:38

Six6siX said:
Nut and bolt.

or

Hole punch and ribbon tied in a bow.

or stuck together with mustard

Amleto · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:45

ticklemebougy said:
or stuck together with mustard

stuck together with... no, I wont even bother.

[DOD]Asprilla · 3 Feb 2010 at 22:45

vonhelmet said:
Stapled.

But I've always worked on the basis that a CV shouldn't be longer than a side anyway.

Mine is three sides, and it's all pertinent. The guy I interviewed today to replace me had a six side CV, which was a but much. Mind he also claimed to have GCSEs from 1985 and to be Prince2 Prac qualified from 2003. I didn't do the candidate selection.

As for the OP, it really doesn't matter.

-Ad- · 3 Feb 2010 at 23:10

Leaving the area Asprilla and moving onto greener pastures?

Vonhelmet · 3 Feb 2010 at 23:11

[DOD]Asprilla;15888277 said:
Mine is three sides, and it's all pertinent. The guy I interviewed today to replace me had a six side CV, which was a but much. Mind he also claimed to have GCSEs from 1985 and to be Prince2 Prac qualified from 2003. I didn't do the candidate selection.

As for the OP, it really doesn't matter.

I'm just re-drafting mine and - of course - it was 2 pages then and it'll be 2 pages now.

WTF was I talking about.

Cosimo · 3 Feb 2010 at 23:32

Neither. Put them all in a transparent document folder.

danb21t · 3 Feb 2010 at 23:34

print your CV on one page, duplex printing if necessary. then paperclip the other documents to the CV

joey2cool · 3 Feb 2010 at 23:53

Six6siX said:
Nut and bolt.

Winner!