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Living CV

More than positions. A story of possibility.

A digital CV concept that connects career chapters, capabilities and challenges overcome in one clear, professional story—helping people show what they can bring, beyond a list of job titles. Living CV is a working title.

Status

active

Since

2026

Focus

  • career storytelling
  • professional identity
  • skills
  • portfolio

Idea / Working hypothesis

Working title / Concept only

A career has chapters. Not just rows.

Show where you have been, what challenged you and what you can do now. Distinctive in expression. Clear enough to understand at a glance.

01 / Possible path

From a job history to a person understood.

  1. Map the chapters

    Bring roles, education, personal projects and important turning points into a clear timeline.

  2. Show the challenge

    Give each chapter context: what needed to change, what was difficult and what you took responsibility for.

  3. Connect the capability

    Link skills to actual work, decisions, outcomes and lessons—not a disconnected list of keywords.

  4. Share the story

    Let someone scan the essentials first, then explore the chapters and examples that matter to them.

02 / Story structure

Context makes capability visible.

Your experience

  • Previous roles
  • Education
  • Side projects
  • Challenges and turning points
Living CVChapter · contribution · capability

What people understand

  • What you have done
  • How you approach problems
  • What you can contribute
  • Where you want to go

Visual storytelling should make a career easier to understand, not make a recruiter work harder to find the essentials.

03 / Opportunity horizons

One story. Different depths.

  1. The first impression

    A concise overview of the person, their experience and the contribution they want to make next.

  2. The chapters

    A visual journey through roles and projects, with room for transitions, unconventional paths and lessons learned.

  3. The evidence

    Selected work and concrete examples behind each capability. A future connection to Skill Atlas could keep that picture growing.

04 / Open decisions

What the first prototype should prove.

First audienceTo define
Which career paths benefit most—and what do their hiring teams need to understand first?
Clarity testTo define
Can someone quickly find previous roles, relevant skills and the strongest examples?
Sharing formatTo define
How should a personal link and a readable export fit existing application workflows?
Personal controlTo define
Which chapters are public, selectively shared or kept private?