A company called iProfile has run an experiment, backed by the police, which found that jobseekers may be disclosing too much personal information when uploading CVs. The company placed a job advert in a newspaper and asked for CVs to be submitted through a website. 107 people did this, and 61 of their applications contained enough information to apply for a credit card in the person's name - placing the individual at risk of identity theft.
According to iProfile, the pieces of information which are most of use to identity thieves, and should therefore be omitted from CVs, are date of birth, marital status, and place of birth.
According to iProfile, the pieces of information which are most of use to identity thieves, and should therefore be omitted from CVs, are date of birth, marital status, and place of birth.