Marital status on CV? Think twice

Raise up your hands if your CV includes your marital status. It seems that most, if not all, campus students include marital status in their CVs. It is what we were taught in school, right? Well, that may just cost you a job, Campus Vibe has learnt.

According to a human resources consultant, students include many unnecessary entries on their résumés. Speaking to Campus Vibe, Perminus Wainaina of Corporate Staffing said the topic of marital status is very emotive and that some employers would silently discriminate against some people.