I wouldn’t put personal details in a curriculum vitae!

SIR— This is in response to the article, “Using the CV to Market yourself” in your paper on Monday. I salute the author for bringing out some of the main tips on writing a Curriculum Vitae and making it marketable to the employers. However, I do not support the idea of including tips like date of birth, sex, place of birth, nationalisty, and other pieces of information that are considered too personal.In a country like Uganda where policy makers are very laxed at working out non-discrimitory labor laws, it is not wise for candidates seeking employment to reveal information considered too personal to human resource personnel. Most Ugandans have got jobs not because they are qualified for them but becauseof the influence they have either among government officials or in the companies they seek employment in. Uganda’s human resource sector is still backward because employers are still looking at issues like how old one is, sex, birth-place, nationality, to hire somebody. Instead of using experience or educational achievements, and other outstanding personal and interpersonal traits. So our employers are very unfortunate because they use the discriminatory methods to give Ugandans employment.However, to avoid all these anomalies it’s better for a job seeker to talk much on how best he/she is experienced and educated to be able to handle the job advertised. I would only include at the top of the CV personal contacts like name and address, telephone number and maybe the e-mail address (if any). Parliament should enact labour laws that guide employers in recruiting and dismissing employees. The law should bar discrimination at work in Uganda. Michael D Kaluya Dallas, Texas