Calculate Your Salary From Your CV

[Yell_M3]

Interesting. I'm overpaid by circa £28k. Best not tell anyone

[Bristol spark]

I dont have a CV (Have never needed one)

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Bristol spark said:

I dont have a CV (Have never needed one)

Probably not the thread for you then?

[uuf361]

I sanitised my CV so I couldn't be contacted etc, and it was shockingly accurate (estimated about 3% over my current basic)

[Rich_AR]

You'll all be wondering why you're getting spam phone calls from finance plebs trying to sell you SIPs, funds and pensions etc

[Gargamel]

Pretty hopeless as a tool, was out by around 300% (under estimated)

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Gargamel said:

Pretty hopeless as a tool, was out by around 300% (under estimated)

Probably because recruitment consultant is generally a fairly poorly paid job I would argue, and its hard to differentiate from the £20k scumbags and the ones who've been doing it a while. Especially as everyone calls themselves a headhunter, or executive search consultant when in reality they're a phone jockey.

The same way it would get most estate agents of any standing wrong too.

I am only going from memory that you work in recruitment, may be wrong.

[Gargamel]

No that is correct I work in recruitment (although these days in house)

Don't think its a piece of software that will be replacing my job anytime soon, based on that level of accuracy..

[SystemParanoia]

swerni said:

HappyMidget said:

swerni said:

What value does anyone loading their CV derive?

Try rewriting your CV and see if it improves the expected salary?

Wouldn't send or post it anyware without direct contact with an individual over a specific role.
Also have no interest in seeing what an app thinks I should get paid.

I'll pass thanks

+1 on the pass ... it also wants me to log in thereby removing my anonymity. no ta.

Im not so lucky to get into direct contact with the "wink wink nudge nudge", lets just go through the motions as you've already got the job crowd.. i guess i need to do more networking

Started on freecodecamp.. so ill be on the hunt in about 2000 hours

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Gargamel said:

No that is correct I work in recruitment (although these days in house)

Don't think its a piece of software that will be replacing my job anytime soon, based on that level of accuracy..

Think logically about how the algo is working though. And then think why it would of course struggle to work out recruiter based on what its doing to get figures.

It clearly is quite accurate, but it is a computer and it has limitations...

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okgo said:

Think logically about how the algo is working though. And then think why it would of course struggle to work out recruiter based on what its doing to get figures.

It clearly is quite accurate, but it is a computer and it has limitations...

Would the accuracy of the prediction not also depend on how accurate the CV is? For example if I exaggerate on my CV (and, let's be honest, most people do) then how will the algorithm differentiate between me and somebody who's been honest?

[Gargamel]

okgo said:

Think logically about how the algo is working though. And then think why it would of course struggle to work out recruiter based on what its doing to get figures.

It clearly is quite accurate, but it is a computer and it has limitations...

Sure for some areas as other posters have shown it is pretty good. I think where it falls a little is in being able to tell the difference in the size and scale of the role, IE what you might be paid in a global position versus a UK only one.

Or potentially where there are lots of generic skills but the commission structure might mean that one individual currently earns twice what someone with a similar CV does

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Countdown said:

Would the accuracy of the prediction not also depend on how accurate the CV is? For example if I exaggerate on my CV (and, let's be honest, most people do) then how will the algorithm differentiate between me and somebody who's been honest?

There would be nothing to gain by lying would there, it would give you a higher figure, despite the fact you wouldn't and couldn't get a job paying that. Great.

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Gargamel said:

Sure for some areas as other posters have shown it is pretty good. I think where it falls a little is in being able to tell the difference in the size and scale of the role, IE what you might be paid in a global position versus a UK only one.

Or potentially where there are lots of generic skills but the commission structure might mean that one individual currently earns twice what someone with a similar CV does

So as I said, because all recruiters are apparently global exec search consultants, despite the fact some get paid 20k and others 500k, it will struggle.

Also the actual skills required which is what I see that its using to build a profile aren't simply just written words like they are on my cv, i.e. I am knowledgeable in 'this' and 'this' isn't something most people know anything about. By and large what a recruiter needs to know will be fairly generic as you say, with obviously some spefific stuff about the industry they're working in, but that isn't anything like actually working in the industry you're recruiting in as far as the algo is probably concerned.

So yes, for jobs like that, and estate agents, car salesman, and I'm sure many others that are essentially quite simple on paper, this will fail.