Here’s what happens when you write an honest CV listing your flaws

This was a very risky strategy but, luckily, it seems to have paid off.

Here’s what happens when you write an honest CV listing your flaws

Jeff Scardino was sick of tooting his own horn on his CV so he decided to do something different - he was brutally honest about his failures rather than his successes.

So instead of getting the highlights reel of Jeff's career as an advertising executive, potential employers were treated to the lowlights.

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