Editorial Assistants: Elisabeth Höhne and Parnian Kourang Beheshti.

Note: An earlier version of this article has been published in the German version of In-Mind.

CVs are more than lists of experiences and qualifications – they tell a story. But can they also provide cues about a person’s personality? To investigate this question, a study examined 141 early-career professionals [1]. They completed personality tests on the Big Five and narcissism and submitted their CVs. The question: Which pieces of information in these CVs reveal something about their personality? The answer: There are