Last Updated: July 18, 2026
Why the Bank Holiday is a Good Time to Refresh Your CV
Nobody updates their CV when things are busy. It sits there, two jobs out of date, until a role comes up and you spend a panicked evening trying to remember what you did in 2023. A bank holiday is one of the few days you can fix that without giving anything up. No meetings, nowhere to be, and the whole job takes about an hour, less if you use an AI CV builder to do the writing for you.
1. You finally have a clear head
Writing about your own work is oddly hard, and it needs a clear head. Clear heads are in short supply on a Tuesday evening after work. On a bank holiday morning you can sit down with a coffee and remember the project you shipped in March, the thing you fixed that nobody asked you to, the numbers behind it. None of that comes back to you when you're rushing.
2. It takes less time than you think
The refresh keeps getting postponed because it feels like a full weekend of work. It isn't. If your last version is roughly right, you're changing a job title, adding two or three recent wins and deleting that module you did in college. The payoff is that when a good role shows up, and they tend to show up at awkward times, you can apply the same day instead of promising yourself you'll sort the CV out first.
3. Recruiters are back at their desks on Tuesday
Hiring doesn't stop for a long weekend, it just pauses. Recruiters come back to a short week and a full inbox, and roles that were approved before the break go live in the days after it. If your CV is done on the Monday, you can apply on Tuesday morning while half the country is still settling back in.
4. What to update
Start with the easy stuff: job title, dates, contact details, the LinkedIn link that still points to your old handle. Then add your recent work, with numbers where you have them. "Grew the newsletter to 12,000 subscribers" beats "responsible for newsletter growth" every time. Cut anything more than ten years old unless it's earning its place, two pages is plenty in Ireland. Then read the whole thing out loud once. You'll hear the clunky bits straight away.
5. If the blank page is the problem
For a lot of people the writing itself is the worst part, and fair enough. If that's you, Rezly is worth a look. You give it rough notes on what you've done and it turns them into a proper CV, with sensible wording and a clean layout, nothing over the top. It also prompts you about things you'd forgotten to mention, which is half the battle. Start it with your breakfast and you'll have a finished CV before lunch.
Build your CV with RezlyWhat are the upcoming bank holidays in Ireland?
On a public holiday, sometimes called a bank holiday, most businesses and schools close. Other services (for example, public transport) still operate but often have restricted schedules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about Bank Holidays in Ireland.
Every six months or so, and any time you change jobs or finish something significant. Little and often beats trying to reconstruct five years of work in one evening.
If your last version is roughly right, under an hour. If it has been sitting untouched since your last job hunt, give yourself two or three hours, or use a CV builder to speed up the writing and formatting.
Use the bank holiday to get your CV ready, then apply in the days after. Recruiters come back to a short week and a full inbox, so applications sent early that week land at a good moment.
Two pages is the standard in Ireland and the UK. One page is fine early in your career. If you are running past two pages, something old can usually go.
Yes. Tools like Rezly take rough notes about your experience and turn them into proper CV wording with a clean layout. Useful if the writing itself is what keeps putting you off.
The next bank holiday in Ireland is the August Bank Holiday, which falls on the first Monday in August.