Mentioning journal impact factors and related metrics on an academic CV correlates with hiring success because academic institutions and hiring committees historically rely on these bibliometric indices to evaluate research productivity and scholarly impact.
The provided literature consistently indicates that academic evaluation and hiring frameworks rely heavily on bibliometric measures such as the Journal Impact Factor. Although papers like [7] and [11] discuss the limitations of these metrics or argue that article-level metrics might be fairer, papers [0], [2], and [7] all affirm the factual reality that impact factors and publication venues are actively used by institutions in hiring and career assessments.