CV guides
Straightforward advice for writing a CV that UK employers read to the end.
- How to write a CV (UK guide)A practical UK guide to writing a CV: what to include, the right order, length, layout, and the mistakes that cost interviews. With examples.
- How to write a CV with no experienceNo work experience yet? How to write a CV that still gets interviews: what to include instead, a sample profile, and the best layout for school leavers and graduates.
- ATS-friendly CVs explainedWhat an applicant tracking system (ATS) is, why some CVs get filtered out, and how to make an ATS-friendly CV that still looks good to people.
- CV personal statement examplesHow to write the personal statement at the top of your CV, with 12 UK examples for nurses, trades, tech, retail, admin, graduates and career changers.
- How long should a CV be?How many pages a UK CV should be for school leavers, graduates, experienced staff, managers and academics, and how to cut a long CV down without losing what matters.
- Skills to put on a CVWhich skills to put on your CV, the difference between hard and soft skills, 60+ examples by job type, and how to prove each skill instead of just listing it.
- How to explain a gap in your CVHow to explain employment gaps on your CV and in interviews: caring, illness, redundancy, travel, study or looking for work, with example wording for each.
- CV vs resume: the differenceThe difference between a CV and a resume in the UK, US, Europe and elsewhere, which one to send, and how to turn one into the other.
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