How to write an ATS-friendly CV
A practical guide to headings, keywords, file format and structure that help applicant tracking systems read your CV accurately.
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Focused guidance for the decisions that most affect readability, credibility and ATS parsing.
A practical guide to headings, keywords, file format and structure that help applicant tracking systems read your CV accurately.
Read guide →Plan and write every CV section with clear evidence, concise language and an order that matches the target role.
Read guide →Understand what changes across countries—length, photo, personal details, terminology and document expectations—before sending a CV abroad.
Read guide →Create a concise opening summary that identifies your role, level, strengths and the evidence most relevant to the target job.
Read guide →Build a short cover letter that connects a real employer need with relevant evidence from your experience.
Read guide →Decide whether a photo is appropriate and prepare an image with suitable framing, lighting, dimensions and file format.
Read guide →Export a clean CV PDF, verify selectable text, inspect metadata and choose a professional filename before submitting.
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See which skills, achievements and summary language are most useful for your target role.
Structure a software engineering CV around systems built, technical decisions, delivery scope and measurable reliability or product outcomes.
View example →Present accounting experience through reporting scope, controls, close cycles, systems and improvements in accuracy or compliance.
View example →Build a nursing CV around clinical setting, patient population, safe practice, credentials and interdisciplinary contribution.
View example →Write a sales CV that shows market, sales cycle, quota, pipeline ownership and credible revenue or retention outcomes.
View example →Present teaching experience through subject, age group, curriculum, learning outcomes and contribution to the school community.
View example →Show hospitality experience through service environment, guest volume, standards, languages and operational reliability.
View example →Document trade skills, site experience, safety training, equipment and reliable delivery without vague job descriptions.
View example →Present license categories, route experience, vehicle types, safety record and customer responsibility clearly.
View example →Show customer service experience through channels, volume, resolution quality, systems and measurable customer outcomes.
View example →Build a marketing CV around audience, channel, budget, experimentation and outcomes rather than task lists.
View example →Present projects through objective, scope, stakeholders, constraints, delivery method and measurable outcome.
View example →Show data analysis capability through business questions, datasets, methods, tools and decisions influenced.
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