How to Make Your CV Stand Out in 2025 (and Get Past the Dreaded ATS)
CVs can be a minefield at the best of times. How much information should I include? What is the difference between an achievement, and me just doing my job? How long should my CV be? How can I get it past ATS? And what is ATS?!
Key Achievements – More than showing off!
I understand – nobody, especially the British, likes a bragger! Modesty and humility have long been seen as very noble traits. However, when it comes to CVs, erring on the side of modesty could be impacting your success in job applications.
Unlocking LinkedIn: Elevate Your Professional Presence in the Digital Age
In an ever-increasingly ‘online’ world, where you can get your food shopping delivered within 20 minutes, attend a GP appointment via video, or complete a full-blown university degree, the world of work and professional networking is no different!
Tips for modifying your new CV with key words for ATS.
You have invested time and money into a new CV and you are ready to go! Well, perhaps not just yet… key words open the door to an interview so essential to every good application is a pre-submission CV check. Here is how to do it:
Graduates - You’ve worked doggedly for three or more years...What's next?
Fantastic! You’ve worked doggedly for three or more years… and now you’ve been thrown to the dogs (ok, recruiters aren’t counted amongst our furry four legged friends but still…) and you’re feeling as vulnerable as a newborn pup.
Keywords for CV Writing
Key words for CV writing! It is important that your CV contains the right ones. Logical, and you know this already. Key words allow a recruiter to sift through numerous applicants to select the most relevant. However, what are key words? How can you be sure your CV contains the right ones?
Not getting the interviews you deserve?
Not getting the interviews you deserve? You have the experience and the qualifications and still no positive response from the recruiter? Perhaps your CV is not selling you as well as it could? I am a professional CV writer with 7 years’ experience helping people to get to interview.
Professional CV Writing Success...
As a CV writer it is always satisfying to receive an excited phone call or email from a client announcing that they have been selected for interview, sometimes after many fruitless months of applying prior to having their CV re-written. A strong CV can make all the difference to your success rate!
