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GUIDE FOR JOBSEEKERS

Write a CV that makes your work clear.

A good CV does not need to sound complicated. It should quickly show what you have done, what you can do and why it is relevant to the job you are applying for.

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START HERE

How to write a CV step by step

The aim is not to describe everything you have ever done. Your CV should help the employer quickly understand your experience and how it fits the role.

  1. Read the advert carefully. Highlight tasks, requirements and recurring words.
  2. Gather your experience. Include jobs, placements, education, languages, systems and other relevant skills.
  3. Describe what you actually did. A job title rarely says enough. Highlight responsibilities, working methods and results.
  4. Prioritise what is relevant. Place the experience that best answers the advert near the top.
  5. Check the whole document. Correct language errors and make sure dates and contact details are accurate.
A simple checkCan someone who does not know you understand what you can do after reading for 20–30 seconds? If not, the information needs to be clearer, not necessarily longer.

CONTENT

What your CV should include

Contact details and profile

Your name, phone number, email address and location are usually enough. Then add a short profile of two to four sentences summarising your direction, relevant experience and what you contribute.

Work experience

State the role, employer and period. Describe tasks and responsibilities with clear verbs such as planned, handled, coordinated or was responsible for.

Education and skills

Include relevant education, qualifications, certificates, languages and systems knowledge. Adapt the order to what the employer is looking for.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Make your experience specific

Vague:
Worked in customer service and helped customers.

Clearer:
Handled customer enquiries by phone and email, booked appointments and followed up ongoing cases in the business system.

Vague:
Was responsible for the warehouse.

Clearer:
Received deliveries, registered goods, carried out stocktakes and prepared orders for daily distribution.

TARGETED CV

Adapt your CV to each job

  • Use the advert's established skill terms when they match your experience.
  • Move relevant experience up and shorten anything that does not help this particular application.
  • Adjust the profile summary to describe your fit for the role.
  • Never add experience or knowledge you do not have.

CVPilot uses your saved profile as the factual basis and helps you target the content to a specific advert. You always review the result.

RECRUITMENT SYSTEMS

Write so that people and systems can understand

A simple structure with clear headings and ordinary text is easier to interpret than a document where important information sits in complex diagrams.

  • Use headings such as Work experience, Education and Skills.
  • Write important information as text, not just symbols.
  • Use relevant keywords naturally and truthfully.
  • Review the exported PDF before sending it.
No one can guarantee a specific ATS result.Clear content and an easy-to-interpret structure do, however, give the system better source material.

COST

Can you write a CV for free?

Yes, but writing a competitive CV yourself takes more than filling in an attractive template. For every application, you need to interpret the advert, select the right parts of your experience and word them so that both the recruiter and the recruitment system can understand their relevance.

  • The advert's key requirements and keywords need to be identified.
  • Keywords must be used naturally and only when they match your background.
  • Headings, reading order and text need to be clear for ATS and other recruitment systems too.
  • Language, tone and level of detail need to suit both the role and you as a person.
  • The layout should be professional without making the content harder to read.
  • Every claim needs to be accurate and something you could stand behind in an interview.
That is what CVPilot simplifies.You build your fact-based profile once. CVPilot analyses the current advert, helps you select and phrase relevant content, and places it in a carefully designed CV template. You review the result before using it.

You can create an account and build your profile without paying. If you have a free package available, it is shown in the service. Otherwise, any cost is shown before the document is created and unlocked.

AVOID

Common mistakes

  • The same generic CV is sent to every employer.
  • Job titles are listed without describing tasks.
  • The profile consists of qualities without examples.
  • Important skills are hidden near the bottom.
  • AI-generated text is used without fact-checking.

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