CV Advice & Career Tips
Practical, no-nonsense advice for UK job seekers. How to write a CV that actually gets read, how to beat ATS systems, and how to land more interviews.
315,000 UK workers were made redundant in 2025. If you have a gap in your CV, here is exactly how to address it without losing interviews.
4 million Brits have changed careers since the pandemic. Here is exactly how to frame your transferable skills and land interviews in a new industry.
Unemployment is near a 5-year high and job postings are 19% below pre-pandemic levels. Here is what the data shows and what actually works right now.
Most CVs are rejected before a human ever reads them. Here are the formatting and content mistakes that get applications filtered out automatically — and how to fix them.
ATS & ScreeningApplicant tracking systems reject around 75% of CVs automatically. This is exactly how they work and what you need to do to get through them.
Job SearchIf you've been applying for weeks or months and hearing nothing back, the problem is almost never your experience. Here's what's actually going on.
Writing GuidesYour personal statement is the first thing a recruiter reads. Here's how to write one that actually works — with real examples across different industries.
CV ServicesCV writing services range from £9 to £500+. Here's an honest breakdown of what you get at each price point and whether it's actually worth paying for.