CV & cover letter guides

Practical advice to help you get more interviews.

• How to write a CV that gets interviews

  A step-by-step guide to writing a clear, modern CV: structure, wording, length and the mistakes recruiters notice first.

• ATS-friendly CV: how to pass applicant tracking systems

  What an applicant tracking system is, how it reads your CV, and simple formatting rules that keep your application from being filtered out.

• How to write a cover letter (with a simple structure)

  A practical cover letter structure: opening, why you fit, why this company, and a confident close — in under one page.

• How to write a CV with no work experience

  Students, graduates and career changers: how to fill a CV with education, projects, volunteering and transferable skills.