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Many employers and recruiters receive CVs through online forms and applicant tracking systems (ATS), software that reads your file and turns it into text before a person sees it. A layout that looks good on screen can come out jumbled at that step.
These articles explain how an ATS reads a CV or resume: which layouts, headings, dates and file types are easy to read, why keywords matter, and why no checker or score can promise how a particular employer's system will treat your application.
ATS and formatting
Finding CV keywords from job description text is the first step to getting noticed. Here is how to find them and use them honestly, without stuffing them in.
ATS formatting
A two column CV can confuse applicant tracking systems that read top to bottom. Here's when one column is the safer choice, and how to check yours.
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