CV Writing Tips

Writing a strong CV is about far more than formatting or buzzwords. In this section, you’ll find practical CV writing tips from professional CV writers with decades of experience helping candidates secure interviews across the UK job market.

From structuring your CV correctly to tailoring it for specific roles and applicant tracking systems (ATS), these articles are designed to help you present your experience clearly, confidently and strategically. Whether you’re early in your career or targeting senior positions, our CV writing advice focuses on what employers and recruiters actually look for.

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Getting the tone right in your CV

It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. Everybody understands the truth in this. If you are speaking with someone you subconsciously read more into their body language than the words coming ...

Your CV and the 30 second rule

Does your CV pass the 30 second speed test? You can achieve much in 30 seconds. Butter a slice of bread and eat it. Read an email and reply. You could even run up and down one flight of stairs twice. ...

How Linkedin are you?

Linkedin profile writing Linkedin now boasts over 220m users across the world. While this may not be up there with Facebook numbers, it has without doubt proved itself the social media platform for the ...

Job seekers: read the person specification

How much attention do you pay to the person specification? Job seekers: please read the person specification. A lot of time gets consumed reading through – what can be – very lengthy job ...

Why white space is good in a CV

Why white space is good in a CV. Many people treat their CV like a petrol tank injecting liquid black ink into every conceivable corner. Whilst it may give the driver some confidence in pulling away from ...

Great customer feedback for CV Writers – professional CV writing services

Another happy customer of CV Writers. One of the great privileges at CV Writers – aside from helping customers getting interviews – is that we regularly get good feedback. There can’t be ...

Past experience poor indicator of future performance? CV Writers investigates

CV Writers examines interesting research into recruitment habits. An interesting article has been published by the recruitment intelligence site Ri5, which if taken on board by the recruiting community, ...

Working in the care sector: Who’d do it?

CV Writers looks into working in the care sector. Like most, CV Writers is shocked by the findings of the Care Quality Commission report into the state of care for the elderly. Though not entirely ...

Should I leave some skills out of my CV? CV Writers advises against.

CV Writers say unequivocally: no. All the important details about your skills and experience should go in a CV not the cover letter. CV Writers research shows that there is over a 40% chance that a ...

CV Writers top tips for writing a CV: “suits you sir”.

CV Writers continues it’s series on top tips for writing a tip top CV. As a man, if you went for an interview at say Virgin or MTV dressed in a pin striped suit you’d certainly get some funny ...

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