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Practical, UK-focused guides on CVs, cover letters, beating the ATS, and tailoring your job applications so they actually get read.
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Jobscan Alternative UK: A Free CV Checker Built for British Hiring
Looking for a Jobscan alternative? A UK-built CV checker that scores against the ATS, recruiter and hiring manager, and does the whole application, not just a score.
Read →ChatGPT for CV Writing: Why It's Not Enough (UK, 2026)
ChatGPT can draft a CV, but it can't score it against the ATS, it invents experience and it isn't UK-calibrated. Here's what to use instead.
Read →Resume Worded UK Alternative (and Why "Resume" Is the Tell)
A UK alternative to Resume Worded: scored against a specific job ad, built for British CVs and it produces the whole application, not just a score.
Read →Teal Alternative UK: Job Tracking and Tailoring in One
A Teal alternative for the UK: keep the job tracker, add deep tailoring, six documents from one job ad, built for British hiring.
Read →Free CV Checker UK (2026): ATS, Recruiter & Hiring Manager Score in 30 Seconds
Free CV checker for the UK. Check your CV against any job ad in 30 seconds, ATS, recruiter and hiring manager, no credit card needed, no catch.
Read →Graduates & first jobs
Youth Unemployment Just Hit 16.4%, the Highest Since 2014. Here's What the New Numbers Mean for Your Applications (UK, 2026)
ONS figures released 21 July 2026 put youth unemployment at 16.4%, the highest since 2014, with 743,000 16 to 24-year-olds out of work. What the new data means for your CV and how to clear the three gates in a tighter market.
Read →Applying for Entry-Level Roles and Hearing Nothing? A Government Report Just Showed What Changed (UK, 2026)
A June 2026 government snapshot shows 30 of 38 entry-level roles shrinking, steepest in the AI-exposed desk jobs, as youth unemployment hits 16.2%. What it means if you're applying, and what to do about it.
Read →Young, Ghosted, and Stuck: The DWP Just Admitted What Young People Already Know (2026)
The DWP's 28 May 2026 interim report says 1 in 8 young people are out of work and recruitment has "increasingly become portals, tests, recorded interviews or algorithms." Here's what that means if you're 22 and applying, and what to do about it.
Read →How to Write a Graduate CV With No Experience (UK, 2026)
Writing a graduate CV with no experience? You have more than you think. How to reframe study, volunteering and part-time work into evidence employers want.
Read →Graduate Scheme CV: What Actually Gets You Shortlisted
Graduate scheme CVs are screened against competencies and values. How to map your evidence to what the scheme actually wants, and get shortlisted.
Read →First Job CV Template UK (No Experience Needed)
A first job CV template for UK school leavers. Section by section, with ten transferable skills you already have, and a free tool to build it in minutes.
Read →Internship Cover Letter UK: Examples + Template
How to write an internship cover letter when you have no experience: structure, three worked examples and how to tailor it to the company.
Read →How Many Jobs Should You Apply For? (And How to Not Burn Out)
How many jobs should you apply for? Why 20 tailored applications beat 100 generic ones, and how to job hunt without burning out.
Read →CVs by sector
NHS CV and Personal Statement: The Complete Guide (2026)
The complete guide to NHS CVs and personal statements: how values-based recruitment works, and how to map your evidence to the person specification.
Read →Civil Service Personal Statement: How to Write One That Scores
How to write a Civil Service personal statement that scores: Success Profiles explained, the STAR structure that works and a worked example.
Read →Teaching CV UK: Application Guide for ECTs and Experienced Teachers
A UK teaching CV guide for ECTs and experienced teachers: what schools screen for, the supporting statement and evidencing impact on pupils.
Read →Sales CV UK: How to Quantify Your Way to Interviews
A sales CV lives or dies on numbers. The metrics recruiters want, before-and-after bullets and how to tailor to the sales role you are targeting.
Read →Finance CV UK: What Recruiters and the ATS Both Want
A UK finance CV has to clear the qualifications gate and convince a finance hiring manager. How to make ACA/ACCA/CIMA visible and quantify your impact.
Read →How-to & career guides
100,000 People With Disabilities and Health Conditions Just Moved Closer to Work. The Application Is the Last Wall (UK, 2026)
The DWP says its Pathways to Work advisers moved 100,000 disabled people and people with health conditions closer to work. The application is the last wall, and here's how to clear it, including free read-aloud and dictation tools.
Read →How to Beat an Applicant Tracking System (UK, 2026)
How to beat an applicant tracking system in the UK: what an ATS actually does, the formatting rules that matter and keyword matching without stuffing.
Read →30/60/90 Day Implementation Plan for better interview preparation: Template + Examples
A 30/60/90 day plan can win a final-round interview. When to bring one, the learn-contribute-lead structure and three worked examples.
Read →Redundancy CV: How to Rewrite Yours After a Layoff (UK, 2026)
Made redundant? Your CV problem usually is not the redundancy, it is that the rules changed. How to rewrite yours and restart your search fast.
Read →How to Tailor Your CV to a Job Description (Step by Step)
How to tailor your CV to a job description, step by step: the T-chart method, fixing the top third and matching keywords without stuffing.
Read →Career Change CV: How to Reframe Experience for a New Field (UK)
A career change CV reframes your background as exactly the evidence the new role needs. The transferable-skills frame, structure and how to tailor hard.
Read →Writing a CV After 50 (UK, 2026): Get Past the ATS and Age Bias
Over 50 and finding job applications harder than they should be? The ATS-aging tells that quietly screen older candidates out, plus the fixes that work in 2026.
Read →Explaining a Career Break on Your CV: 3 Scripts That Work (UK)
Returning to work after a caring break, illness or any time out? Three honest scripts for the CV summary line, plus how to lead with currency instead of the gap.
Read →Stop being ghosted
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