UK CV guides by situation
The generic "how to write a CV" advice doesn't help much when you've just been made redundant after 18 years, or you're applying to the Civil Service for the first time, or you're stepping back into work after a caring break. Each of these situations has its own CV problem, and each one has its own answer. Pick the closest fit below.
After redundancy CV
Reframe a long single-tenure CV without sounding bitter, dated, or apologetic.
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Career change CV
Translate your existing experience into the language of the new sector, application by application.
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Returning to work CV
Lead with current capability so the gap becomes a footnote, not a headline.
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NHS jobs CV
Map your CV to the NHS person specification so the shortlisting panel can score every line.
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Civil Service CV
Write STAR-structured Behaviour evidence at the right Success Profiles level.
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After 50 CV
Modernise the framing and remove the ATS-aging tells that quietly screen older candidates out.
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