Guides
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CV format by country
86 guides
How a CV changes from one country to the next: photo, length, personal details, language, cover letter and degree recognition, one guide per country.
CV guides by job
44 guides
What a CV for a nurse, an engineer, a teacher or a developer has to show, with a sample section and the licences and skills employers check.
CV guides by situation
17 guides
How to write a CV when you have no experience, are applying for an internship, are returning after a gap or changing careers.
CVs for academic applications
13 guides
How an academic CV differs from a job CV, and what master's programmes, PhD positions and scholarship committees expect to see.
Cover letter guides
10 guides
What a cover letter is for, how long it should be, how it changes for an internship or a career change, and how a motivation letter differs.
How to write a CV, section by section
22 guides
Section-by-section guides to writing a CV: the summary, experience bullets, skills, education, length, layout and tailoring to a job posting.
ATS guides: how screening systems read a CV
22 guides
How applicant tracking systems such as Workday and Greenhouse read a CV, why parsing fails, and how to check your file before you apply.
CV builders and tools compared
22 guides
AI CV builders, templates and free tools compared on what they do with your facts, what they cost and where each one falls short.