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Plain-English, UK-specific advice on CV format, ATS screening, and cover letters — then check your own document against UK hiring conventions with our free ATS checker.
How to write a UK CV: format, layout and section order
5 min readThe UK CV format explained: what goes in each section, the one-to-two page rule, what British recruiters expect, and what to leave out entirely.
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ATS-friendly CV: how to pass UK screening software
6 min readApplicant tracking systems reject most CVs before a human sees them. Learn the machine-readable formatting rules that keep yours in the pile.
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How to write a cover letter for a UK job application
5 min readThe UK cover letter format: who to address, how long it should be, what each paragraph does, and how to sign off with Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully.
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9 UK CV mistakes that get you rejected (and the fixes)
6 min readThe most common UK CV errors — photo and date of birth, two-column layouts, passive bullet points, bare-year dates, American English — and how to fix each one.
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The Ultimate Guide to an ATS-Friendly CV Format in the UK (2026)
8 min readThe complete 2026 guide to ATS-friendly CV formatting for UK jobs: fonts, layout, section order, keyword matching and the mistakes that trigger auto-rejection.
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