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We read 481 UK warehouse operative job adverts. Here's what employers actually want.
84.5% state an hourly rate. Forklift appears in 40.6%. And more than a third of the adverts that raise previous experience raise it only to say you do not need it. UK warehouse hiring is a spot market with the terms printed on the page. Here is what your CV should answer in the first five lines.
We read 426 UK retail assistant job adverts. Here's what stores actually want.
"Passion" appears in 51% of adverts. Sales targets in 18%. Upselling in 3%. UK retail does not hire salespeople, it hires availability with a good attitude. Here is what your retail CV should lead with.
We read 278 UK receptionist job adverts. Here's what employers actually want.
Greeting appears in 81%, the highest single keyword in any dataset we hold. EMIS and SystmOne barely register. And the hardest part of the job, difficult callers, is named in 0% of adverts. The receptionist screen is warmth plus order.
We read 418 UK support worker job adverts. Here's what employers actually ask for.
67% want independence-building. 59% list DBS. Only 6% mention NVQ Level 2. Mental health, learning disability and autism dominate the specialism mix. Here is what your UK support worker CV should lead with in 2026.
Teen influencer work and the UK jobs market: an honest take from 3,010 adverts.
For most UK teens, influencer work is not a career. It is the best self-directed marketing apprenticeship a 16-year-old can do. The five skills the platform actually teaches, the translation table that turns followers into interviews, and what parents should do.
How to write a UK care worker CV in 2026 (based on 105 real adverts).
A plain-English UK guide to writing a care worker CV that gets shortlisted. Built on a dataset of 105 real UK care worker adverts we read by hand. What to lead with, what to leave off, and what UK recruiters actually score against.
UK care worker interview questions in 2026 (and the answers that get the job).
The 12 questions UK care worker interviews actually ask in 2026, based on 105 real UK adverts. Plus model STAR answers, what panels score against, and the questions to ask back.