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How Recruiters Actually Read CVs (The 6-Second Scan, Explained)
Recruiters scan in roughly 6 to 8 seconds, looking for five specific things in a specific order. Here is what that scan looks like and how to structure your CV so it survives it.
How to Explain Job Hopping on Your CV (UK Guide)
Multiple short stints make UK recruiters nervous. How to explain a job-hopping pattern honestly, what to group, what to drop, and how to reframe short tenures so they read as deliberate rather than unstable.
How to Highlight Achievements on Your CV That Actually Matter (UK)
Most CV bullets describe duties. Recruiters score achievements. The action plus scope plus outcome formula that turns "responsible for managing a team" into something a hiring manager actually reads.
What to Leave Off Your CV in 2026 (UK Guide)
A photo, your date of birth, references, every job you have ever had, your full home address. UK CV conventions changed. What to cut, and why removing things often helps more than adding them.
We read 125 UK electrician job adverts. Here's what employers actually want.
The 18th Edition appears in 41% of adverts. NVQ Level 3 in 18%. Driving licence in 36%. Trades CVs are read in 10 seconds for one reason. Here is what your CV is probably missing.
We read 64 UK social worker job adverts. Here's what councils and NHS Trusts actually want.
Assessment (80%), family work (69%), and safeguarding (66%) lead. Name the legislation. Care Act (34%), MCA (19%), Section 47 (12%). Here is what your CV is probably missing.
We read 148 UK paramedic job adverts. Here's what ambulance services actually want.
Most paramedic jobs are not 999 ambulance work. 999 appears in just 9% of adverts. Community (46%), urgent care (44%), and GP-attached roles (41%) dominate the market.