CV & ATS guides for UK job hunters
UK ATS system guides
Every sizeable UK employer filters applications through software. These guides cover the systems you'll actually meet — what each one does with your CV, and how to get through.
WorkdayApplying through Workday? How its CV parsing and autofill work, why your details end up ga…OleeoOleeo runs Civil Service Jobs, 70%+ of UK police recruitment and many NHS trusts. How its …Trac (NHS)Almost every NHS Trust application goes through Trac. How shortlisting against the person …EployEploy is a UK-built ATS used by mid-market employers across construction, retail, educatio…TeamTailorTeamTailor powers the careers pages of many UK startups and SMEs. What recruiters see on t…GreenhouseGreenhouse runs hiring at many UK tech companies. What its structured hiring actually mean…LeverLever combines ATS and CRM at many UK tech companies and scale-ups. How its pipeline works…SAP SuccessFactorsSAP SuccessFactors runs recruitment at many UK banks, retailers and manufacturers. How its…
CV examples by role
Financial ControllerFull example CV with quantified bullets, ATS keywords and salary context — written by a practising FC.
Management AccountantExample CV showing close speed, business partnering and the qualification story recruiters filter on.
Finance AssistantAP/AR example CV proving volume and accuracy — built for high-volume agency screening.Software EngineerQuantified impact, exact tech keywords and GitHub-ready formatting for UK tech screening.Project ManagerDelivery record, budgets and a red-to-green recovery story — what PM shortlists actually scan for.NHS Nurse (Band 5)NMC details, ward evidence and the person-spec method that wins Trac shortlisting.Healthcare AssistantCare Certificate, NEWS2 observations and the reliability evidence care recruiters screen first.Teacher (Secondary)QTS, benchmarked results and safer-recruitment-ready history for school applications.Customer Service AdvisorCSAT, resolution rates and regulated-sector vocabulary that beats high-volume screening.Warehouse OperativeFLT licences, pick rates and the safety evidence agencies keyword-search for.Marketing ManagerBudget, pipeline and CAC evidence — the numbers B2B hiring managers actually buy.Business AnalystRequirements-to-outcome evidence, SQL in context, and BCS positioning for UK BA roles.
Tools & comparisons
Why your CV keeps getting rejectedThe ATS filter most job seekers don't know exists — why qualified CVs get auto-rejected, and how to fix it.Jobscan alternative (UK)Why UK job hunters look beyond Jobscan, and how Nailedit.cv compares on price and fit.
Nailedit.cv vs JobscanHonest head-to-head: pricing, features, and where each tool genuinely wins.
Nailedit.cv vs EnhancvBuilder or optimiser? Where design-led templates help — and where they hurt ATS parsing.
Free ATS CV checker (UK)Score your CV against any job advert in 60 seconds — what the checker looks at and why.
CV vs resumeThe difference explained for UK readers — lengths, conventions, and what ATS software cares about.
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