r/CVwriting 35m ago

Should I leave my degree of my CV?

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Hi,

I've recently graduated from university with a BSc undergraduate degree. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to land a role in my desired field yet so I'm applying for a combination of degree specific and non related min-wage roles (FT and PT).

For the latter, is it best to leave my degree off my CV? Should I just include my A levels and GCSEs and leave out their grades too? I'm just desperate at this point for any job as I feel horrible doing nothing at home and seeing my parents go to work.


r/CVwriting 8h ago

Critique My CV

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tailored this cv for retail and warehouse jobs need harsh advice on what can be improved got 5 yrs of retail experience and i also have a driving license that ive held for 10 months


r/CVwriting 7h ago

Barista CV review – aiming for head barista

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Hey, I’ve been struggling to get past screenings and I think my CV might be the issue. Posting it here for honest feedback. I’ve got strong hands-on experience + decent theory (no certs yet). Any advice on how to improve it would mean a lot 🙏


r/CVwriting 17h ago

iOS app that checks your CV against ATS systems

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Hey everyone,

I'm a solo iOS developer and I've been building CVPilot, a small app that checks your CV/resume for ATS (applicant tracking system) compatibility. You upload your CV and it gives you a score, a breakdown across 5 criteria (with the exact lines it's reacting to), and concrete fixes you can actually apply.

I'm not here to sell anything — I genuinely want feedback from real people before I build the next features. Honest, even brutal, is exactly what I'm after.

A few things I deliberately did differently:

  • No account, no sign-up — you just open it and use it.
  • Privacy-first: your contact details (email/phone) are masked on your device before anything is sent for analysis.
  • No fake locks or made-up "trusted by millions" claims — I really dislike apps that fake that stuff, so I tried hard to keep it honest.

You get 2 full analyses free — enough to analyze → apply the fixes → re-analyze and watch your score actually move. Matching your CV against a specific job description is the paid part.

What I'd love feedback on:

  1. Does the score + breakdown feel trustworthy, or does it read like generic AI output?
  2. Are the fix suggestions actually useful for your real CV?
  3. Was there anything that made you hesitate to even upload your CV?

Link + screenshots below 👇 Thanks a lot for taking a look — every bit of feedback genuinely helps me decide what to build next. 🙏


r/CVwriting 17h ago

For applying for apprenticeships?

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Contact details will be up top but keeping anonymous here for obvious reasons lol.

It is actually all one page its just my phone wont show it all in one, not sure what else is needed, any advice is genuinely appreciated.


r/CVwriting 1d ago

How to improve first CV (18yo, no education)

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I only worked at the farm job for a few days, the pub job however was a handful of shifts over the span of a few weeks. It was cash in hand but from what I've read that doesn't seem to matter?

I wasn't sure whether to put the farm one as I didn't work there long at all, but when I asked my local job center and they said i should put it anyway.

I have no GCSE's, attended a college for a couple months with nothing to show for it, I went and got level 2 food and hygiene literally just to have something to put on this.

How can I improve upon this?


r/CVwriting 20h ago

Looking for CV Review & Help (Hospitality)

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r/CVwriting 22h ago

简历格式、字体和行距

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每次我修改简历,调整字体、行距和格式都要花费很多时间。有没有人有什么好的建议呢?


r/CVwriting 22h ago

简历格式、字体和行距

1 Upvotes

每次我修改简历,调整字体、行距和格式都要花费很多时间。有没有人有什么好的建议呢?


r/CVwriting 1d ago

1 Page CV - Yes or No

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Is my cv too short? I've heard recruiters prefer 1 page cv hence I summarize all my work experiences.

Any recommendation or advise? I really wanted a new job.


r/CVwriting 1d ago

LinkedIn Profile Review & Optimization

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If you’re struggling to get recruiter views, interviews, or profile visits, I’ll provide a detailed review of your LinkedIn profile and rewrite it to make it stronger and more professional.
What’s included:
Complete LinkedIn profile audit
Section-by-section review with detailed feedback
Copy-paste-ready rewritten content
Suggestions to improve visibility and professionalism
Before vs. after profile score
Personalized 30-day improvement plan
Delivery timeline (3–4 days):
Day 1: Photo, Banner, Headline & About
Day 2: Experience, Education & Projects
Day 3: Skills, Certifications & Recommendations
Day 4: Final consolidated report, rewritten profile, and 30-day action plan
To get started, please send:
Your Gmail address (for progress updates and final delivery)
Your latest resume
Your LinkedIn profile details (screenshots or text of your photo, banner, headline, about, experience, education, projects, certifications, skills, recommendations, and target role)
Payment via PayPal
Price: revealed in DM
If you’re interested, send me a DM and I’ll share the PayPal payment link and get started the same day.


r/CVwriting 1d ago

rate my CV (17yo from UK)

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r/CVwriting 1d ago

Revise the resume

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1 Upvotes

I’ve revised my resume again—still for a customer service role—but this time I’ve tried to move away from empty rhetoric and focus on concrete experiences. For instance, instead of just saying I "provide solutions to clients," I now describe how I helped unemployed individuals apply for the annual payment option.

I still lean towards applying for a position at a bank.

I welcome any suggestions regarding the content of my resume.

Thanks!


r/CVwriting 1d ago

Making CV — Include all experience (even JHS?)?

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First time making a CV for college. I'm an incoming sophie with not much experience pa from college. Since CV is a comprehensive list of all experience, should I include until SHS? JHS?

More questions if I should include or no:

• Current scholarship/s?

• All seminars, trainings, achievements? (or should I just pick the relevant ones and limit it to a number)

PS. I am familiar with resume-making so this is CV-specific. The CV is for application for Student Assistant. Any tip is appreciated, thank you!


r/CVwriting 1d ago

Roast My CV. MEng in Engineering, limited offers.

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Please help, I'm miserable. I've been applying to roles/graduate schemes in product design, mechanical eng, biomedical eng, product development, R&D and have been getting nowhere.


r/CVwriting 1d ago

Can you rate my CV? (273 applications, no success)

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r/CVwriting 1d ago

Resume formatting, fonts, and line spacing

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Every time I revise my resume, adjusting the font, line spacing, and formatting takes up so much time. Does anyone have any good tips for this?


r/CVwriting 2d ago

4 YoE, Assistant Stage Manager, any role, England

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So I’m trying to transition out of theatre into a new role I’m open to whatever that may be, so I’ve had this non theatre resume to generally show what I’ve done . I have also worked front of house at a venue, I apply for a lot of jobs mainly part time roles and don’t get a lot of responses. What is my resume lacking in? Have a I left out too much info/ should I be including more? Or do I just have a fugly design lol 😵‍💫


r/CVwriting 2d ago

CV review for UK consulting internships

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Hello Reddit,

I am planning to apply to UK penultimate year consulting internships in the upcoming application cycle. I was hoping to get any guidance or advice regarding my CV, especially since I only recently decided to go for consulting after realising law was not for me.

I removed a couple of experiences like my tutoring (maths) which I have done since May 2026, as well as having not mentioned any of my law first year schemes since those do not seem relevant to consulting (though I am unsure if adding them would make me stand out and look more unique).

I am pretty sure internships require university grades on there so that took up quite a bit of space. I am not sure if a professional summary is necessary, so I would appreciate any advice on that.

I only became interested in consulting when I started the pro bono consulting internship, so I have not done case competitions or anything of the like.

I am not aiming for MBB (since I do not think I am competitive enough or go to a target school for that), but I am interested in any other firm (specifically like PA Consulting, FTI Consulting etc). I would also greatly appreciate any guidance on which firms I should target.

I would greatly appreciate any and all feedback, thank you for your time. Have a great day!


r/CVwriting 2d ago

CV Review – 23F after an education gap

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Hey everyone,

I'd love some feedback on my CV!

I'm 23 and looking to get into Human Resources through an apprenticeship. I finished school in my home country in 2019, but had a long gap in my education after moving to the UK due to personal circumstances.

I've been working in admin/recruitment roles since then, and I recently got back into formal study to pass my Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


r/CVwriting 2d ago

Vet Surgeon CV Help: looking to diversify UK

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I am looking to diversify out of veterinary medicine and hopefully find something in the charity sector but also keen for research (but seems quite hard without a masters or PhD and I'm still subject to overseas fees), medical writing, anything in academia...

To clarify a few bits on the CV:

  1. I combined the three vet jobs I had before my current job (new grad at company 1&2 and just vet at company 3 onward) because I didn't have enough to write about for each section as I felt I did the same things at each job.

  2. I have left my graduation years off my degrees as I've seen that can impact recruiters views of you.

I know that I'm using quite a bit of jargon heavy language and not really using the STAR method but I'm struggling to explain what I do any other way. It feels like I've got a million and one skills as a vet but so many of them either feel irrelevant outside of a clinical setting or feel like they are obvious skills a vet has to have so I focus on communication, leadership/mentorship, and relationship building.

I don't currently have any voluntary opportunities I can talk about but have at least two volunteer roles in the works and will hopefully be starting those come autumn.

I would appreciate any help in turning a pretty repetitive and passive CV into something recruiters will want to explore. TIA


r/CVwriting 2d ago

What can I do to improve my CV ?

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r/CVwriting 2d ago

Roast my Academic CV!

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Hi everyone. I recently finished my Master's degree in Automation Engineering. I currently work as a PLC programmer, but I don't think I'm enjoying it and I'd like to do something more aligned with my degree. In particular, I'm interested in applying for a PhD in research: during my Master's thesis I did a research internship and I liked the experience.

First of all, I don't know much about academic CVs, so I'm starting from scratch. I watched some videos and read posts, and now I've put together this first "prototype" of a CV. What do you think? What should I add, remove, or change? I don't have any publications, and most of the projects listed in the CV were coursework, but I tried to include things that might be interesting.

Let me know your thoughts! I'd appreciate suggestions, and maybe this post could help others too.


r/CVwriting 3d ago

CV/Resume Flow

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Does the education have to be on top? Or is it better for competencies to be on top? How do you guys structure your CVs?