Resume and CV guides for the job you are actually applying for
A registered nurse and a software engineer are screened on completely different evidence. Each guide covers one occupation: the structure that survives a parser, the terms a hiring team filters on, the mistakes that end a first read — and the template to start from.
9 role guides
Every guide is written for both markets: US resume conventions (Letter, no photo, quantified bullets) and UK CV conventions (A4, personal statement, two pages) are called out where they differ.
Software Engineer
A software engineer resume is judged on three things in the first ten seconds: the stack, the scale of what you built, and whether you owned it.
Read the guide US & UK · HarborRegistered Nurse
Nursing applications are screened against a person specification more literally than most roles. Registration, competencies and evidence come first.
Read the guide US & UK · AtlasData Analyst
Anyone can list SQL. The analyst who gets shortlisted shows the question they answered and the decision it changed.
Read the guide US & UK · MeridianProject Manager
A project manager resume is judged on the size of what you ran and whether it landed. Budget, team and deadline are the three numbers that matter.
Read the guide US & UK · QuillAccountant
Accounting recruitment filters on qualification status and systems first. Get those two lines right and the rest of the page gets read.
Read the guide US & UK · NorthstarMarketing Manager
Marketing hiring managers want to know which channels you own and what they did. Budget and outcome, stated plainly, beat any adjective.
Read the guide US & UK · HarborTeacher
Teacher applications are scored against a person specification. Phase, subject and measurable pupil impact are the three things a panel looks for.
Read the guide US & UK · AtlasAccount Executive
Sales resumes are read for three numbers: did you hit quota, how big were the deals, and how long was the cycle.
Read the guide US & UK · MeridianCustomer Service Advisor
Customer service hiring looks for volume handled, resolution without escalation, and the systems you can use on day one.
Read the guideApplying in a specific market? US resume conventions and UK CV conventions cover page size, spelling and what to leave out. For formatting and parsing questions that are not role-specific, see the guides archive.
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