CV and job application guides

Turning a US resume into a German Lebenslauf

Moving to the German resume format? What to add, what to delete, and how a US resume converts into a Lebenslauf — worked through it section by section.

The German CV: format, template, and what recruiters expect

A German CV template follows different rules to a UK or US one. See the format German recruiters expect, what each section needs, and check yours free.

CV vs resume: what the difference actually is

CV vs resume: a CV is a complete career record, a resume a targeted summary. Which one UK, US and German employers expect, and what to send when unsure.

How ATS resume checkers work: what they test, and what they cannot

How ATS resume checkers work: what they genuinely test on your CV, what no checker can know about an employer's system, and how accurate the scores are.

CV parsing: how software reads your CV, and where it fails

CV parsing extracts your name, dates and job titles from a CV into database fields. How it works, the layouts that break it, and how to test your own.