Why ATS matters
Most medium and large employers in the UK now filter applications through an applicant tracking system before a human ever sees them. Getting past that filter is a formatting and keyword exercise as much as a writing one.
The essentials
- Use standard section headings: Experience, Education, Skills.
- Avoid text boxes, columns, and tables — many parsers read these out of order or not at all.
- Mirror the language of the job description for your core skills, without keyword-stuffing.
- Save as a .docx unless the employer specifically asks for a PDF.
What we do differently
Every resume we write is built to be ATS-parseable first, then designed for the human reader who sees it after. You don't have to choose between the two.
