The CVMate Journal
Practical CV, ATS, and interview guidance — no filler.
4 articles
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Is Your Two-Column CV Invisible to the ATS?
Two-column CVs look fantastic. A clean sidebar with your skills and contact details, a wide main column for experience — there's a reason they dominate tem...
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PDF or DOCX? Which File Format to Send
It's one of the most-asked CV questions, and it has a refreshingly short answer: **send a PDF, unless the application asks for a Word file.** But the reaso...
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ATS Keywords: How to Use Them Without Stuffing
Keyword advice for CVs swings between two bad extremes. One side says keywords don't matter, just be yourself. The other says paste the entire job descript...
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What an ATS Actually Does to Your CV
Before your CV reaches a person, it usually passes through an applicant tracking system — the software companies use to collect, sort, and search applicati...