VacanCV Blog

With thousands of new CVs and job applications processed every month, we have real-time data on the skills candidates have, and the skills employers are desperately searching for. Here's what we found.

Congratulations, your job post went viral. The bad news? You have 300+ CVs to screen. If you spend just 3 minutes on each, that is 15 hours of work. There is a new way: AI-Powered Screening.

Your job description is your single most important piece of recruitment marketing. A bad one attracts unqualified applicants. A great one sells the role. The problem? Writing them is hard.

You're a UK small business owner. You post a job and suddenly your inbox is a flaming disaster. You need an ATS, but enterprise tools are too expensive. What you need is something simple, central, and powerful.

The r/UKJobs subreddit is a fantastic community for real, honest feedback. We anonymously reviewed 500 CVs and found that 90% of job seekers are making the same five critical mistakes.

Congratulations—your CV did its job, and you've secured the interview. UK interviews can be a mix of competency questions, informal chats, and technical tests. Here's how to prepare.

Your CV is the single most important document in your career. This guide will show you how to write a CV that satisfies both the ATS robot and the human recruiter, tailored specifically for the UK market.

The modern job search is a mess of open tabs and fragmented tools. You might be using Kickresume to design a CV and Teal to track your applications. Why pay for both when a unified platform exists?

It’s the most deceptive practice in the job-seeking world: the "freemium" CV builder. We've compiled a list of the best, most powerful options for UK job seekers that are ATS-friendly.

Feeling stuck in your job is a uniquely draining experience. Planning a career change is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make. But where do you even begin? Use our career path tool to find out.

If you're deep in a job search, you probably have "The Spreadsheet." It started as a way to feel organised, but now it's a source of anxiety. There is a better way: a job application tracker.

Finding a CV builder online is easy. Finding a good one is hard. Finding one that's ATS-friendly? That’s almost impossible. We explore why most builders fail and what to look for.