ATS OPTIMISATION CHECKLIST Help Your CV Beat ATS Scans
STICK TO A SIMPLE FORMAT Modern CV templates that incorporate multiple columns, photos and symbols to rate your skills can look sleek, but they're hard for applicant tracking systems to parse correctly.
INCORPORATE RELEVANT KEYWORDS Analyse the job descriptions for your target roles and naturally incorporate the most relevant keywords throughout your CV.
USE CONVENTIONAL SECTION TITLES Don't try to be creative with your section titles. Make it as easy as possible for the ATS to identify your "Education," "Work Experience," and "Relevant Skills."
SUBMIT BOTH WORD AND PDF IF POSSIBLE Most applicant tracking systems can read Word and PDF documents. Online job applications also tend to specify which formats are acceptable. Because some older systems may have difficulty pulling information from PDFs, submit both files to be safe!