CandyCV Blog on Resume, ATS and Job Search

On the CandyCV blog you'll find content to help you build a resume that is clearer, more effective, and more compatible with ATS and job portals. Here you'll find guides, fundamentals, and comparisons on structure, content, templates, and recruiting technology so you can better understand how job searching works today.

How to highlight your skills on a resume (with ATS-Friendly templates and examples)
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How to highlight your skills on a resume (with ATS-Friendly templates and examples)

In most hiring processes today (especially for technical, digital, administrative, customer support, marketing, or...
Author Alba Hornero
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Professional resume templates: 5 free modern designs and how to choose yours
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Professional resume templates: 5 free modern designs and how to choose yours

If you’re looking for free modern resume templates, there are two easy ways to get it wrong: You pick a “pretty”...
Author Alba Hornero
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Don’t make your resume with Canva: why its templates fail and what to use instead
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Don’t make your resume with Canva: why its templates fail and what to use instead

If you’re job hunting, chances are you’ve come across Canva’s resume templates. This platform has won over millions...
Author Alba Hornero
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Free Word resume templates: why you shouldn't use them (and the best alternative)
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Free Word resume templates: why you shouldn't use them (and the best alternative)

Microsoft Word is great for general documents: reports, letters, long-form writing. But if your goal is to build a...
Author Alba Hornero
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Europass CV: when it hurts your job search (and what to use instead)
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Europass CV: when it hurts your job search (and what to use instead)

The Europass CV only makes sense in specific contexts, and most competitive private-sector hiring processes aren’t...
Author Alba Hornero
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Harvard and Jake’s Resume Templates: why their LinkedIn-like structure wins recruiter attention
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Harvard and Jake’s Resume Templates: why their LinkedIn-like structure wins recruiter attention

Clarity and structure can make or break a resume, especially when recruiters are scanning dozens (or hundreds) of...
Author Alba Hornero
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How to write an ATS-friendly resume that passes filters and gets interviews
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How to write an ATS-friendly resume that passes filters and gets interviews

If you’ve been job searching for a while and you’re not getting interviews, you don’t need a “prettier” resume. You...
Author Alba Hornero
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ATS-friendly resume templates: 3 examples that work and which one to choose
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ATS-friendly resume templates: 3 examples that work and which one to choose

An ATS-friendly resume template is a resume layout designed to keep your most important information clear, well...
Author Alba Hornero
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