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How to tailor your CV to a job description
A repeatable method for matching your most relevant evidence to the role without copying the advertisement.
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Read for priorities, not isolated keywords
Separate the role’s recurring responsibilities, essential criteria and success measures.
- Highlight requirements that appear more than once or sit near the top of the description.
- Group similar phrases into themes such as stakeholder management, analysis or delivery.
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What the full guide helps you work through
- Step 1
Read for priorities, not isolated keywords
Separate the role’s recurring responsibilities, essential criteria and success measures.
- Step 2
Match evidence before editing
Choose examples that prove the requirement rather than inserting keywords without context.
- Step 3
Complete a final relevance check
The tailored version should still sound natural, accurate and recognisably yours.
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How to tailor your CV to a job description
Match the employer’s priorities to truthful evidence, improve the first page and make every application more relevant.
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