What is the difference between a professional CV review and a basic CV check?

A basic CV check gives you a pass/fail or a score. A professional review gives you detailed, section-by-section feedback: what is weak in your personal statement and why, which bullets are duty-focused rather than achievement-focused, which keywords from the target job description are absent, and what the improved version of each section should look like. The output is a specific edit list, not a generic report.

Is an AI CV review as thorough as a human professional reviewer?

For the most common and high-impact CV issues — ATS compatibility, keyword gaps, weak bullet structure, generic personal statements, format problems — AI review is faster, more consistent, and available instantly. Human reviewers add value for very senior roles (director and above), career changers moving across sectors, and highly specialised fields where sector conventions are unusual. For most UK job seekers, AI review identifies the same issues at a fraction of the cost and in seconds rather than days.

How much does a professional CV review cost?

Your first review is free — no sign-up, no credit card. The free review gives you your CV quality score, the main issues identified, and a preview of the improvement suggestions. Full section-by-section rewrites and the complete edit list are available from £4.99.

How do I know which improvements will have the most impact?

The review prioritises feedback by impact on your ATS score and recruiter response rate. Changes at the top of the list — typically personal statement and top-three bullet rewrites — have the highest immediate effect. The review is weighted so you know where to spend your editing time first.

Can I get my CV reviewed for a specific job?

Yes — and this gives you the most useful output. Paste the job description alongside your CV and the review includes a keyword gap analysis against that specific advert, improvement suggestions written in the language of the role, and a match score showing how far you are from the ATS threshold for that employer.

How long does the review take?

Around 60 seconds from upload to results. No waiting list, no scheduling — the review runs instantly. You can upload your CV, read the feedback, make edits, and re-upload within 30 minutes.

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Professional CV review
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Not a score. Not generic tips. A detailed review of every section of your CV — what is weak, why it is weak, and exactly what a stronger version looks like.

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What the professional review assesses

Each review checks four sections of your CV against the criteria that UK recruiters and ATS systems use to evaluate applications. The output is a prioritised edit list — not a vague score with generic tips.

Personal statement

→Is the role or sector named?
→Does it use language from the target job description?
→Is the value proposition clear in the first two lines?
→Is the length appropriate (3–5 lines)?

Work experience bullets

→Do bullets start with a strong action verb?
→Are achievements stated, not just duties?
→Are there measurable results (numbers, percentages, outcomes)?
→Is the language specific to the role or sector?

Keywords and skills

→Which required skills from the job description are missing?
→Are qualifications and certifications named explicitly?
→Is sector-specific terminology present?
→Are tools and software listed where relevant?

Format and structure

→Is the CV single-column and ATS-parseable?
→Are section headings standard (Work Experience, Education, Skills)?
→Is all text extractable — no content in tables or text boxes?
→Is the order correct for UK convention?

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Who benefits most from a professional CV review

A quick CV check is useful for anyone. A professional-level review is particularly valuable in these situations.

Applying for 20+ roles with no interviews

If you are getting no responses, the problem is almost certainly in the CV — either keyword gaps, a format issue, or weak positioning. A review identifies which.

Changing sector or role type

Career changers need to re-frame their experience in the language of the new sector. A review spots where transferable skills are buried or described in the wrong terminology.

Targeting senior or director-level roles

Senior CVs need to lead with commercial impact, not job history. A review assesses whether your CV communicates leadership, transformation and board-level credibility at the appropriate level.

Re-entering the workforce after a break

Career breaks need to be framed positively and gaps handled correctly. A review identifies where the narrative is weak and how to present continuous development.

First application after graduation

Graduate CVs are commonly too short, too padded, or too generic. A review clarifies how to make academic projects, placements and extracurriculars do more work.

Applying for NHS or Civil Service roles

These sectors have specific CV conventions — ESR compatibility for NHS, behaviour evidence for Civil Service. A review checks compliance with sector-specific requirements.

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Related tools

→ ATS CV checker — full ATS score and keyword gap against a specific job description.

→ AI CV enhancement — AI rewrites for weak bullets and personal statement.

→ Rewrite my CV — full CV rewrite when edits are not enough.

→ Interview preparation — once your CV is landing interviews, prepare for the next stage.

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