CV checker by job

What UK job adverts for your role usually ask for, how to show each thing on your CV, and example lines you fill in with your own facts.

Care, health and childcare

• Care workerCare homes and home care: training, checks and care plans.
• Healthcare assistantWards and clinics: observations, clinical skills, NHS values.
• NurseNMC registration, clinical skills, band and specialty.
• Support workerSupported living, learning disabilities and mental health.
• Nursery practitionerEarly years: EYFS, key person, observations and qualifications.
• Dental nurseGDC registration, chairside support and decontamination.
• Social workerRegistration, statutory work, assessments and case recording.

Education

• Teaching assistantSEND support, interventions, behaviour and safeguarding.
• TeacherQTS, subject and phase, progress, behaviour and SEND.

Office, admin and HR

• AdministratorMicrosoft 365, accuracy, diaries, systems and priorities.
• ReceptionistFront desk, phones, bookings, visitors and first impressions.
• Personal assistantDiary management, travel, meetings and discretion.
• HR advisorCIPD, employee relations casework, policy and HR systems.
• Recruitment consultantBusiness development, candidates, KPIs and CRM.

Finance

• AccountantACA, ACCA or CIMA, month-end, reporting and systems.
• BookkeeperLedgers, reconciliations, VAT and cloud software.
• Accounts assistantPurchase and sales ledger, credit control and Excel.
• Payroll administratorEnd-to-end payroll, RTI, pensions and payroll software.

Technology and projects

• Software engineerLanguages, frameworks, cloud, testing and delivery.
• Data analystSQL, Excel, BI dashboards, Python and stakeholders.
• IT support technician1st and 2nd line, tickets, Microsoft 365 and hardware.
• Business analystRequirements, process mapping, stakeholders and Agile.
• Project managerDelivery, budgets, risks, stakeholders and methods.
• Product managerDiscovery, roadmaps, prioritising and measuring outcomes.

Sales, retail and customer service

• Customer service advisorPhones, email and chat, CRM, complaints and targets.
• Retail assistantCustomers, tills, stock, standards and availability.
• Retail store managerSales, people, KPIs, standards and compliance.
• Sales executiveTargets, pipeline, prospecting, CRM and closing.
• Account managerClient relationships, retention, upselling and reporting.
• Marketing executiveChannels, campaigns, content, analytics and tools.

Hospitality

• ChefKitchen type, volume, section, food safety and allergens.
• Waiter or waitressTable service, upselling, tills, allergens and pace.

Logistics, driving and facilities

• Warehouse operativePicking, scanners, MHE licences, safety and shifts.
• Delivery driverLicence, multi-drop, routes, apps and customer care.
• HGV driverClass 1 or 2, CPC, tacho card, ADR and route types.
• CleanerSettings, standards, COSHH, equipment and reliability.
• Security officerSIA licence, patrols, CCTV, reports and vetting.

Trades and engineering

• ElectricianLevel 3, 18th Edition, testing, ECS card and work types.
• Maintenance technicianMulti-skilled fault finding, PPM, PLCs and safety.

Public sector and graduates

• Civil ServiceSuccess Profiles, behaviours and STAR examples.
• GraduateDegree, projects, part-time work and evidence of skills.

Guides

• Match your CV to a job descriptionThe step-by-step way to tailor your CV to one advert.
• What a CV score meansHow the score out of 10 is worked out, and its limits.
• ATS keywords explainedWhat applicant tracking systems do, without the myths.
• Answer screening questionsYes/no, experience and free-text questions, done well.
• Read a job advertSpot the real must-haves before you change a word.
• Write CV bullet pointsA simple pattern for lines a recruiter can't misread.
• Transferable skillsChanging career? Link what you've done to what they ask.
• Missing a requirementDeal-breaker or wish? Closest experience, honestly.
• Tailor your CV in 20 minutesA quick routine you can repeat for every application.
• Personal statement for a jobThree or four lines that answer the advert.