CV Writing
"Jobcentre in your pocket" review
We review the government's new 'Jobcentre in your pocket' AI tool. Does it actually help with your CV and job search? Here's our honest verdict.
1cv is built around one idea: give people the specific, honest guidance they would get from a well-connected friend in recruitment. Not sanitised HR talking points. Not listicles padded to hit a word count. The kind of advice that comes from seeing thousands of applications, interviews, and job offers from the hiring side of the table.
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CV Writing
Make your CV impossible to ignore. Format, structure, and language that gets you past the first cut.
Cover Letters
Most cover letters are wallpaper. Learn to write one that earns a second read.
Job Applications
From ATS forms to speculative emails: everything you need to apply with confidence.
UK Job Market
What's hiring, what's not, and what the data says about salaries and trends.
Career Change
Switching fields without starting from scratch. Practical steps for a confident pivot.
Practical advice for every stage of your job search
Whether you are writing your first CV after university, returning to work after a break, or thinking about switching industries entirely, the fundamentals connect. A strong CV still needs to be paired with a well-judged application. A career change needs a different approach to both. And understanding the job market and which sectors are actually hiring, what salaries look like in your region changes how you position yourself in everything you write. The five topic areas on this site reflect the real shape of a job search. Start with whichever is most pressing. There is no correct order. Most people dip in and out depending on where they are in the process. Everything here is practical. There are no motivational platitudes, no advice that amounts to "just be yourself", and no tips that assume you have three hours to spend on a single application.
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