Trades & engineering
Lead with licences, practical equipment knowledge, mobility and the work you can perform independently.
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Industry guides
Recruiting conventions differ by field. Each guide focuses on what tends to matter in that working environment.
Hospitality
Make availability, shifts, guest contact, kitchen/service experience and working languages easy to scan.
Industry & logistics
Show shift readiness, equipment or warehouse experience, safety training and hands-on responsibility.
IT & digital
Name the actual stack, project outcomes, portfolio links and your own contribution rather than vague team claims.
Office & commercial
Describe scope, processes, systems, numbers and customer/stakeholder responsibility.
Entry level & apprenticeships
Use concrete evidence from placements, school projects, part-time work and learning situations.
QUALITY CHECK / PUBLIC TOOL
Application check
A concise quality check before sending, from filenames to the correct contact person.
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CV builder
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Cover-letter builder
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✓ Templates are starting points. Only state qualifications, experience and achievements that are true.
Application lexicon
ATS+
Applicant Tracking System: software for keeping applications, candidate stages and hiring workflow organised.
CV / résumé+
A concise professional record of experience, qualifications, skills and relevant outcomes.
Active sourcing+
Proactive research and outreach to potential talent rather than waiting only for inbound applications.
Talent pool+
A maintained group of relevant contacts for future roles, with clear consent and retention rules.
STAR method+
Situation, Task, Action, Result: a way to discuss concrete evidence in interviews.
Hard skills+
Demonstrable professional knowledge such as tools, machinery, methods, certifications or languages used at work.
Soft skills+
Behavioural function best assessed through concrete examples rather than labels.
Speculative application+
An application without a specific vacancy, with a clear professional direction and value proposition.
Work sample / portfolio+
Concrete evidence of work, particularly useful in creative, technical, IT and project roles.
Notice period+
The contractual time before an existing job can normally end; important for a realistic start date.
Examples & templates
Short application – trades / technical
„I am applying for the role of [role]. My most relevant evidence is hands-on experience with [task/equipment] and [verifiable qualification]. In my current/last position I was responsible for [specific scope].“
Short application – hospitality
„I am looking for a role in [service/kitchen/management]. I have practical experience with [tasks], can cover [working times] and use [languages] in day-to-day work.“
Speculative – office / IT
„My focus is [field]. In recent projects I delivered [specific task] using [tool/technology]. For your team, my experience with [relevant contribution] may be particularly useful.“
✓ Templates are starting points. Only state qualifications, experience and achievements that are true.