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\nThe use of AI, or applicant tracking systems (ATS), to screen CVs and job applications is common practice these days. You may already know about this as a jobseeker, but the idea of AI deciding your career fate can still be worrying. How do you write a CV that appeases the AI gods and moves your application onto the next stage?<\/p>\n

The key to handling AI screening, and not letting it intimidate you, is understanding how the ATS process works and where it fits in the recruitment cycle. With that knowledge under your belt, writing your CV<\/a> will become so much easier.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the best way to tailor your CV for AI screening? Write it for AI first and then refine it for human eyes. That\u2019s the order most employers use, so it makes sense to write your CV with that same order in mind.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at how AI screening works and what you can do to make sure your CV lands on the \u2018yes\u2019 pile.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Why do employers use AI screening?<\/h2>\n
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Most employers receive far more job applications than they can easily handle. AI tools help sort through candidates by scanning CVs for patterns that best fit the job description. AI tools don\u2019t judge your personality or potential. They simply check whether your CV contains the skills, experience, and keywords that the employer is interested in.<\/p>\n

AI screening tools will look for:<\/p>\n