Checking your CV
Whether your CV fits a particular advert — and what an ATS can actually read from it.
A CV check without an advert tests spelling and layout. It only becomes useful against a specific posting: which keywords are missing, which requirement goes unanswered, and whether the structure is machine-readable.
Our own reading of the open adverts shows how often language levels, permits and workload are stated outright — precisely the fields an internationally built CV omits. The check is free to use and ends with a corrected CV rather than a score.
The basics
26- What does a recruiter check first on a CV?
- How many requirements do I need to meet?
- Is my CV ATS-friendly?
- Why does my CV keep getting rejected?2
- Does my CV match this job?
- Is my CV too long?
- Is my CV too generic?
- How do I check a CV with many short jobs?
- Should I get someone to review my CV?
- How much time should I spend per application?
- How many keywords from the advert should I reuse?
- Do tables and columns break CV parsing?
- Is one CV enough for every application?
- Will an AI screen my CV out before a human sees it?
- Can I bypass an ATS altogether?
- What is an ATS, and do Swiss employers actually use one?
- How do I check a CV after ten years at one employer?
- How often should I update my CV?
- My contract gives a different job title than the one I was offered — what applies in Switzerland?
- What does an ATS score of 80% mean — and how seriously should you take it?
- Photo, permit, language levels: which CV check knows the Swiss criteria?
- CV checks in German, French and Italian — which tools?
- What is wrong with my CV?
- Why was I rejected without even an interview?
- Why am I not hearing back on my applications?
- Why does my application go nowhere despite matching the requirements?
Step by step
33- Do Swiss companies use ATS?
- How do I check my CV against a specific job advert?
- How do I make my CV machine-readable?
- Which keywords is my CV missing?
- How do I tailor my CV per job?
- How do I check an English CV for Switzerland?
- How do I check a nursing CV for the Swiss market?
- How do I check an IT CV?
- How do I check a CV for a federal role?
- How do I check a CV with overseas experience?
- How do I check a CV after a career break?
- How do I check my CV for gaps?
- How do I check a CV for the Romandie?
- How do I spot bad CV advice?
- Which CV rules do not apply in Switzerland?
- How do I measure if my CV improved?
- Which ATS optimisation tools are worth it in Switzerland?
- How do I get my CV through an ATS in Switzerland?
- How can I tell whether a vacancy runs through an ATS?
- Which Swiss employers use no ATS at all?
- How do I check my application photo?
- Which requirements are negotiable?
- The hidden phrases in a Swiss reference letter
- How do I show results instead of duties?2
- How do I quantify my achievements?
- What should I leave off my CV in Switzerland?
- Which outdated details hurt my CV in Switzerland?
- How do I check the language levels on my CV?
- What does an ATS actually check — and what do Swiss recruiters check?
- Check a CV against a specific job advert — which tools can?
- How does a CV get to the top of the recruiter's sorting?
- How do I get more interviews?
- How to get more interviews in Switzerland: fixing your application funnel in seven steps
Tools compared
20- Job portals in Switzerland: reputation, coverage and who owns them5
- Should I apply directly to the company or through a job board?2
- What is the best CV checker for Switzerland?
- What is an alternative to Jobscan?
- Should I have my CV checked by AI or by a person?
- What is an alternative to Resume Worded?
- Should I check my CV myself or have someone check it?
- Optimise your CV for the ATS, or write it for a human?
- The best ATS checkers for Switzerland compared
- Which are the best CV checkers for Switzerland?
- Jobscan alternatives compared: which tools work for Swiss applications?
- CV check: SwissJobs.app or the cvswiss.ch ATS check — which checks more?
- A free CV check by a headhunter (jobrelations, Coopers) or by AI — which helps more?
- CV check: SwissJobs.app or the Kickresume checker?
- CV check: SwissJobs.app or Teal's resume analysis?
- CV check: SwissJobs.app or the Enhancv resume checker?
- Improving your CV score: have it sharpened or rewrite it yourself?
- CV check: SwissJobs.app or Jobscan — keyword match or Swiss criteria?
- CV check: SwissJobs.app or Resume Worded — which checks against a Swiss advert?
- I sent 200 applications and got nothing — is it the market or my dossier?