How to Use the CV Score Checker

The checker does not read your CV for you — it makes you re-read it the way a recruiter does. Twenty-two criteria across six axes; you tick what is genuinely there and get a percentage plus a grade from A+ down to D. Its real value is turning "my CV looks fine" into a concrete list of gaps.

The steps

1. Open the tool and walk the axes in order: contact details, summary, experience, education, skills, formatting
2. Keep your CV open beside it and tick only criteria that are already true, not ones you plan to add
3. Read the percentage and grade that appear after the last tick
4. Fix the experience axis first — it carries the most weight — then skills and contact details
5. Re-run the check after each edit until you clear 85%

Practical tips

• The score is only meaningful if you tick honestly; a tick for something absent gives you a false result
• Turn on the two bonus criteria (certifications, languages) if they apply to you
• Re-run it for every application — the keywords a role expects differ between adverts

Common mistakes to avoid

• Stopping at the percentage without reading the unmet criteria, which are the useful part
• Editing the CV in the editor and not re-running the check, leaving a stale score on screen

Frequently asked questions

Is my CV uploaded anywhere?

No. It is a checklist that runs in your browser and never asks you for a file — you simply mark the criteria that describe your CV.

What score should I aim for?

Grade A starts at 80%, which is a realistic target for most CVs. A+ (90% or more) means every essential axis is adequately complete.

Links for this guide

• Open the CV Score Checker
• Apply the fixes in the editor