How does CV Booster help pass ATS filters?

CV Booster analyzes specific job descriptions and identifies missing keywords and skills. It then uses AI to naturally integrate these terms into your CV while maintaining a professional LaTeX format that is 100% readable by all major Applicant Tracking Systems.

Why is a LaTeX CV better than a Canva or Word resume?

Canva and Word resumes often contain 'invisible' formatting, floating text boxes, and complex graphics that break ATS parsers. LaTeX produces a clean, machine-readable structure that guarantees your contact info, skills, and work history are extracted correctly every time.

What is 'Proof of Work' in a resume?

Proof of Work refers to verifiable evidence of your skills within the resume itself. This includes hyperlinks to live projects, GitHub repositories, design portfolios, or published case studies, rather than just text descriptions of your duties. It is the primary signal 2026 recruiters use to verify AI-generated resumes.

Is it okay to use AI to write my resume?

You should use AI (like CV Booster) to structure, optimize, and edit your resume, but never to generate the core content from scratch without review. Purely AI-generated resumes often suffer from 'hallucinations' (invented metrics) and generic language that recruiters can easily spot and reject.

Why does my fancy Canva resume fail in ATS?

Canva and similar design tools export PDFs as 'flat' images or use complex positioning that ATS parsers cannot read linearly. This often results in blank or garbled text extraction (e.g., merging columns incorrectly), causing an automatic rejection before a human ever sees it.

What is the best resume format for ATS in 2026?

A clean, single-column layout with standard headings (Experience, Skills, Education) remains the gold standard. While it may look 'boring' to the human eye, it ensures 100% readability for the AI agents and ATS parsers that screen you first.

Does a PDF resume get read differently than a DOCX?

Modern ATS parsers read both, but PDF is preferred to 'lock' your formatting. However, the PDF must be text-based (selectable text), not an image-based PDF. If you cannot highlight the text in your PDF viewer, the ATS cannot read it.

How do I prove 'Soft Skills' without using buzzwords?

Do not list soft skills like 'Leadership' or 'Communication' as keywords. Demonstrate them through results using the Context-Action-Result framework. Instead of saying 'Great leader,' write: 'Mentored 4 junior developers, resulting in 2 promotions within one year.'

Do recruiters still read cover letters?

Yes, but the purpose has shifted. Recruiters use cover letters to understand the context behind your career moves (e.g., gaps, industry pivots) or to assess communication style. They rarely use them to read a summary of the resume.

User Guide

Getting started with CV Booster

CV Booster is more than a prettier document. It helps you understand how your CV really reads, brings matched jobs to you, and — when you need it — rewrites your CV for a specific role. This guide shows you the whole journey in a couple of minutes. Start free; no credit card needed.

First, find your path

Everyone starts in the same place — understanding their CV — then lets matched jobs come to them. The extras are optional. Here's the big picture (tap to zoom in and read the detail):

How CV Booster works — overview roadmap for all four journeys

Prefer to explore it interactively? Open the How it works page and pick the story that sounds like you.

Your five moves

Understand your CV — free

Upload your CV and get a clear, recruiter-grade read: an overall score, what's strong, where you lose the reader, and specific fixes to make. It's free and unlimited — run it as often as you like. You don't need to rewrite anything to start.

Let jobs find you — Opportunity Radar

Turn on Opportunity Radar and matched roles come to you every week, scored for how well you fit. Set your countries and the “include remote” toggle — that's what unlocks matches. Seeing how many matched is free; unlock a batch when you want the detail.

Browse the Job feed

Fresh hiring posts from social media, free to read. Search by keyword or filter by location so you don't scroll endlessly — then reveal how to apply when you spot a fit.

Tailor or build a CV — only when you need it

Applying to a specific role? Generate a fresh, ATS-ready CV tailored to that job in one of four clean templates — grounded in your real experience, never invented, with a matching cover letter. Your first tailored CV is free. Little to upload? Build one from scratch, guided step by step. Applying in academia? Switch to the research/teaching layout.

Plan your growth — Career Roadmap

Not sure what to learn or where you're headed? Get a step-by-step path to a target role — skills, projects and certifications that matter — with a built-in coach to talk it through.

Which path is yours?

Four common journeys. Tap a roadmap to zoom in, or open the interactive version.

Skilled, but overlooked

Great CV, no callbacks? Fix how it reads, then get matched.

Fresh grad / NYSC corper

Little experience? Build a strong first CV and a clear next step.

Career switcher

Changing direction? Reposition the experience you already have.

Ready talent

Experienced with proof? Skip the rebuild — get the right roles fast.

Good to know

CV analysis is free and unlimited. Your first tailored CV is free too.
On Opportunity Radar, no location set = no matches. Add your countries and the remote toggle first.
Credits only apply to extras (more tailored CVs, unlocking a batch of matches, a roadmap) — and credits never expire.

Ready to see your own matches?

Create a free account, run your CV analysis, and let Opportunity Radar bring roles to you.

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Quick Start Guide