Make your CV and profile easy to match

Recruiters who use Emoti describe a role as a short list of criteria, such as the job title, location, years of experience, skills and industry. Emoti then looks for evidence of each one in your CV, application or profile and shows the recruiter what it found. A person reads that and decides whether to get in touch. The clearer your evidence, the easier it is for both Emoti and the recruiter to see a match.

How matching works

For each criterion, the recruiter sees whether it's met, partly met or missing, or whether there isn't enough information to tell, along with the evidence, such as your current title or where you used a skill. A few things follow from that:

• If it isn't written down, it can't be counted. A skill you've used but never mention can't show as met.
• Related experience can still count. A title in a neighboring field or a closely related skill can show as partly met, so name what you actually did.
• Must-haves matter most. Recruiters mark some criteria as required. If you meet a requirement in the job post, make it easy to find.

Show evidence, with outcomes and numbers

A skills list helps, but evidence helps more. Mention each important skill in the role where you used it, and say what came of it:

• Instead of "Python, SQL, forecasting", write "Built weekly demand forecasts in Python and SQL that the planning team used to set stock levels."
• Pick two or three results for each role and make them concrete: "Cut month-end reporting from four days to one", or "Hired and trained five new team members in a year".
• If you can't share exact figures, use scale or comparison, such as "the largest account in the region" or "twice the previous volume".
• Put your strongest evidence first in each role, since that's what people read first, and be ready to explain every number in an interview.

Use titles people recognize

Internal job titles can hide what you did. If yours is unusual, such as "Member of Technical Staff" or "Customer Champion", add the common equivalent: "Customer Champion (customer success manager)". Keep your seniority accurate. When a role asks for a senior person, seniority is one of the things checked, and a title that overstates your level tends to come apart in the first conversation.

Use the names people search for, too. Write a tool or method the way it's commonly known, and spell out an abbreviation the first time you use it.

Make location and work authorization clear

Put your city and country at the top. If you're open to relocating or to remote work, say so in your summary, for example "Based in Lisbon, open to relocating within Europe." Location is a common criterion, and a clear line saves a recruiter guessing.

If you'd need a visa or sponsorship to work in a country, or you already have the right to work there, a short line can help, such as "Authorized to work in the UK" or "Will need visa sponsorship for the US". Rules on what employers may ask about this differ by country, and it's your choice how much to share.

Keep your CV and profile consistent

Recruiters often see both your CV and your online profile. Make sure job titles, employers and dates match, and update both when something changes. A gap isn't a problem in itself, but a mismatch raises questions, so explain gaps briefly where it helps, such as "Career break, 2023 to 2024, caring for a family member."

Keep the format simple, too: clear headings such as Experience, Education and Skills, dates as month and year, and text rather than images, so any system and any person can read it.

Skip the keyword stuffing

Repeating keywords, listing skills you haven't used or hiding words in white text doesn't help. The recruiter sees the evidence behind every match, and they'll ask about anything you list. A profile that matches roles you can't do well wastes your time as much as theirs. Describe the work you've actually done, clearly, and let it match the roles that fit.