Write a clear, evidence-backed CV

Make your experience easy for both a recruiter and a parser to understand without inventing achievements.

Make essential facts easy to find

Use clear headings such as Experience, Projects, Education and Skills. Put your name and contact details in the document body. Use selectable text, consistent dates and a simple reading order. Check that copied text still reads correctly.

Include your current location and relevant work preferences when you want recruiters to use them. You do not need to add unrelated personal details to demonstrate your ability to do the job.

Support each important skill

A skills list says what you claim to know. An experience or project bullet shows how you used it. For an important skill, describe what you built or operated, the problem it solved, and your individual contribution.

Use a number only when you can explain how it was measured. If you do not have a reliable metric, describe the observable result honestly. Do not invent percentages, users, employers, certifications or dates.

Tailor the order, keep the facts

Move the experience and projects most relevant to the target role earlier. Use accurate terminology that matches your work and the role. Java and JavaScript are different skills; keyword repetition cannot substitute for relevant evidence.

Sonder's clean document export uses your saved profile facts. Review the result for accuracy and completeness before sharing it. A readable layout supports review but does not guarantee a particular ATS result or an interview.

Check the final document

Open the exported document on another device if possible. Check links, phone number, email, dates and page breaks. Read it aloud to catch vague wording. Ask someone unfamiliar with your work whether your contribution is clear.