Playbooks and guides
The SupaCV Blog.
Interview playbooks for 246 companies, and guides on resumes, ATS scoring, and job search.
In the blog
- interview playbooks
- 246
- guides
- 7
01 / Company by company
The Interview Playbook
The Interview Playbook
How 246 companies actually interview: the process, the framework they score you against, and the questions that come up again and again, compiled from public sources across 14 industries.
02 / Resumes, ATS and job search
Plain-spoken guides
01 / 5 min read
Jake's Resume: Why One LaTeX Template Took Over Tech Hiring
The history behind the internet's most-copied resume template, why its formatting choices actually work, and how to get the same layout without touching LaTeX.
Read the guide02 / 7 min read
Where the "75% of Resumes Are Rejected by ATS" Stat Came From
The paper trail behind the most-repeated statistic in job search advice, what applicant tracking software actually does, and what really causes instant rejection.
Read the guide03 / 5 min read
Is the One-Page Resume Rule Real?
Where the one-page rule actually comes from, what recruiters say about it in practice, and a tiered way to think about length instead of a fixed cap.
Read the guide04 / 6 min read
How to Explain a Career Gap Honestly (With Exact Lines to Use)
Why gaps read badly to a fast-scanning recruiter, the real risk of the fabrication advice circulating online, and honest, copy-paste lines for six common situations.
Read the guide05 / 6 min read
STAR, XYZ, or CAR: Which Resume Bullet Formula Actually Works?
STAR, XYZ and CAR all collapse to the same bullet in practice, why "quantify everything" is more contested than it sounds, and the one modern use of STAR that actually earns its keep.
Read the guide06 / 6 min read
Does AI-Written Show on a Resume? What Reviewers Actually Flag
The real, nameable patterns reviewers react to, why real numbers sometimes get falsely suspected, whether an actual AI-detector scans your resume, and the community's honest answer: AI as editor, not author.
Read the guide07 / 6 min read
The UK CV Guide: What Actually Differs From a US Resume
CV vs. resume terminology, why UK guidance says leave the photo off, A4 instead of Letter, how NHS hiring often skips CVs entirely, and where GCSE/A-level qualifications fit.
Read the guide