ShotCV Blog — career tips, resumes and AI pro photos
Practical tips to optimize your resume for French ATS, ace your cover letter and polish your pro photo. FR market focus.
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5 cover letter mistakes that kill your application (and how to fix them)
Repeating the CV, empty clichés, going over one page, zero personalisation: the classic mistakes that send your cover letter to the bin — with before/after examples for UK and US markets.
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AI professional headshots: which pack should you choose in 2026?
LinkedIn, CV, formal applications or company team page — each use case calls for a different headshot. A practical guide to picking the right AI photo pack in 2026.
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Career change: how to structure your CV when you switch fields
The classic chronological CV sabotages career changers. Here's how to structure yours to highlight transferable skills and land interviews in a new field.
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CV vs Resume: how the same career looks different in France, the UK and the US
A French CV that's perfect for Paris will get auto-rejected in New York. Here's exactly what to add, remove or rewrite when applying across the three biggest markets — with the conventions recruiters actually expect.
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How to optimise your CV for ATS filters in 2026
Most CVs are rejected by software before a human reads them. Here's how to structure yours to clear Workday, Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters filters — without losing your voice.
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