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How UK agency systems read your CV
A free guide: how your CV reaches an agency, becomes a record and is searched, for contract, temp and permanent work, with its sources.
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How UK agency systems and CV databases read your CV
Contract, temp and permanent work. Sources and recorded measurements carry their dates.
Different systems do different jobs
Where a UK CV goes after you press Apply.
Agency CRMs
Recruiters keep candidate records, notes and a searchable CV history alongside their client work.
Multiposters
An agency can send one advert to several job boards and route replies back to its recruitment system.
Employer ATS
An employer can collect an application, ask its own questions and track progress through its hiring stages.
CV databases
Recruiters search stored CV text and fields. Clear headings and accurate role and skill words help them read what you did.
These are roles, not a claim about which product any employer uses. See the documented systems and their sources, last checked 26 September 2026.
Put it into practice on your own CV
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