mycvscore

Your free CV score

What is your CV score out of 100?

Find out in about ten seconds. See your score, how many points you lose in each area and the three issues that matter most.

  • Score out of 100
  • Three category scores
  • The lines that cost you points

Check your CV

Or paste your CV text instead
Optional: paste a job advert to see missing keywords

Private by design

Your CV is read inside your own browser. We do not download, upload or store it. Only your email and score are sent, and only if you ask for the top issues. See how to check this.

Secured with SSL/TLS encryption (HTTPS), so everything between your browser and this site is encrypted.

How your CV score is worked out

The score has 100 points: 30 for readability, 30 for structure and 40 for content. Every point lost is tied to a specific, explainable reason, such as a table in the layout, a missing email address or bullet points with no figures.

There is no hidden formula and no guesswork. After you enter your email, you can see the exact lines in your CV that cost you points, and a free starter rewrite of your weakest line.

How it works

Three steps, one minute.

Add your CV

Upload a Word or PDF file, or paste the text. Add a job advert if you want a keyword match.

See your score

Scores for readability, structure and content, plus the biggest issues in plain English.

Fix and apply

Get the full report, or a tailored cover letter and email for the job you want. Coming soon.

What we check

The things that make a CV easy to read.

Clean layout

Tables, columns, text boxes and images that can hide your details from software.

Contact details

An email and phone number in a place they can be found.

Clear sections

Standard headings, sensible length and no unexplained gaps in dates.

Strong wording

Action verbs and bullet points, without filler phrases and clichés.

Evidence and results

Numbers, scale and outcomes that show what you achieved.

Match to the job

Paste an advert to see which key terms your CV is missing.

Free guides

Five complete guides to a better CV.

Complete guideHow to write a CV in the UKWhat to include, the right order, length and wording. Complete guideHow software reads your CVThe layouts and files that cause problems, and how to test yours. Complete guideCVs for every situationFirst job, graduate, career change, gaps and long careers. Complete guideCVs by sectorNHS, Civil Service, teaching and trades. Complete guideHow to apply for a jobTailoring, cover letters and application forms.

Pricing

Start free. Pay only if you want more.

Free score

£0

  • Score out of 100
  • Three category scores
  • Top three issues
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Full report

£9

  • Every issue, with how to fix it
  • Missing keywords for a job advert
  • Before-you-send checklist
Coming soon

Application bundle

£19

  • Everything in the full report
  • Tailored cover letter
  • Cover email, ready to send
Coming soon

The free check runs in your browser, so your CV is not uploaded. We only keep your email address and score if you ask for the top issues. Do not just take our word for it: after each check we show you every network request your browser made, and Word files and pasted text still work with your wifi switched off once the page has loaded.

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