Frequently asked questions

An Applicant Tracking System is the software most companies use to receive, filter and rank job applications. Many CVs are screened out by an ATS before a person ever reads them, usually because of formatting or missing keywords rather than weak experience.

UpdateMyCV applies recruiter judgement developed through years of real-world recruitment experience across the GCC and international markets, including reviewing and shortlisting thousands of CVs.

It assesses your CV across nine categories, including GCC Readiness, to identify what is helping it and what may be holding it back. If you add a job description, UpdateMyCV also compares your CV against that specific role, highlights relevant gaps and helps you improve the fit before you apply.

It is not just about rewriting your CV. It helps you understand how your CV is likely to be read and how well it fits the job you are targeting.

A category built for the Gulf job market. It checks eight things regional recruiters expect: location, visa status, notice period, nationality, languages and the level you speak them at, how clearly your GCC experience is surfaced, contact conventions, and whether your qualifications can be evaluated regionally. Global CV tools check none of this.

Your CV score is always free, for everyone, every time, with no sign-up and no limit. Your first verified email also includes 1 assessment report download, 2 CV optimisations and 1 Job Check, free. After that, packages are one-time payments from $2.99, and nothing renews automatically.

Your CV is stored privately, with no public or shared link to your file. It is processed by UpdateMyCV and the service providers required to operate the service to produce your score, your job match and your optimised CV, and to perform the security and misuse checks described in our Privacy Policy. It is never provided to recruiters or employers, and it is never sold.