The AI CV Audit: Check It Before You Send It with Akanksha Verma

AI can turn a rough CV into something polished in seconds. It can also invent results you never achieved, turn “supported” into “led”, switch to American spelling, and fill your CV with the same words recruiters now see on hundreds of others. Then you’re asked about it in an interview.

The AI CV Audit is a three-page check for any CV written or polished with AI, at any career stage:

1. Spot the AI fingerprints: 16 tell-tale words and phrases to find and remove, such as spearheaded, leveraged and results-driven, with an example of how to rewrite them into something specific.
2. The truth check: list your biggest claims and test each one. Can you explain it in an interview, and can you back up the number? Red-flag answers are highlighted.
3. The 20-point audit: Pass or Fix across four areas: UK format and recruitment software, impact, whether it still sounds like you, and tailoring to the job. Your score shows whether the CV is ready to send, needs a few fixes, or needs a rework.
4. Example fixes: three before-and-after rewrites showing how vague AI lines become clear, credible achievements.
5. Use AI better next time: six prompts to copy into your AI tool, plus the common prompts that cause trouble and what to ask instead.

What you get:

• A 3-page fillable PDF with examples throughout
• Works on screen in any PDF app, or printed
• For any level, from first roles to senior positions

Created by Akanksha, a career coach with experience in HR and workforce strategy, and in bringing AI into HR work. I know what AI does well, and what recruiters notice when it’s done badly.

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