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Sample ATS-friendly CV: HR Business Partner

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[Your Name]

HR Business Partner · Talent & Organisation

[City] · [email@example.com] · [Phone] · [linkedin.com/in/yourname]

Summary

HR business partner with 9 years advising business leaders on talent, performance and change. Trusted to handle sensitive employee relations and to link people plans to business goals.

Skills

Workforce & talent planning · Performance management · Change management · Employee relations · Leadership coaching · Compensation & benefits · HR analytics · Labour law compliance

Experience

Senior HR Business Partner2021 – Present

[Company], [City]

Partnered with leaders of a 1,500-person business unit on workforce and succession plans.
Led a restructuring of 300 roles with no legal disputes and 90% staff retention.
Reduced voluntary attrition from 22% to 14% through a targeted retention programme.

HR Business Partner2016 – 2021

[Company], [City]

Rolled out a new performance review process across 6 departments.
Resolved 100+ employee relations cases in line with policy and law.

Projects

Attrition reduction programme

HR analytics, exit interviews, stay surveys

Analysed 2 years of exit data, launched targeted retention actions and cut voluntary attrition from 22% to 14%.

Organisation restructure

Change management, workforce planning

Led consultation and communications for a 300-role restructure with no legal disputes.

Education

MBA, Human Resources — [University], 2016

Certifications

SHRM-SCP
CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma

Keywords recruiters search for

Use the ones that are true for you, in the same words.

HR business partner
Talent management
Performance management
Employee relations
Change management
Workforce planning
Succession planning
HR analytics
Compensation
Labour law
Organisational design

What each section is for

Summary: Three lines: role title, years of experience, and the two or three strengths the job ad asks for.
Skills: Use the exact wording from job ads ("Power BI", not "BI tools"). ATS filters match words, not meaning.
Experience: Most recent first. Each bullet: action verb, what you did, and a number that shows the result.
Projects: Show the tools you used and the outcome. This is where freshers and career-changers prove their skills.
Education: Degree, subject, institution, year. Keep it to one line once you have work experience.
Certifications: List the full official name so it matches what recruiters search for.

ATS formatting checklist

One column, no tables, text boxes, images or icons
Standard headings: Summary, Skills, Experience, Projects, Education
A plain font (Arial, Calibri) at 10–12 pt
Dates in one format, e.g. 2022 – Present
Contact details in the body, not the page header
Save as a text-based PDF or Word file, never a scanned image
Tailor the keywords to each job you apply for

This is an example. Replace everything in [brackets] and every number with your own, true details.

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Sample ATS-friendly CV: HR Business Partner

Pick a role and we'll show you what a strong, ATS-friendly CV for it looks like: the skills, projects and keywords recruiters look for. Use it as a template, then come back and check yours for free.