CV Formatting for Recruitment Agencies: How to Save Time and Place More Candidates
Recruitment agencies spend countless hours formatting CVs to meet client requirements. While it’s essential, it often takes consultants away from their main task — placing candidates. In this article, we’ll explain why outsourcing CV formatting can save time, boost efficiency, and help your agency close more roles.
Why CV Formatting Matters
- Clients expect consistent, professional CVs.
- Poorly formatted resumes can harm a candidate’s chances.
- Compliance is critical in sectors like Education, Healthcare, and Mining.
👉 By standardising CVs, agencies strengthen their reputation and build trust with clients.
The Challenges Agencies Face
- Time-consuming: Consultants spend 2–3 hours per candidate on formatting.
- Inconsistent quality: Different consultants → different styles.
- Missed opportunities: Time on formatting = less time sourcing and calling candidates.
Benefits of Outsourcing CV Formatting
- Save Consultant Hours – Free up time for candidate engagement and placements.
- Faster Turnaround – Get formatted CVs within hours, not days.
- Compliance Ready – Tailored to client templates, school/trust requirements, or healthcare standards.
- Multilingual Expertise – Support for CVs in English, French, Spanish, Russian, and more.
How CV Formatting Works
– Candidate CV is uploaded to your system.
– Formatting team applies branding, compliance checks, and clean layout.
– PDF or Word version returned, ready to submit to clients.
Why Recruitment Agencies Choose Thirteen Hire Solutions
At Thirteen Hire Solutions, we specialise in:
- CV Formatting – tailored, multilingual, and compliant.
- ATS Data Enrichment – keeping candidate records clean and searchable.
- Candidate Sourcing – delivering pre-screened, “ready-to-call” shortlists.
- Lead Generation – building your client pipeline.
Our goal is simple: save agencies time so they can place more candidates.
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