Scores every criterion
Essential and desirable, one by one, with the exact line from your CV that supports it. Free.
For NHS, Civil Service, council and university jobs
See how your CV scores against every line of the person specification.
Shortlisters go through your application criterion by criterion. Add the job pack and your CV: see which lines your experience already proves, which have no evidence yet, and get help writing your supporting statement in your own words.
- Shortlisting sheet free
- PDF, Word or pasted text
- Built only from what you tell it
Statement help £9.99 per application or 5 for £24 · one-time, prices include VAT, nothing renews
Works for
- NHS Jobs
- Trac
- NHS Scotland
- Civil Service
- Councils
- Universities
The free part
Your shortlisting sheet
Every essential and desirable criterion, scored 0 to 3, with the exact line from your CV that supports it. Where there's nothing yet, you get a question instead of a guess.
Person specification · Outpatient Booking Administrator
A career changer applying for a Band 3 booking administrator post.
| Criterion | Evidence | What we found in your CV |
|---|---|---|
| Experience of managing appointments or bookings Essential | Strong evidence | "Ran the booking diary for 3 opticians, about 120 appointments a week" |
| Excellent communication with the public Essential | Needs an example | "Handled customer complaints at the front desk"Gap question: what was one complaint, what did you do, and how did it end? |
| Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Essential | Strong evidence | "Built the weekly staff rota in Excel" |
| Understanding of confidentiality and data protection Essential | Weak or indirect | Not enough evidence yet.Gap question: did you ever handle customer records or ID? Tell us what you did. |
| Experience in a healthcare setting Desirable | Needs an example | "Optical retail, eye-test bookings" |
- 3 Strong evidence
- 2 Evidence, needs an example
- 1 Weak or indirect
- 0 Nothing yet
What you get
Three things it does
Asks for real examples
Where evidence is missing, it asks you questions instead of inventing experience.
Fits the format
NHS Jobs criteria boxes, one supporting-information box, NHS Scotland's questions, Civil Service behaviours, word limits included. It also flags the wrong trust or job title left in from your last application.
Four steps
How it works
- Add the job pack and your CV. Upload PDF or Word files, or paste the text.
- Read your shortlisting sheet. Every criterion, scored 0 to 3, with your evidence highlighted. Free.
- Answer the gap questions. Short prompts that help you remember real examples.
- Get your statement, in your words. In the right format and word limit, with anything we couldn't base on what you told us highlighted for you to rewrite.
Formats
Written for the form in front of you
Pick the format the application asks for. Check your advert for the exact limits: you can change them.
NHS Jobs
England and Wales. One box per criteria group, up to 5,000 characters each, with no name or contact details.
NHS supporting information
Trac and other one-box forms. A single statement fitted to the trust's word limit.
NHS Scotland
Your board's application questions, each answered within its own word limit.
Civil Service
Behaviour statements in STAR order, often 250 words each, plus a personal statement if the advert asks.
Councils and universities
One supporting statement that works through the person specification in order. Charities too.
Pricing
Free to check. Pay per application.
One-time payments, prices include VAT, nothing renews.
Shortlisting sheet
Free
See where you stand
- Every criterion scored 0 to 3
- The exact CV line quoted
- One sample gap question
- Up to 5 sheets a day
One application
£9.99
For one job
- Shortlisting sheet
- Gap questions
- Supporting statement in your words
- Checks for left-over names, titles and contact details
- Up to 6 drafts, Word or text download
Five applications
£24
£4.80 per application
- Everything in one application
- Use within a year
- No subscription
Prices include VAT. One-time payment, nothing renews. Pricing details
A fair question
Why not just ask an AI chatbot?
You can, and it writes well. The difference is everything around the writing:
- It reads the person specification line by line. You see which essential and desirable criteria your CV already supports, with the exact line quoted, and which have no evidence yet. With a general chatbot you'd have to set this up yourself and check every quote.
- Built only from what you give us. General AI chatbots can fill gaps with examples that sound right unless you check carefully. Employers take this seriously: the Civil Service can withdraw applications that contain invented or AI-generated answers, and NHS Employers has published guidance on AI in applications. Here every quote is checked word for word against your CV, and any sentence we couldn't base on what you told us is highlighted for you to rewrite.
- It asks for your real examples. Where evidence is missing, it asks you short questions instead of inventing experience.
- The right format, within the limit. NHS Jobs' separate evidence boxes (up to 5,000 characters, no names or contact details), NHS Scotland's questions, Civil Service behaviours in STAR order, or a single statement. Text is fitted to the limit by whole sentences, never cut mid-sentence.
- It checks for slips that can cost you an interview: the wrong trust or job title left over from your last application, contact details where they aren't allowed, and essential criteria you never mentioned.
- No prompt to write. Upload the job pack and your CV as PDF or Word files. Your sheet is usually ready in under 30 seconds.
Our promise
Using AI fairly
Employers ask that your statement is your own, and some will withdraw applications that contain made-up or AI-written content. Tick the Spec helps you find and structure your real examples. It's designed not to write experience you don't have, and it shows you every sentence that still needs your own words. Always follow the employer's own rules on using AI.
Free guides
Plain-English help, before you start
Every guide has a fictional worked example and links to the official sources.
- How to write a supporting statementFor any UK public sector job, with an example
- How NHS shortlisting worksEssential and desirable criteria, and how panels score
- How to write a Civil Service personal statementWhat the advert asks for, and how to answer it
- Using AI in NHS and Civil Service applicationsWhat is allowed, and what to avoid
See where you stand before you apply.
Your shortlisting sheet is free and usually ready in under 30 seconds. Pay only if you want help with the statement.
