The South African CV Kit: ATS-Safe, Z83-Ready

Your CV is probably being read by software before a person ever sees it, and most templates are built to fail that read.

An Applicant Tracking System parses your CV into fields. Give it tables, columns or graphics and the parser slices straight across the page. Your job title lands in the wrong place. Your dates disappear. The template looked right in the preview and arrived unreadable. That is how parsers handle tables and columns (Jobscan; atscvchecker.pro).

Nobody gives this away. The South African government publishes the job application form for free, and it publishes no CV templates at all. That gap is what this kit is for.

What you get for the ATS problem:

• Two CV layouts, both single column, both with zero tables, built to parse cleanly rather than to look clever
• A cover letter written to South African convention
• A separate reference page, because keeping references off the CV is the local norm
• A plain guide to what actually breaks a parser, so you can check any template you use in future, not just ours

And yes, it handles the government form.

If you are applying for a public service post you need a Z83, and a Z83 that is unsigned is rejected. Use only the current form marked Effective 01 January 2021; departments commonly reject the old one, and stale copies of the old form still circulate on third-party sites. Many corporate HR desks also reject a CV that carries a photo, to avoid bias claims (setacareers.co.za).

Being straight with you: the Z83 form is free from the state, and the Department of Employment and Labour publishes its own free guide to filling it in. What is in this kit is the version that maps your CV fields straight onto the form's fields so you are not retyping and second-guessing, plus a companion guide to the traps. If the free government guide is all you need, use it.

Everything in the ZIP (9 files):

• SA-CV-ATS-Classic.docx: single-column CV, no tables, built to parse cleanly
• SA-CV-ATS-Header.docx: second single-column layout, name and contact details as plain text at the top
• SA-CoverLetter.docx: cover letter in South African convention
• SA-Reference-Page.docx: separate references sheet
• ATS-Do-and-Dont-Guide.pdf: why tables, columns and graphics break parsing
• SA-CV-Conventions-Cheatsheet.pdf: photo or no photo, when to include your ID number, South African date formats
• Z83-Companion-Guide.pdf: how to complete the current Z83 and what gets an application set aside
• Z83-Field-Mapping-Cheatsheet.pdf: your CV fields mapped to the Z83 fields
• START-HERE.pdf: which file for which application, and how to fill the placeholders

Who it is for:

• South African job seekers applying to private-sector and government posts
• Anyone whose applications go quiet with no reply and who suspects the CV is not being read properly
• Anyone stuck at the Z83, unsure which version of the form is current

The templates edit in Word or Google Docs. Instant download after purchase.

New to the Z83? Start with our free section-by-section guide, right here on this store: https://payhip.com/b/kZoba

Whatever you decide: read the advert you are answering. The advert is the final word on what that department wants.

Refunds

If The South African CV Kit is not right for you, email us within 13 days of purchase and we will refund you in full. You do not need to give a reason.

Because this is a digital download you cannot "return" it, so we do not ask you to. We would rather refund you than have you feel stuck with something you cannot use.

If a file is corrupted or will not open, tell us and we will fix it or refund you, whichever you prefer, with no time limit.

Refunds are paid back to the card or account used for the purchase and usually appear within 5 to 10 working days depending on your bank.

Delivery

This is a digital product. There is nothing to ship.

The moment your payment succeeds you get an instant download link on screen, and the same link by email. Files are .docx (open in Word or Google Docs) and .pdf.

If the download does not arrive within a few minutes, check your spam folder first, then email us and we will send it to you directly.

Contact us

Email: sortedkit@outlook.com

We answer within one working day, Monday to Friday, South African time.

Sortedkit is a South African seller of practical digital products.