The application itself is short. The part worth getting right is the resume you upload, because Jobvite is an applicant tracking system (ATS) that parses your file into structured data. Below is how the flow works and what Jobvite tells candidates to do with their formatting.
Applying on a Jobvite career site
Each employer runs its own Jobvite-hosted career site, so the exact fields vary, but the core is consistent. Per Jobvite's candidate FAQ, you complete an online form with your name and address and upload a resume. Jobvite notes these sites are designed to let you apply without complicated registration barriers, so you generally will not be forced through a long account-creation process before you can submit.
If the employer has enabled it, Jobvite says you can also attach your LinkedIn profile with the application. Whether that option appears is up to each company.
Once you submit, Jobvite confirms you will see a confirmation page and get a confirmation email. Some career sites also include a link so you can check the status of your applications later.
Format your resume so the ATS can read it
Jobvite publishes direct advice for candidates on submitting a resume to an ATS, and it is worth following because it comes from the vendor whose software is reading your file. According to Jobvite's candidate guidance, you should avoid horizontal lines, tables, color, graphics, and headers/footers. These elements can confuse the parser.
The same Jobvite guidance advises against special-character bullets — it warns they can cause content to be deleted — and recommends standard fonts such as Arial, Georgia, Tahoma, Times New Roman, and Trebuchet.
On structure, Jobvite advises using traditional section headings — "work experience" rather than "career experience" — and putting your name and contact details at the top. It also recommends pulling keywords from the job description, and spelling out technical terms as well as abbreviating them (so both the full phrase and the acronym appear).
These are the same fundamentals that apply across every parser. For the general principles behind all of this, see our guide on how to pass an ATS.
Which file format to upload
Upload your resume in an accepted format such as .docx or PDF. One candidate guide reports that if you submit a PDF, you should make sure it is not a scan and not password-protected (Software Finder), since a scanned image has no selectable text for the ATS to read and a locked file cannot be opened.
Before you upload, paste the job description and your resume into our free ATS checker to see the match and catch keywords you are missing.
See what your resume is missing — before you apply.
CVder reads the job posting and your resume side by side, then shows the exact terms to add and the formatting a parser would trip on.
- Apply on the employer's Jobvite career site: fill the online form, upload your resume, submit.
- Expect a confirmation page and email; some sites let you check status via a link.
- Attach your LinkedIn profile if the employer enabled that option.
- Keep the resume plain: no horizontal lines, tables, color, graphics, or headers/footers.
- Use standard fonts, avoid special-character bullets, and use traditional section headings with your name and contact at the top.
- Mirror keywords from the job description, spelling out and abbreviating technical terms.
- Upload a .docx or a clean, unlocked PDF — never a scan.