CV Builder

Fill in your details, work experience, education and skills on the left, and watch a clean, single-column CV take shape on the right — ready to print or save as a PDF.

How the preview works

The panel on the right is exactly what prints — it updates as you type, renders as a single column, and is sized to one A4 page. If content is being clipped at the bottom, trim a bullet point or shorten the summary until it fits; you can also remove a job or qualification entirely with its "Remove" button.

FAQ

What sections should a CV include?

The National Careers Service (part of gov.uk) lists contact details, an introduction, education history, work history and references as the core sections, formatted with clear headings and bullet points in a size 11 or larger font. This builder covers all of those except references — many CVs now leave references off the document itself and say they're "available on request", or handle them separately with the employer later, so there's no dedicated field for them here.

How should I write my work experience?

List your most recent role first, and the National Careers Service suggests describing what you did in 2 to 3 lines that focus on concrete achievements rather than just duties — the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) is one way to structure that. It's also worth rereading the job advert and highlighting the skills it asks for in your bullet points, since matching the advert's own language is one of the guidance's tips for improving your chances of an interview.

Is my CV data stored anywhere other than my browser?

Mostly. Everything you type stays on the page and is only ever written to this browser's local storage if you click "Save draft" — there's no account involved, so nobody else can see a saved draft. The one exception is the two optional AI-assist buttons: clicking "Polish with AI" sends your professional summary (plus your name and most recent job title) to a self-hosted, open-source AI model (Llama) running on our own server, and clicking "Strengthen with AI" does the same with that job's title, employer and rough achievement lines. Those calls only happen if you click one of those buttons, only the field involved is sent, and the generation itself runs on our own infrastructure rather than being forwarded to a third-party AI company — if you don't use them, nothing you type ever leaves your browser at all. Using a different browser, device, or a private/incognito window won't have access to a draft saved elsewhere, and clearing your browsing data removes it for good.