Choose your preferred CV design to begin building your CV. Our CV templates have helped thousands of people across the UK and Ireland get great jobs without dealing with the Jobcentre or agencies!
Just enter your target job title, and our free CV maker’s AI systems will generate a personal statement to start. Then, as you enter previous job titles, our CV creator will suggest compelling bullet points for your work experience to quickly make your professional UK CV.
You don’t need to swot up on how to write a CV. Instead, our CV maker offers handy tips and guidance at each step. Not sure how to effectively present your information? Our CV builder also tweaks your layout to emphasise your strengths — whether they’re your qualifications, work history, or technical skills.
No wonder everyone hates writing a CV. Not only do you have to write the content, but you have to format your CV too. Adjusting margins, configuring fonts and font sizes, and altering spacing takes hours, so let our CV maker take care of the fiddly bits — transforming your key professional skills and experience into an eye-catching, job-winning CV that you can download for Word or in PDF or TXT format.
After you’ve finished making your CV with our professional UK CV builder, enjoy access to our exclusive Ask an Expert feature. This feature allows you to discuss your newly created CV with a certified CV professional (CPRW), who’ll provide clear suggestions on how to target your CV to the position you want.
CV Genius’ world-class, AI-powered CV builder software builds on a decade’s worth of experience by Resume Genius, whose builder has helped millions of Americans create job-winning applications.
The CV Genius CV creator is built for UK users, and British CV writing experts have helped create our CV generator and design the CV templates it uses to ensure the CV you download will impress recruiting managers no matter what sector you’re applying in.
You can download your CV for free as soon as the CV maker has generated it. Simply click the button in the upper right-hand side, and select ‘TEXT’.
There are also options for PDF and Microsoft Word format (.docx) CVs, which you can download by signing up for a trial subscription.
No, a CV and a resume aren’t the same. Resumes are one page long, whereas CVs are two pages or longer. CVs are standard in the UK because recruiting managers want to know all about you and your personality, including your hobbies, sports, and interests. However, you can use a one-page resume if you don’t have any work experience yet.
Yes, you should make a new CV every time you apply to a new company in the UK. However, you can reuse most of your CV, especially if you’re only submitting applications for jobs in the same industry.
Our online CV generator lets you make minor adjustments and create multiple versions of your CV. And our dashboard makes it easy for you to tailor your CV directly to different job adverts.
You can absolutely make a CV with no experience. Instead of a work experience section, feature voluntary work or significant achievements from school or university. You can also use a skill-based CV, which is a CV format that emphasises your skills instead of your work experience.
A standard CV in the UK and Ireland is two pages long. However, if you’re a recent school leaver or have very little work experience and are unsure what to include in your CV to fill two pages, consider writing a one-page CV.
A two-page CV will make your application be taken more seriously by recruiting managers, though. So if you can add extra optional sections — like language ability, charity work, or awards — or increase your font size (no larger than 12 points) to make a two-page CV, you’re more likely to get interviews.
No, CVs in the UK and Ireland shouldn’t have a photo. Employers often automatically bin CVs with a photo because they can’t hire based on someone’s appearance. The only time you’d include a photo on a UK CV is if you’re applying for an acting or modelling job — where your appearance is an essential part of the job requirements.
However, it’s standard to include a photo on your CV in the other countries of Europe.
Yes, you should put your hobbies on your CV. Hobbies and interests show your personallity is balanced, something which employers are seeking in their candidates.
It’s best to choose hobbies and skills that highlight some of the abilities you’ll need in the job you’re applying for. For example, weight training looks good on a personal trainer CV.
Yes, the CV Genius CV maker is free to use. That means you can design as many CVs as you want for free, and download them in TXT format. To download your finished CV in PDF or Microsoft Word format (.docx), you’ll need to sign up for a small subscription — we suggest you cancel your subscription once your job hunt has ended. Add a reminder in your phone to do so!
