Free CV Maker Online with Professional Templates

How to Use a Professional CV Maker

1. Search or filter the template gallery and choose the layout that fits your destination, discipline and career stage.
2. Add identity details and select the purpose of the CV, such as academic appointment, research, teaching, medicine, scholarship or international application.
3. Build repeatable employment, education, research, publication, teaching, presentation and reference entries instead of pasting unstructured text.
4. Use the preview beside each feature group to verify the exact section while you work through a long form.
5. Paste an opportunity description to compare relevant requirements with the content already present in your CV.
6. Reorder or hide sections, adjust the visual design and inspect the complete multi-page preview.
7. Export through Print / Save as PDF or download a Word-compatible DOC, editable HTML, text, BibTeX or JSON backup.

Curriculum Vitae Builder, Sections and Export Features

• Ten original custom CV templates rendered as genuine miniature previews before selection.
• Dedicated academic, research, teaching, medical, international, graduate, policy, executive and creative CV layouts.
• Guided repeatable entries for appointments, education, research, publications, teaching, presentations and references.
• Publication metadata with DOI, venue, year, authors, citation style display and BibTeX export.
• Fields for ORCID, Google Scholar, professional links, grants, honours, memberships and language proficiency.
• Opportunity requirement matching with matched terms, missing terms and a transparent local readiness score.
• Purpose-aware profile suggestions, contribution bullet builder and a local phrase bank with no external AI API.
• Desktop sticky full-CV preview plus identity, profile, experience, research, teaching, extras and design previews beside the relevant controls.
• Section visibility and ordering controls for a genuinely tailored curriculum vitae.
• A4 and US Letter layouts, typography, spacing, margins, density, accent color and optional photo controls.
• Undo, redo, sample data, JSON backup/import and multi-format export.
• Browser Print / Save as PDF, Word-compatible DOC, editable HTML, plain text and publication-only BibTeX export.
• Private browser-only processing without account creation, database storage or CV text analytics.

Professional CV Templates for Different Career Paths

This CV builder starts with ten original templates rather than a blank generic form. Scholar Ledger, Faculty Chronicle, Research Atlas, Clinical Portfolio, Global Professional, Policy and Development, Graduate Fellowship, European Profile, Executive Curriculum and Creative Academic each use a distinct information hierarchy, header treatment, spacing system and section order.

The template cards are not decorative screenshots. Each miniature is rendered by the same CV engine used for the editable final document, so the selected design remains consistent when your own data replaces the example content.

• Academic and faculty CV
• Research and laboratory CV
• Teaching portfolio CV
• Medical and clinical CV
• International and European CV
• Graduate, scholarship and fellowship CV
• Policy, NGO and development CV
• Detailed executive curriculum vitae

Academic CV Maker with Publications and Research

An academic CV normally needs more evidence than a short job resume. The builder therefore includes structured research interests, appointments, projects, publications, grants, conferences, presentations, awards and professional memberships. Publication entries can include authors, title, venue, year, DOI and status.

Citation-style controls change how publication information is displayed in the CV, while BibTeX export gives you a portable publication-only file for later review. Always verify punctuation, author order and discipline-specific requirements before submission.

Teaching, Medical and International CV Sections

Teaching candidates can record courses, levels, institutions, dates and teaching contributions. Medical users can emphasize clinical appointments, certifications, research, presentations and professional memberships. International applicants can include language proficiency, nationality or date-of-birth fields only when appropriate for the destination and application rules.

Optional identity fields are hidden by default and should never be added simply because a template allows them. The employer, institution, country and application instructions should determine what belongs in the final CV.

Live CV Previews

Long CVs contain many controls, so a single preview at the top is not enough. The desktop workspace keeps the complete document sticky while separate previews appear beside identity, profile, appointments, education, research, teaching, extras and design controls. On mobile, compact preview cards and a fixed Preview action keep the result accessible without forcing the user to scroll back to the beginning.

Every preview uses the same state and renderer. Editing a publication, moving a section or changing the template updates both the feature preview and the complete CV instead of creating disconnected mockups.

CV Readiness and Opportunity Matching

Paste the requirements for a fellowship, faculty post, research role, clinical position or international vacancy to compare them with your CV. The browser identifies matched and missing terms and combines them with completeness checks for contact details, profile, education, evidence, dates, publications and references.

The readiness score is a transparent local checklist, not a prediction from an employer, university or applicant tracking system. Add a missing term only when it truthfully describes your background, and prioritize clear evidence over keyword repetition.

CV Builder Writing Assistance without Sending Your Data to AI

The profile starters, phrase bank and contribution builder run locally. They help turn vague statements into evidence-led lines by combining an action, activity, method and outcome. Categories cover academic research, teaching, medical work, policy and development, technical roles and graduate applications.

These suggestions are starting points. Replace generic wording with precise responsibilities, methods, populations, funding amounts, publication outcomes, student results or measurable professional impact.

Export CV as PDF, Word, HTML, Text or BibTeX

Use browser Print / Save as PDF for the final visual document. Print styles remove the website interface and preserve the selected A4 or US Letter layout. A Word-compatible DOC is available when further text editing is needed, while editable HTML and plain text provide portable alternatives.

JSON export stores the editable builder state on your own device so it can be imported later. BibTeX export contains publication records only. Open every exported file and review page breaks, dates, contact information, references and citation formatting before submission.

CV Maker versus Resume Maker

Use Resume Maker for a concise, vacancy-focused job document where one or two pages, ATS clarity and selected achievements are the priority. Use CV Maker when the application requires a detailed curriculum vitae, academic record, research output, teaching history, clinical work, publications, grants, conferences or references.

Resume Maker focuses on tailoring a short employment resume, while CV Maker organizes a detailed, evidence-rich career and academic history.

Privacy and Browser-Based CV Creation

The CV is assembled with local JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Names, addresses, career history, research, publications, references, opportunity text and optional photos are not submitted to an external AI service or stored in a database.

A permanent copy exists only when you download or print one. Generic analytics events can record actions such as selecting a template or starting an export, but should never include the text entered in the CV.

Academic and Professional CV Examples

• Build an academic CV with ORCID, research interests, publications, conferences, grants and referees.
• Create a faculty CV that prioritizes teaching appointments, courses, supervision, service and scholarship.
• Prepare a clinical CV with appointments, certifications, research, presentations and memberships.
• Create a graduate fellowship CV that gives projects, education, awards and research potential more space.
• Prepare an international or European-style CV while including optional personal information only when requested.
• Maintain a long master CV in JSON, then hide or reorder sections for each application.

Who Can Use the CV Builder?

• Academic appointments, postdoctoral roles and university promotion dossiers.
• Research jobs, laboratories, grants, fellowships and scholarship applications.
• Teaching, lecturer, professor and education-sector applications.
• Medical, clinical, public-health and healthcare curriculum vitae.
• International, European, NGO, policy and development-sector applications.
• Senior professionals who need a detailed career history rather than a short resume.

CV Format, Evidence and Export Limits

• The readiness and opportunity-match scores are local heuristics, not acceptance predictions or results from a real employer ATS.
• Browser Print / Save as PDF output can vary slightly by browser; always inspect page breaks and print settings.
• The Word download is a Word-compatible DOC file, not a native DOCX package.
• Citation display and BibTeX output should be checked against the exact style, journal or institution requirements.
• Optional photo, nationality, birth date and reference details should be used only when appropriate and requested.
• The tool does not verify claims, qualifications, publication records or employment dates.

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