CV Maker: Build Your CV Online and Download Word or PDF

How the CV maker works

1. Fill in your contact details, a short summary, your jobs, education and skills. Only your name is required.
2. Choose a format. The preview shows the real page, so you see where a second page starts.
3. Download the Word file to keep editing, or the PDF to send. Both come from the same layout, so they match.
4. Come back later: the form remembers your text in this browser until you press Clear form.

A CV builder free of sign-up, watermarks and fees

There is no account wall and no paid tier in front of the download button. The Word file is a normal .docx with real headings, a real bullet list and standard fonts (Arial or Times New Roman), so it opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice and Pages without repair messages. The PDF contains selectable text, not a picture of text, which matters when an employer's system reads your CV.

If you have a Dev Global Jobs account, the button Use my profile fills the form from the profile you already saved. Nothing is sent to an employer from this page.

What to write in each section

• Contact details at the top: name, phone, email and the city you live in.
• A short introduction of two or three sentences that fits the job you are applying for.
• Work history with the most recent job first. Describe what you achieved, with numbers where you can: people managed, sales made, time saved.
• Education and training, again newest first, with grades if they help you.
• Leave out your age, date of birth, marital status and nationality unless the employer or the country format asks for them.

This follows the public guidance of the UK National Careers Service and the Government of Canada Job Bank, listed under Sources.

Which format should you choose?

Applying through an online form or a large employer: take the ATS-friendly format. Applying in the United States or Canada: use the US or Canadian resume on Letter paper. Germany expects a table layout with dates on the left. Students and graduates should put education first. For research and teaching posts, use the academic format, which has room for publications and grants.

Sources

• National Careers Service (UK Government): How to write a CV
• Job Bank (Government of Canada): How to write a good resume
• Queensland Government: How to write a resume and cover letter
• Template files: made by Dev Global Jobs and opened in Microsoft Word before publishing.

Sources last checked: 2 October 2026.