Two to four lines about who you are, your strongest skills and the job you want.
Personal information
Common in Indian, Gulf and government CVs. Leave blank anything you prefer not to share.
Experience
Education
Skills
Levels show as bars or dots only in templates that use them.
Projects
Certificates
Awards & achievements
Publications & research
Languages
Hobbies & interests
References
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Signature & declaration
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Colour
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Create a professional CV online
What does CV stand for? CV stands for curriculum vitae, Latin for "course of life". It is a detailed record of your education, work, skills and achievements. This CV maker builds one for you with personal details, publications, awards, references and a signed declaration, and downloads it free.
How to make a CV online
Choose an ATS-friendly CV template or a design with a photo, depending on where you apply.
Add personal information such as date of birth, nationality and permanent address only if the employer or country expects it.
Write a professional summary of three to four lines that states your level, field and best result.
List experience and education newest first, with marks or CGPA for recent degrees.
Add the sections that make a CV complete: certifications, awards, publications, references and hobbies.
Sign it. Switch on the declaration and candidate signature with place and date, then download.
ATS-friendly CV templates
An ATS-friendly CV template uses one column, plain section headings, standard fonts and real text, so recruitment software can read every line. In this CV maker, Meridian, Plain ATS, Ledger, Duet, Formal Pillar and Scholar are built for that. Templates with sidebars and colour bands look great in email and print, but for online portals keep a single-column copy too.
How long should a CV be?
A CV for an ordinary job in India, the UK or Europe is usually two pages. Freshers can keep it to one page. Academic, research and medical CVs can run longer, because they list publications, conferences, teaching and grants. Whatever the length, put your strongest, most recent information on page one.
Professional summary for a CV: 3 examples
Experienced: Civil engineer with 9 years of experience delivering residential and metro projects worth over ₹400 crore. Leads site teams of 60, keeps projects on schedule and holds PMP certification.
Fresher: B.Sc. Biotechnology graduate with lab experience in PCR, ELISA and cell culture from a 6-month research internship. Looking for a research assistant role in molecular biology.
Academic: PhD researcher in water treatment with 5 peer-reviewed papers and 3 years of undergraduate teaching. Seeking a postdoctoral position in environmental engineering.
Should a CV have an objective?
An objective in a CV works best for freshers, career changers and applications to a specific scheme or post. Keep it to one or two lines that name the role and what you offer. Experienced candidates should use a professional summary instead. See our resume and CV objective examples.
Frequently asked questions
CV stands for curriculum vitae, a Latin phrase meaning "course of life". It is a document that records your education, work history, skills and achievements, often with more detail than a resume.
Two pages is normal for most jobs in India, the UK and Europe. Freshers can use one page. Academic and medical CVs are often longer because they list publications, research and teaching.
It is a CV layout that recruitment software can read correctly: one column, standard headings, common fonts and real text rather than images. Plain ATS, Meridian, Ledger and Duet are ATS-friendly templates in this CV maker.
Add them only when the employer, country or form asks for them, which is common for Indian government jobs, PSUs and some Gulf employers. In the US, UK and Canada, leave out date of birth, marital status and photos.
Yes. Download your CV as a Word (.docx) file, PDF, Google Docs, image, web page or plain text, all free.