Free AI CV builder
AI CV builder for UK job applications
Start blank, pick a target role, or import an old CV. Fill in each section and let the AI tighten your wording as you go. It works from your facts and nothing else, so what comes out is a CV you can defend in an interview.
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Build your CV
No CV yet? No problem. Pick how you'd like to start — you can edit everything afterwards.
How it works
From blank page to a finished CV
- 1
Choose a starting point
Import a PDF or Word CV you already have, answer a few questions about your last role, or start from the job title you're aiming for.
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Write, then let AI tidy it
Type a rough line about what you did. The AI turns it into a clear achievement bullet and keeps your numbers. It won't add one you didn't give it.
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Download and tailor
Export an A4 PDF or Word file. When you find a job, paste the advert into Ryser to tailor the same CV to it.
UK CV rules
What a UK recruiter expects, built in
Most AI CV makers are built for US resumes and leave you to fix the differences. These are set for you.
A4, two pages at most
UK CVs run one to two A4 pages. US Letter sizing shifts margins and can push your last section onto a third page.
No photo, no date of birth
UK employers don't ask for either, and many strip them out to reduce bias. The builder has no field for them.
British spelling
Optimise, organisation, programme. Mixing US spelling into a UK application reads as a copied template.
Personal profile, not an objective
A short profile at the top saying what you do and what you're targeting. The AI drafts it from your experience section.
Single column, plain fonts
Parsers read left to right, top to bottom. Two-column designs often come out scrambled in the recruiter's system.
Achievements with numbers
Each bullet leads with what changed because of you. The AI keeps the figures you give it and never makes one up.
Ryser vs a chat assistant
Why not just paste your details into ChatGPT?
| Ryser CV builder | General chat assistant | |
|---|---|---|
| Invented facts | Blocked. Only your own lines are reworded. | Common. Fills gaps with plausible results. |
| Layout | Laid out for you, ATS-safe, A4. | Plain text you format yourself. |
| UK conventions | Set by default. | Usually US resume style unless prompted. |
| Tailoring to a job | Paste the advert, see every change. | Re-prompt and compare by hand. |
| Checking the result | Free ATS CV checker against the advert. | None. |
FAQ
About the AI CV builder
Is the AI CV builder free?
Building and previewing your CV is free, AI help included. You need a free account to save it to your profile or download the PDF or Word file. There is no card and no trial clock.
Will the AI make things up on my CV?
No. It rewords lines you have written and suggests skills that are typical for your target role, which you choose to keep or drop. It never adds an employer, a date, a qualification or a number you didn't give it.
Is the CV formatted for UK employers?
Yes. Exports are A4, single column, in standard fonts with selectable text. There is no photo field and no date of birth, which UK recruiters don't expect and some screen out.
Will it pass an applicant tracking system?
Both themes avoid the things ATS parsers trip on: tables, text boxes, columns, icons and text inside images. No honest tool can promise a pass, because the ATS ranks you against the job. Run the finished CV through the free ATS CV checker with the job advert to see your match.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT to write my CV?
A chat model will happily invent a result to fill a gap, and it hands you text you then have to format. This builder keeps your facts as the only source, lays the CV out for you, and checks it against a job advert when you're done.
Can I tailor the CV to a specific job afterwards?
Yes. Paste any job advert into Ryser and it rewrites the CV around that role, mirroring the keywords you genuinely match and showing every change before you accept it.
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