CV Maker App — Build a Professional CV on Your Phone
Make a UK-standard CV from your phone in under two minutes. Type it in, photograph your old CV, or upload a PDF — the AI structures everything into a clean two-page CV with a personal statement, reverse-chronological experience, and correct British conventions.
A CV Maker That Actually Works on a Phone
Most "CV maker apps" are desktop builders squeezed onto a small screen — pinch-zooming into A4 previews, dragging text boxes with your thumb. MobileCV was built the other way round: the phone is the primary device. You supply the facts; the AI and the typesetting engine do the layout, so nothing depends on you dragging anything.
Photograph your old CV
Take a photo of a printed CV or a screenshot of a Word doc. The AI reads it, extracts every job and date, and rebuilds it cleanly.
No app to install
Runs in your phone's browser — Android, iPhone, tablet. No 200 MB download, no permissions, no update nags. Your CV syncs to any device you sign in on.
Layout handled for you
You never touch margins, columns, or fonts. The typesetting engine produces a print-perfect A4 PDF — the same output whether you built it on a phone or a laptop.
Apply from the same device
Saw the job on Indeed on your commute? Build the CV, download the PDF, and attach it to the application — all before your stop.
UK CV Conventions — What British Employers Expect
A CV for the UK follows rules that American resume templates quietly break. Get these six right and your CV reads as local, not imported. Our templates apply them by default.
📄 Two pages, A4
The UK standard is two A4 pages — not the one-page US rule. One page is fine for school leavers and career starters; three pages only for senior or academic roles.
✍️ Personal statement up top
Three to four lines under your name: who you are, what you've done, what you're looking for. UK recruiters expect it; the AI drafts one from your experience automatically.
🚫 No photo, no date of birth
Under UK equality law, employers must not consider age or appearance — so photos, date of birth, and marital status are left off. (Much of continental Europe still expects a photo; our EU templates support one.)
🤝 "References available on request"
Don't list referees' names and phone numbers. A single closing line — or nothing at all — is the modern convention; employers ask for references at offer stage.
🎓 GCSEs and A-Levels where relevant
Early-career CVs list A-Levels (with grades) and summarise GCSEs ("9 GCSEs grades 9–5 incl. Maths & English"). Once you have a degree plus experience, trim school detail to a line.
🇬🇧 British spelling and dates
"Organised", "programme", "labour" — and dates as "Mar 2022 – Present". Small signals, but a CV full of American spellings reads as copy-pasted. Tell the AI your target country and it localises.
Applying in the EU instead?
Continental conventions differ: German and French employers often expect a photo, longer CVs are acceptable, and language levels matter. For EU applications many institutions prefer the official Europass CV format — we generate that too, from the same content.
Do You Need a CV or a Resume?
In the UK, Ireland, and most of Europe, the CV is the standard document for every job application — a two-page account of your experience, education, and skills. In the US and Canada the everyday document is called a resume, and "CV" is reserved for long-form academic documents with publications and grants.
Practically: applying in Britain or Europe → make a CV here. Applying to a US company → use our resume builder, which applies one-page US conventions instead. Same content, different rulebook — and you can generate both from a single MobileCV profile.
Full breakdown of the differences, country by country, in our guide: CV vs resume — what's the difference?
CV Templates by Occupation
The AI adapts section order and wording to the job you're going for. These are the roles UK users build most.
Receptionist CV
Front-of-house roles live on first impressions — lead with a warm personal statement, switchboard/booking-system skills, and visitor-volume numbers ("front desk handling 60+ visitors daily").
Teacher CV
Schools want QTS status, key stages and subjects taught, and safeguarding training up front. Results data (progress scores, pass rates) belongs in your experience bullets, not buried in a skills list.
Teaching Assistant CV
TA applications hinge on SEN experience, intervention groups, and behaviour support. No classroom experience yet? Volunteering, DBS status, and Level 2/3 qualifications carry the CV.
Nursing CV
NMC PIN, clinical placements by ward and specialty, revalidation status, and band history — nursing CVs have their own structure, and NHS applications often mirror it. Ours follows it by default.
Care Assistant CV
Care Certificate, manual handling and medication training, and concrete examples of person-centred care. Employers scan for right-to-work and DBS lines — keep them easy to find.
Customer Service & Retail CV
Tills, targets, and temper — quantify what you can (basket size, mystery-shopper scores, shrinkage) and show shift reliability. Ideal first CV if you're moving up from weekend work.
Browse every layout in our free CV & resume template gallery — or see finished examples in our samples library.
The Personal Statement — the Part Everyone Gets Wrong
The three or four lines at the top of a UK CV decide whether the rest gets read. The formula that works: who you are → your strongest evidence → what you're after. Adjectives don't count as evidence; numbers and named results do.
Hardworking, motivated team player with excellent communication skills seeking an exciting opportunity in a dynamic environment.
Retail supervisor with 4 years at Boots, latterly running a 6-person team and the store's best mystery-shopper scores in the region, now looking for an assistant-manager role in high-street retail.
Recent graduate passionate about making a difference and eager to learn new skills in a forward-thinking organisation.
Newly qualified teaching assistant (Level 3, enhanced DBS) with a year of voluntary SEN support at a Leeds primary school, seeking a TA position in Key Stage 1 or 2.
Can't find the words? The AI drafts a personal statement from your work history in one tap — then you edit it until it sounds like you.
Free CV Maker — What "Free" Actually Means Here
Most "free CV builders" let you build everything, then paywall the download or start a subscription trial. We do it differently, and it's worth spelling out:
✅ Free, permanently
- · Building and storing your CV
- · PDF downloads — every version, forever
- · 3 AI credits on sign-up (parsing, rewriting)
- · Editing and updating any time
💳 Paid — one-time, no subscription
- · Editable Word (DOCX) export
- · Extra AI credits beyond the free allowance
- · That's it — no monthly plan, no auto-renew, no "trial" that charges you on day 8
From Phone to Finished CV in 3 Steps
Add what you have
Type your details, upload a PDF or Word file, photograph a printed CV, or import from LinkedIn. Rough notes are fine — the AI fills the structure.
Review and refine
The AI drafts your personal statement and turns duties into achievement bullets. Edit anything, pick a template, switch between UK and EU conventions with one setting.
Download and apply
Get a print-quality A4 PDF free. Want to check it against a job advert first? Run it through the ATS checker.
CV Maker FAQ
Is there a CV maker app to download?+
You don't need one — MobileCV runs entirely in your phone's browser and is designed for small screens first. That means no App Store or Google Play download, nothing taking up storage, and the same account working on your laptop when you switch devices.
Is the CV maker really free?+
Yes — signing up gives you 3 free credits and PDF downloads are free forever. You only pay (a small one-time amount, no subscription) if you want the editable Word version of your CV.
How long should a UK CV be?+
Two A4 pages is the UK standard for most roles. One page is perfectly acceptable — often better — for school leavers and anyone with under ~3 years of experience. Only senior, medical, or academic CVs should run longer.
Should I put a photo on my CV?+
Not for the UK or Ireland — photos invite unconscious bias and most British recruiters expect CVs without them. For Germany, France, and much of continental Europe a professional photo is still customary. Our templates support both; choose based on where you're applying.
Do I list references on my CV?+
No. Either omit the section entirely or close with "References available on request." Employers request referee details at offer stage, and publishing someone's phone number on a document you'll send to dozens of companies is bad etiquette.
Can it make a US-style resume too?+
Yes. Your content is stored once; you can generate a two-page UK CV, a one-page US resume via the resume builder, or an official Europass CV for EU institutions — without retyping anything.
Will my CV pass applicant tracking systems (ATS)?+
Our PDFs use a clean single-column text layer that ATS software parses reliably — no tables, text boxes, or graphics that scramble parsing. You can verify any CV against a specific job advert with the free ATS checker.
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