Create and share your professional CV instantly with UCAS CV Builder—AI-ready and easy to update!
Ready to kickstart your career? With UCAS CV Builder, you can create a professional, industry-standard CV in minutes. Easily update and download your CV anytime, all in one place. Share it with potential employers at the click of a button and ensure your CV is AI-ready, giving you a competitive advantage in today’s job market. Start building your future now with CV Builder and stand out to recruiters!
What is AI-ready?
When we say our CV Builder tool is AI-ready, it means that the tool organises your information under specific headers, making it easy for AI systems used by employers to extract and process your CV. Many companies use AI tools to quickly sort through large numbers of CVs, and by using CV Builder, you ensure that your CV is optimised correctly. This helps streamline the recruitment process, and could make the difference when it comes to being noticed by employers who use AI-based tools.
Why your CV matters
Your CV is one of the most important tools you’ll use when searching for apprenticeships, part-time jobs, or full-time employment after finishing college or university. It’s your chance to showcase who you are, what you’ve achieved, and the skills you can bring to an employer.
Employers look closely at your CV to assess whether you have the qualifications and potential to thrive in a practical role. A strong CV can also help you secure part-time work while studying, giving you valuable experience that will boost your chances of landing a full-time position after you graduate.
Your CV is a snapshot of your academic achievements, work experience, and extracurricular activities, all of which help you stand out from the competition.
Typical recruitment process
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Submit CV
Create and send your CV to employers as the first step in the application process, showcasing your qualifications and skills.
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Initial Screening
Employers review your CV to assess if your experience and qualifications match the job requirements.
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Assessment/Skills Tests
You may be asked to complete tests to evaluate your technical abilities or problem-solving skills relevant to the role.
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Interview (may include several rounds)
Employers will interview you to learn more about your experience, skills, and suitability for the role. There may be multiple rounds.
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Job Offer
If successful, you’ll receive a formal job offer detailing the position, salary, and other terms of employment.
Why your CV is essential
- Helps you secure apprenticeships
- Important for part-time work while studying
- Key to landing full-time roles after college/university
- Highlights your skills and experiences to employers
- Prepares you for the professional world
How to operate CV Builder
Log into the UCAS Hub and hit CV Builder, and follow the on-screen prompts to start your CV building journey.
With CV Builder, you’ll be asked to enter information that will help to demonstrate your skills and qualifications so far. It will allow you to detail your professional and academic project work to date, allowing you to showcase such things as volunteering experiences, employment, and academic project schemes like Young Enterprise and Duke of Edinburgh.
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Click on CV Builder in the main Hub
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Follow the on-screen prompts to populate your CV
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Hit SAVE to confirm your changes
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Press DOWNLOAD CV to receive your CV in an industry-standard format.
Hint!
Building an effective CV takes time, to make the most out of your experiences to date, check out our advice and guidance on identifying transferrable skills, CV writing and more.