Resume in English — Free Maker, Example & Translator | Prezumi

See what a CV in English looks like, how it differs from a local CV (no photo, no date of birth), and turn the CV you already have into English — free, with AI.

See exactly what a CV in English looks like, what to leave off — photo, date of birth, marital status — and how it differs from a local CV. Then turn the résumé you already have into a clean English version, free, in one click.

What a CV in English looks like

One page where your career is short, two at most, reverse-chronological, and plain enough that an applicant tracking system reads it without tripping. No decoration is doing the talking — your experience is.

Reverse-chronological: your most recent job first, each role with its dates on the right, so a reader scans the timeline at a glance.
No photo, no date of birth, no marital status or nationality — English-speaking employers expect these left off, and in the US including them creates legal risk.
Bullets open with an action verb and carry a number wherever one honestly exists: “Cut onboarding time 40%”, not “Responsible for onboarding”.
A short summary line up top, then Experience, Education, and Skills — the order a UK or US recruiter expects to read them in.

How it differs from your local CV

If you're translating a CV from another market, these are the conventions that change — getting them right matters more than the words themselves.

“CV” vs “résumé”: in the US a résumé is the one-to-two-page job document and a “CV” is a long academic record. In the UK, Ireland, and most of Europe, “CV” is the normal word for both.
Drop the personal data European CVs include — photo, date of birth, gender, marital status, full address. Your city and country is enough.
Keep it to one page early-career, two at most. The multi-page Europass-style layout reads as padded to an English-speaking recruiter.
Translate job titles to their nearest local equivalent, not word-for-word, and spell out qualifications that don't exist abroad (a German Ausbildung, an Italian laurea triennale).
Use the target country's date format and spelling — DD Month YYYY and British spelling for the UK, Month DD, YYYY and US spelling for the US.

Already have a CV? Put it in English now

Upload the résumé you have in any language. The AI rewrites every line into English — your name, employers, and dates stay exactly as they are — and the English version opens in the editor to fine-tune before you download.

Free to use, no signup to start. This opens the CV translator with English pre-selected — you can switch the target language any time.

Your next step

CV translated? Write a cover letter in the same language and turn your resume into a portfolio website.

Write a tailored cover letter — Upload your resume, paste the job description, pick a style, and get a cover letter matched to the role in under a minute.
Turn your resume into a website — Convert your resume into a live personal website with a matching online resume and one shareable link for recruiters.

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Write a tailored cover letter — Upload your resume, paste the job description, pick a style, and get a cover letter matched to the role in under a minute.
Turn your resume into a website — Convert your resume into a live personal website with a matching online resume and one shareable link for recruiters.
Check if ATS can read your resume — Upload your PDF and get an instant score for text extraction, reading order, sections, contact info, and content strength.
Write a resignation letter — Fill in your name, role, and last day, pick a tone, and get a clean, professional resignation letter to copy or download as a PDF.
Convert to a Harvard resume — Reformat any resume into the Harvard career-services layout used by students and recent grads — preview instantly, download the PDF free.
Fix weak resume wording — Find buzzwords, weak verbs, vague bullets, and missing metrics. Get a 0–100 wording score and stronger rewrites.
Convert to a Europass CV — Turn any resume into the Europass-style format European employers expect — preview instantly, download the PDF free.
Convert GPA & grades — Convert between US GPA, percentage, letter grades, UK honours, ECTS, and 10-point CGPA — and see if you graduated cum laude.

An English CV in four rules

One page early on, two once you have a decade behind you. Never three.
No photo and no personal data — age, marital status, and nationality all come off.
Reverse-chronological, action-verb bullets, numbers wherever they're real.
“Résumé” in the US, “CV” in the UK — the same short, single-column document either way.

The country-by-country detail is in the guide on translating your CV for international jobs.

How it works

Upload the CV you have — Any language, PDF, DOC, or DOCX. The same parser behind the CV translator reads your experience, education, and skills.
AI rewrites it in English — Every line is translated into natural English while your names, employers, and dates stay exactly as written — then it opens in the editor.
Tune it, then download free — Adjust job titles and wording for the target market, check it with the ATS checker, and download the PDF — free.

Writing a CV in English: what actually changes

A CV in English is not just your local CV with the words swapped. English-speaking employers — in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and most international companies — expect a short, single-column document, usually one page and rarely more than two, with no photo and none of the personal details (date of birth, marital status, nationality) that a European or Middle-Eastern CV routinely includes. The content is reverse-chronological, every bullet opens with an action verb, and achievements carry numbers wherever they genuinely exist. Get those conventions right and your application reads like it was written locally rather than translated.

The fastest route to a correct English version is to start from the CV you already have: upload it to the CV translator with English as the target, and the AI rewrites every line into English while leaving your names, employers, and dates untouched. The result opens in the editor so you can adjust job titles to their nearest English equivalent and tighten the wording, then run it through the ATS checker to confirm it parses cleanly. Writing it from scratch instead? Begin with the resume templates, and when the application needs a letter too, the cover letter generator drafts it in English from your CV and the job post.

Is this English CV tool free?

Yes. Translating your CV into English, previewing it, and downloading the PDF are all free, with no signup to start. An account only matters if you want to keep editing it as a saved project or publish it as a link.

What's the difference between a CV and a résumé in English?

In the US, “résumé” is the one-to-two-page document you send for a job and “CV” means a long academic or medical record. In the UK, Ireland, and most of Europe and Asia, “CV” is simply the everyday word for that same job document. This page uses them interchangeably because the format is what matters, not the label.

Should an English CV have a photo?

No. US and UK employers expect no photo, and in the US including one — along with your age, marital status, or nationality — can raise discrimination-law problems that lead recruiters to discard the CV. Leave all of it off; your city and country is enough.

How long should a CV in English be?

One page early in your career, and no more than two once you have substantial experience. The longer, multi-section Europass format common in the EU reads as padded to an English-speaking recruiter — cut it down to the roles and achievements that matter for the job.

Will the translation keep my layout and dates?

Yes. The translator rewrites the text of each section into English but keeps your names, employers, and dates exactly as written, and pours the result into a clean template. Because it opens in the editor, you can fix any job title the AI translated too literally before you download.