Free CV editor for career moves

Can you edit the CV you already have? Yes, once it's in your account. Type it into our free CV editor from your old CV, a section at a time, and the suggestions for each job title help fill the gaps you notice on the way. Saving it is free, and so is every edit you make after that. The answers below cover four edits that trip people up: reshaping a graduate CV, rewording your personal statement for each vacancy, adding a new title at the same employer and staying within two pages.

When should a graduate CV start leading with my work?

Once your first job says more about you than your degree does, which for most people is after a year or so in a full-time role. A graduate CV opens with the course because that was your strongest evidence; an experienced one opens with the work. Reshaping it takes four changes:

• Put your work history back above your education. You can change the order of sections whenever you like.
• Cut your degree entry to the course, university, grade and year. Modules and the dissertation line can go, unless the job draws on that subject directly.
• Rewrite the opening of your personal statement around the job you hold now. "Recent economics graduate seeking an analyst role" becomes "Junior analyst building the monthly sales forecast for a regional retailer".
• Take society and committee roles off, unless one shows something your job doesn't yet, such as running a budget or leading a team.

Taken a career break or been made redundant since? The FAQ covers both.

Which parts of my personal statement should change for each vacancy?

Usually two: the achievement you mention and the closing line. Keep the opening that says who you are, since that stays true whoever reads it. Swap in the result this employer would value most, and end on the kind of role the advert is offering. Moving from retail into a warehouse role? Put your stock-count accuracy ahead of your sales figures. Start each tailored copy from your full CV, never the one you sent last, so one employer's wording stays out of the next application. The hiring research puts applications per hire in the hundreds, so a statement aimed at this advert helps yours stand out. For the other sections of a UK CV, see how to write a CV.

How do I show a promotion or a new title at the same employer?

Give the new title its own entry, with the same employer and its own month-and-year dates, above the earlier one. Open it with what the promotion added, such as the people you now manage, and your results since, so the step up is what a reader sees first. Trim the earlier entry to its two or three strongest results. Other changes at that employer need more care:

• Acting up or a secondment: give it its own dated entry and keep the word in the title, such as "Acting Team Leader", so a reference check matches your CV.
• A restructure that renamed your job: keep one entry under the new title, with the old one in brackets, such as "Client Success Manager (formerly Account Manager)".
• More responsibility without a new title: add a line to your current role, such as "Took over rota planning for a team of 14 in 2025".

Typing the new title brings up lines suggested for that role, and the editing tools cover the rest.

What do I cut when a new job pushes my CV past two pages?

Look for lines that repeat, overlap or no longer help, and leave your recent work alone. Two pages is normal for a UK CV, and each new role makes space harder to find. These edits usually bring it back:

• List each certificate once, with its latest date. Drop a lower qualification when you hold a higher one in the same subject, such as Level 2 after gaining Level 3.
• Group short contracts or temporary roles under one heading with a single date range.
• Trim hobbies to one line, or leave them out unless they prove something the advert wants.
• Delete any bullet that repeats a point made higher up.

Still too long? Bring your personal statement down to three or four lines. For how expected length varies by country, see CV vs resume.

Keep your CV up to date with Rocket Resume

Rocket Resume walks you through each part of your CV in turn, with AI-enhanced expert wording suggested for the roles you've held, so turning duties into results gets easier. When a new advert catches your eye, you can bring the results that employer wants to the top and match its wording, all inside a professional, ATS-friendly design. Here's how it works:

1. Choose a design once you've said how much experience you have.
2. Add each job's title and dates, then choose from the lines suggested for that role.
3. Include your own figures, then drag your sections into the order that suits you.
4. Save it to your account, then reopen it whenever you have a new job or qualification to add.

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