Your CV, after you

A CV that tells your story, filled in without stress, designed in a few clicks, and silent about what you keep to yourself.

Build my CV

Why we built it

NextWorkStep starts by understanding how you work: your pace, what drains you, what keeps you going. The CV comes after. It tells a path you have already clarified; it does not define you.

Our own numbers showed it: the CV was the step where most people stopped. A blank page, input lost when switching tabs, too many decisions at once. For someone with ADHD, an autistic person, or anyone worn out by job hunting, that is often where momentum breaks.

So we rebuilt the CV from scratch with one simple rule: nothing gets lost, and each screen asks for one thing at a time.

How it works

  1. Import your CV, or start from scratch

    A PDF or Word file is enough. No CV? Fill in the sections one by one. You can even get a first career path without a CV.

  2. The AI reads it and rewrites it in the first person

    It picks up your experience, your skills and the ones people often forget (parenting, volunteering, side projects). If reading fails, your current CV stays as it is: nothing is overwritten.

  3. You complete it, section by section

    Every change saves itself, and the status is written out in words ("Saved"). A counter shows how many sections are filled and what is missing. Nothing is discarded without asking you.

  4. You pick a template

    The preview updates live. Depending on the template, you set the colour, font, section order and photo.

  5. You download it

    As a PDF for everyone, as a Word file with the Trajectory plan or a Starter Work account.

  6. You tailor it to a job offer

    For a specific application, the AI rewrites your CV around what the role needs, asks you questions when something is missing, and you approve before anything changes.

Six templates, not only for tech jobs

Each template answers a real situation. The thumbnails below are layout sketches, not screenshots.

  • Essential

    Free

    Plain, single column, read without errors by recruitment software. The safe choice, and the default template.

  • Personal

    Free

    The same readable base, made yours: colour, font, section order, photo.

  • Modern

    Trajectory plan

    Coloured identity band and skill chips. For customer-facing, sales and communication roles.

  • Two columns

    Trajectory plan

    A side column for skills, languages and practical details. Useful when you have many.

  • Pathway

    Trajectory plan

    Experience as a timeline, with duration and what you took from it. To show the logic of a career change.

  • First CV

    Trajectory plan, included in Starter Work

    Skills, strengths and projects before experience. For a first job, an internship or an apprenticeship.

Designed to be read, and to be filled in

  • A font built for legibility

    Atkinson Hyperlegible is the default font: letters you cannot mix up (I, l, 1), designed for people with low vision and liked by dyslexic readers.

  • Readable by recruitment software

    The Essential template is a single column, with no chips or photo: the layout screening software reads most cleanly.

  • One main action at a time

    "Design and download" is the only big button. "Edit" and "Delete" are written out, with no icon to guess.

  • The right to stop

    You can close the app halfway through a section: what you typed is already saved when you come back.

What never appears on your CV

The app sometimes knows things about you that you do not want to show an employer. None of them is used in the CV, whatever the template:

  • your official disability status and your workplace adjustment needs;
  • your working-style profile ("what helps you at work");
  • your date of birth and your expected salary;
  • the fact that you care for a relative, which could reveal their health.

If you want to mention a disability, you write it yourself, where and how you choose. It is your decision, not an algorithm’s.

Disclosing a disability at work

Who gets what

FreeTrajectoryStarter Work
Import, AI reading, guided editor ✓✓✓
Essential and Personal templates ✓✓✓
Modern, Two columns, Pathway templates not included✓not included
First CV template not included✓✓
PDF export ✓✓✓
Word export not included✓✓

Every template can be previewed, including paid ones. If you go back to the free plan, your choice is kept and your CV downloads with the Personal template in the meantime. Tailoring your CV to a job offer follows your plan’s monthly limits.

CV questions

Can I make my CV for free?

Yes. Import, AI reading, the guided editor, two templates (Essential and Personal) and PDF export are free.

Will recruitment software (ATS) read my CV?

The Essential template is built for it: one column, clear headings, no chips or photo. No tool can guarantee how every system reads a CV, but it is the safest layout.

Does my disability status or ADHD profile appear on the CV?

No, never. Neither disability status, adjustments nor your working-style profile are read to build the CV. If you want to mention them, you write it yourself.

I do not have a CV. Can I still use the app?

Yes. You can fill in your CV section by section, or start without one: the app offers a first career path based on how you work and what you tell it.

What happens if importing my CV fails?

Your current CV stays as it is and a message explains what happened. A failed import never replaces an existing CV.

Which formats can I import and download?

Import as PDF or Word. Download as PDF for everyone, as Word with the Trajectory plan or a Starter Work account.

Start with yourself, the CV will follow

A three-minute mini-test with no account to see how you work, or go straight to the app to import your CV.

Build my CV Take the mini-test

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