Harvard CV Maker.
Rewritten, not retyped.

No. Harvard CV Maker is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, approved by, or sponsored by Harvard University. We built our own tools using publicly available resume and cover-letter guidance, including resources published by Harvard's career services. These resources inform our formatting rules and AI instructions.

We use public guidance as a reference when designing our layout, writing rules, and AI instructions. Our AI helps organize and improve the information you provide, and you review and edit the result. These are independently developed tools, not official Harvard templates or services.

Yes. Use the Harvard resume generator to start from scratch with chat or structured fields. Add your real experience, education, and skills, then review the AI wording and export your PDF. Uploading an existing CV is a shortcut, not a requirement. The same Harvard CV builder lets you keep editing your saved draft.

A Harvard-format CV uses a readable, single-column layout with clear headings for contact details, experience, education, and skills. Experience and education follow reverse-chronological order, with recent entries first. Describe your work with action verbs and supported results. The app uses one consistent layout without photos or decorative graphics; its clear structure supports readable, ATS-friendly applications.

Yes. Upload your existing CV as a PDF, Word, text, or Markdown file. AI extracts your details and generates a new editable Harvard-format CV with improved wording and structure. You do not need to retype your work history or fill in each section to get the first draft. Review the facts and suggested achievements before exporting.

Yes. Your current CV does not need to use a Harvard template. Upload a readable PDF, Word, text, or Markdown file and AI organizes the extracted information into the app's Harvard format. It is designed to preserve your names, roles, dates, qualifications, and other supplied facts. Review the extracted details and any suggested wording before exporting.

You do not need to enter extra career details to generate the first draft from a readable CV. If your file is missing important information, you can add it during review. Chat is there for optional refinements, such as rewriting a bullet or tailoring the draft to a role.

Yes. Paste a job description and the AI will emphasize supported experience, align language where your CV has evidence, and flag important job requirements that are missing from your background.

Yes. The cover letter generator uses your saved CV or uploaded CV text as context, then writes a one-page, role-specific letter grounded in your real experience.

Yes. Every CV and cover letter draft is editable. The best workflow is to generate a strong first draft, review the facts, refine anything personal, and then export.

The AI is designed to preserve supplied facts, dates, roles, and metrics, and to flag missing evidence instead of claiming unsupported skills. You should still review every final document before submitting it.

Yes. The builder uses a clean, single-column Harvard-format structure with standard headings and readable text, which is designed to work well with applicant tracking systems.