Disabled for the time being. Student CV Maker's sharing features (publishing a CV, private links, confirmations, references and the employer features) are disabled for now, and will come back later. You can still write your CV and download it. What this page says about sharing is how it will work when it is back.
Pay once. Never a subscription.
A pass lasts for the days you choose: 30, 90, 180 or 360. It never renews by itself and we never keep charging you. Buy another only if you want one. Every price on this page is the full price, and no VAT is added.
Everything, free
Every feature, no pass needed, from the day you join until the end of the year you turn 25 (31 December). We only keep your year of birth, so we count by calendar year, not by your birthday. There is nothing to buy. That includes people aged 16 and 17, who join through a careers team, or have a parent or guardian approve instead, and can't buy anything.
A pass
You can buy one from 1 January after the year you turn 25. Extra CV tools for the days you choose: three more CV designs (Modern, Compact and Bold), which you can try on your own CV before you buy, cover letter templates, and seeing when your links are opened. Coming later, with Document Maker: bringing CVs and letters in from it, and writing samples on your CV page. Buy 30, 90, 180 or 360 days at once. Pay once. It never renews. UK only.
Lifetime access
You can buy it from 1 January after the year you turn 25. Every pass tool, for your own CV, for as long as Student CV Maker runs. That does not mean for the rest of your life, or ours. If we ever close, we give at least 3 months' notice and, if that is within 5 years of your purchase, refund part of the price, pro rata: the price times the whole months left of those 5 years, divided by 60 (see the terms). If you buy it while a pass is running, you get no credit for the pass days, and we tell you before you pay. Pay once. It can't be passed on to anyone else, and it never renews. UK only.
Approved employers
Send contact requests to people whose CV link you have. Looking at a CV is free. There is no search or candidate list, and a person can decline. For business accounts only, and you buy after we approve your company. Buy 1, 3, 6 or 12 lots of 30 days at once. Paid once, and it never renews.
Careers teams
Free. Students join with your code (or ask to join with a school email), and you confirm their qualifications. For students under 18, you also approve what they share. How it works
Lengths and prices
| Length | Pass (after free period) | Employer pass |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days | £7.99 | £49 |
| 90 days | £23.97 | £147 |
| 180 days | £47.94 | £294 |
| 360 days | £95.88 | £588 |
Full prices, paid once. No VAT is added. Each 30 days costs the same whatever length you pick, so there is no bulk discount and no reason to buy more than you need. Nothing ever renews, and it is never a subscription.
Good to know
Contact requests are free
Everyone can publish a CV, share private links, get facts confirmed, ask for references and receive contact requests, free. If you are 16 or 17, you do the first four with your careers lead's (or your parent or guardian's) approval, and employers can't send you contact requests. A pass only adds extra CV tools. It never affects whether employers can see or contact you. There is no search or list of candidates: only employers you share your CV with, and approved employers who have your public link, can ask to contact you. We can't promise anyone will get in touch.
No time limit on the free features
You keep the free features after your free period ends and after a pass ends. If we change the terms, the features or the prices, we email you at least 30 days before. If you don't accept a change that makes things worse for you, you can end your pass or lifetime access before it takes effect and get back the unused part. A price change never affects time you have already paid for. If we ever close Student CV Maker, we give at least 3 months' notice and refund the unused days of any pass. The terms have the details.
A version for each job is free
Make a version of your CV, and a cover letter, for each job you apply for. It is free for everyone, whatever their age, and needs no pass. A version changes your wording only, so facts that someone has confirmed stay exactly as they are.
UK only
Student CV Maker is for people who live in the UK. The price you see is the full price you pay. No VAT is added, as we are not VAT registered.
Changed your mind?
You can cancel any pass, student or employer, at any time, with no penalty. We end it as soon as you ask (you can give up to 5 working days' notice, but you don't have to) and refund the unused whole days. For lifetime access we refund on the 5-year rule in the terms. As a consumer you also have a 14-day right to cancel, until the end of the 14th day after the day you pay. Press Cancel on the Pass tab of your CV, or email hello@freddiesparrow.co.uk. You get the price back, less the days you've used, charged at the 30-day rate. A day that has started counts as a day used. If you bought a pass to start when your current one ends, you get all your money back before it starts. Students are never charged for being found by an employer, and paying never changes whether or how your CV is shown. An employer pass is a business purchase, so the 14-day consumer right doesn't apply to it, but it can be cancelled at any time too. Read the cancellation terms and form.
Document Maker: coming later
Document Maker is a separate app and it isn't released yet. When it is, bringing CVs and letters in from it and showing writing samples on your CV page will need Student CV Maker access: free during your free period, otherwise a pass or lifetime access. Document Maker has its own terms.
1. Choose. Sign in, open your CV and go to the Pass tab. Pick a pass (30, 90, 180 or 360 days) or lifetime access. The pay button shows what you are buying and the price.
2. Tick two boxes. Both start unticked. One says you live in the UK. The other says when your access starts (straight away, or when the pass you have now ends), and that you understand the refund rule under "Changed your mind?" above.
3. Pay on Stripe. The pay button takes you to Stripe's secure page, which shows the same item and price. We never see your card details.
4. Made a mistake? Before you pay, go back from Stripe's page. It brings you to this page. Open the Pass tab and choose again. Nothing is bought until you pay.
5. Your receipt. When your payment goes through, we email you a receipt with your cancellation rights and the cancellation form, and your pass appears on the Pass tab. It stays listed there with what you paid, so you can see your order again. The privacy notice says how long we keep payment records.
6. Language and terms. The contract is in English, and English is the only language we offer. The terms are on our site, and you can save or print them.
Employers buy the same way from the Employers tab, once we have approved them. There is one box to tick, that you are buying for a UK business, and the 14-day consumer right doesn't apply, because it is a business purchase. You can still cancel at any time, with no penalty, and get back the unused whole days.
Common questions
Is Student CV Maker free?
Yes. Every feature is free from the day you join until the end of the year you turn 25 (31 December). A version of your CV and a cover letter for each job you apply for is free for everyone, whatever their age, and you keep the free features after your free period ends.
How much does it cost after the free period?
A pass costs £7.99 for 30 days, and lifetime access is £59.99 paid once. These are full prices and no VAT is added, because we are not VAT registered.
Is it a subscription?
No. A pass never renews by itself and we never keep charging you. Buy another only if you want one.
Can I get a refund?
You can cancel any pass at any time with no penalty, and we refund the unused whole days. For lifetime access we refund on the 5-year rule in the terms.
Do careers teams pay?
No. Student CV Maker is free for school, college and university careers teams, and for their students during their free period.
What do employers pay?
Looking at a CV is free. Sending a contact request needs an employer pass, £49 for 30 days, which never renews. A person can decline, and nobody under 18 can be sent a request.