diff --git a/Frontend/package-lock.json b/Frontend/package-lock.json
index 381d922..8c7a4c8 100644
--- a/Frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/Frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
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         "lucide-react": "^0.515.0",
         "motion": "^12.18.1",
+        "pdfjs-dist": "^4.10.38",
         "posthog-js": "^1.352.0",
         "react": "^19.1.0",
         "react-dom": "^19.1.0",
@@ -1161,6 +1162,241 @@
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       }
     },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas/-/canvas-0.1.100.tgz",
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+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      },
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+        "@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-x64": "0.1.100",
+        "@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm-gnueabihf": "0.1.100",
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+        "@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-musl": "0.1.100",
+        "@napi-rs/canvas-linux-riscv64-gnu": "0.1.100",
+        "@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-gnu": "0.1.100",
+        "@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-musl": "0.1.100",
+        "@napi-rs/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc": "0.1.100",
+        "@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc": "0.1.100"
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+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
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+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
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+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas-linux-riscv64-gnu/-/canvas-linux-riscv64-gnu-0.1.100.tgz",
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+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
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+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-musl": {
+      "version": "0.1.100",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-musl/-/canvas-linux-x64-musl-0.1.100.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-20arT6lnI19S68qNlii73TSEDbECNgzMz2EpldC1V3mZFuRkeujXkcebRk0LRJe9SEUAooYiLokfMViY8IX7yA==",
+      "cpu": [
+        "x64"
+      ],
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "linux"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@napi-rs/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc": {
+      "version": "0.1.100",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc/-/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc-0.1.100.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DZFFT1wIAg37LJw37yhMRFfjATd3vTQzjZ1Yki8u2vhO6Hi5VE6BVaGQ1aaDu7xb4iMErz+9EOwjpS7xcxFeBw==",
+      "cpu": [
+        "arm64"
+      ],
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "win32"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc": {
+      "version": "0.1.100",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc/-/canvas-win32-x64-msvc-0.1.100.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MyT1j3mHC2+Lu4pBi9mKyMJhtP6U7k7EldY7sj/uS5gJA65gTXt8MefJQXLJo5d/vZbuWmfxzkEUNc/urV3pHA==",
+      "cpu": [
+        "x64"
+      ],
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "win32"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Brooooooklyn"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@opentelemetry/api": {
       "version": "1.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/api/-/api-1.9.0.tgz",
@@ -6024,6 +6260,17 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/pdfjs-dist": {
+      "version": "4.10.38",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pdfjs-dist/-/pdfjs-dist-4.10.38.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/Y3fcFrXEAsMjJXeL9J8+ZG9U01LbuWaYypvDW2ycW1jL269L3js3DVBjDJ0Up9Np1uqDXsDrRihHANhZOlwdQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "@napi-rs/canvas": "^0.1.65"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/picocolors": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/Frontend/package.json b/Frontend/package.json
index d96f6f1..79a3544 100644
--- a/Frontend/package.json
+++ b/Frontend/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
     "lucide-react": "^0.515.0",
     "motion": "^12.18.1",
+    "pdfjs-dist": "^4.10.38",
     "posthog-js": "^1.352.0",
     "react": "^19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.1.0",
diff --git a/Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml b/Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 68d31e3..8374ddb 100644
--- a/Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/Frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ importers:
       motion:
         specifier: ^12.18.1
         version: 12.38.0(react-dom@19.2.4(react@19.2.4))(react@19.2.4)
+      pdfjs-dist:
+        specifier: ^4.10.38
+        version: 4.10.38
       posthog-js:
         specifier: ^1.352.0
         version: 1.364.1
@@ -493,6 +496,81 @@ packages:
       react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
       react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
 
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-android-arm64@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hjhCKhntPv9+t4ckHymdx0phYNcVW+GKQR6Lzw2zE+pOVjOplSmtx9nNNknTjbEDLcuLZqA1y8ufKg1XfgftzQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [arm64]
+    os: [android]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-arm64@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2PcswRaC7Ly645DGt88///zuFDhJxJYdKAs1uU3mfk1atYkXufgcgLfBpk6Tm12nCQBaNt1wpybuPZ4qOhTo8A==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [arm64]
+    os: [darwin]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-x64@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ePNZtj7pNIva/siZMg+HmbeozkIjqUIYdoymH8HaA3qK7LfzFN4WMBM8G6HQ9ZC+H3+Dnn5pqtiXpgLykaPOhw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [x64]
+    os: [darwin]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm-gnueabihf@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-d5cDB48oWFGU8/XPhUOFAlySgb/VAu7D+s8fi55K1Pcfg8aPplHWqMgibhVLU8ky7Pyg/fuiVLz4Nf3JrSTuUA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [arm]
+    os: [linux]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-gnu@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rDxgxRu69RvDlX/bh9o22DxLsGr8EqsNgotL9+RwQE1S0b0cqeatqsw6aW45mukm0B42DIAaAacKaYQ8cqS1nw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [arm64]
+    os: [linux]
+    libc: [glibc]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-musl@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-K3mDW66N+xT2/V439u1alFANiBUjdEx2gLiNYnCmUsva5jZMxWTjafBYwTzYK+EMFMHrUoabuU+T1BIP5CgbYQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [arm64]
+    os: [linux]
+    libc: [musl]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-riscv64-gnu@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-mooqUBTIsccZpnoQC4NgrC1v6C1vof39etLNMnBwCY+p0gajWJvAHLGQ6g/gGyS5YrpDW+GefSN4+Cvcr08UWw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [riscv64]
+    os: [linux]
+    libc: [glibc]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-gnu@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1eCvkDCazm7FFhsT7DfGOdSaHgZVK3bt/dSBl5EWHOWmnz+I7j8tPseJqqD81NF+MH21jKUK4wQSDjN0mdhnTg==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [x64]
+    os: [linux]
+    libc: [glibc]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-musl@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-20arT6lnI19S68qNlii73TSEDbECNgzMz2EpldC1V3mZFuRkeujXkcebRk0LRJe9SEUAooYiLokfMViY8IX7yA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [x64]
+    os: [linux]
+    libc: [musl]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-DZFFT1wIAg37LJw37yhMRFfjATd3vTQzjZ1Yki8u2vhO6Hi5VE6BVaGQ1aaDu7xb4iMErz+9EOwjpS7xcxFeBw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [arm64]
+    os: [win32]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-MyT1j3mHC2+Lu4pBi9mKyMJhtP6U7k7EldY7sj/uS5gJA65gTXt8MefJQXLJo5d/vZbuWmfxzkEUNc/urV3pHA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+    cpu: [x64]
+    os: [win32]
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas@0.1.100':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xglYA6q3XO5P3BNJYxVZ1IV7DLVjp1Py6nwag88YntrS+3vKHyYcMqXVS4ZztJmwz2uGvz1FWhI/4LgbR5uQDA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10'}
+
   '@opentelemetry/api-logs@0.208.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CjruKY9V6NMssL/T1kAFgzosF1v9o6oeN+aX5JB/C/xPNtmgIJqcXHG7fA82Ou1zCpWGl4lROQUKwUNE1pMCyg==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
@@ -2013,6 +2091,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ojmeN0qd+y0jszEtoY48r0Peq5dwMEkIlCOu6Q5f41lfkswXuKtYrhgoTpLnyIcHm24Uhqx+5Tqm2InSwLhE6Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  pdfjs-dist@4.10.38:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/Y3fcFrXEAsMjJXeL9J8+ZG9U01LbuWaYypvDW2ycW1jL269L3js3DVBjDJ0Up9Np1uqDXsDrRihHANhZOlwdQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+
   picocolors@1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xceH2snhtb5M9liqDsmEw56le376mTZkEX/jEb/RxNFyegNul7eNslCXP9FDj/Lcu0X8KEyMceP2ntpaHrDEVA==}
 
@@ -2721,6 +2803,54 @@ snapshots:
       react: 19.2.4
       react-dom: 19.2.4(react@19.2.4)
 
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-android-arm64@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-arm64@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-x64@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm-gnueabihf@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-gnu@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-musl@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-riscv64-gnu@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-gnu@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-musl@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc@0.1.100':
+    optional: true
+
+  '@napi-rs/canvas@0.1.100':
+    optionalDependencies:
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-android-arm64': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-arm64': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-darwin-x64': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm-gnueabihf': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-gnu': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-arm64-musl': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-riscv64-gnu': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-gnu': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-linux-x64-musl': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-win32-arm64-msvc': 0.1.100
+      '@napi-rs/canvas-win32-x64-msvc': 0.1.100
+    optional: true
+
   '@opentelemetry/api-logs@0.208.0':
     dependencies:
       '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.1
@@ -4326,6 +4456,10 @@ snapshots:
 
   path-key@3.1.1: {}
 
+  pdfjs-dist@4.10.38:
+    optionalDependencies:
+      '@napi-rs/canvas': 0.1.100
+
   picocolors@1.1.1: {}
 
   picomatch@4.0.4: {}
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewReadyStep.jsx b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewReadyStep.jsx
index 79b07fc..872d3d1 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewReadyStep.jsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewReadyStep.jsx
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ export function InterviewReadyStep({
     customRequirements,
     codingLanguageName,
     isCodeRound,
+    resumeText,
     isLoading,
     startError,
     onGoBack,
     onStartInterview,
 }) {
+    const hasResume = Boolean(resumeText && resumeText.trim());
     return (
         <div className="bg-background text-foreground min-h-screen p-8 flex flex-col items-center justify-center space-y-10">
             <div className="text-center space-y-4 max-w-lg">
@@ -46,6 +48,12 @@ export function InterviewReadyStep({
                         <span className="text-foreground font-medium">Focus:</span> {customRequirements}
                     </p>
                 )}
+                {hasResume && (
+                    <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/[0.08] px-3 py-1 text-xs text-emerald-300 font-medium">
+                        <span>✅</span>
+                        Resume loaded — questions will be tailored to your profile
+                    </div>
+                )}
                 <button
                     type="button"
                     onClick={onGoBack}
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewSelectionStep.jsx b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewSelectionStep.jsx
index 6b4583a..c562486 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewSelectionStep.jsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/InterviewSelectionStep.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { roundUsesCodeEditor } from './interviewConstants';
+import { ResumeUploadField } from './ResumeUploadField';
 
 const controlBase =
     'w-full rounded-xl border border-white/[0.08] bg-white/[0.03] px-4 py-3.5 text-sm text-gray-100 shadow-sm backdrop-blur-xl transition-all duration-300 outline-none hover:bg-white/[0.06] hover:border-white/20';
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ export function InterviewSelectionStep({
     setCodingLanguage,
     customRequirements,
     setCustomRequirements,
+    resumeText,
+    onResumeParsed,
+    onResumeClear,
+    isResumeParsing,
+    setIsResumeParsing,
     isLoading,
     selectionComplete,
     onContinue,
@@ -272,6 +278,23 @@ export function InterviewSelectionStep({
                                 </div>
                             </section>
 
+                            {/* Resume Section */}
+                            <section className="relative">
+                                <SectionHeader
+                                    title="Resume"
+                                    subtitle="Upload your resume for personalised questions (optional)"
+                                />
+                                <div className="bg-white/[0.015] border border-white/[0.03] rounded-[24px] p-5 sm:p-7 transition-colors duration-300 hover:bg-white/[0.025]">
+                                    <ResumeUploadField
+                                        resumeText={resumeText}
+                                        onParsed={onResumeParsed}
+                                        onClear={onResumeClear}
+                                        isParsing={isResumeParsing}
+                                        setIsParsing={setIsResumeParsing}
+                                    />
+                                </div>
+                            </section>
+
                             {/* Focus Areas Section */}
                             <section className="relative">
                                 <SectionHeader 
@@ -283,7 +306,7 @@ export function InterviewSelectionStep({
                                         id="custom-req"
                                         icon="✨"
                                         label="Focus Areas"
-                                        hint="e.g. System design tradeoffs, React hooks, conflict resolution."
+                                        hint="e.g. System design tradeoffs, React hooks, conflict resolution. Leave blank — the AI will draw from your resume."
                                     >
                                         <textarea
                                             id="custom-req"
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/ResumeUploadField.jsx b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/ResumeUploadField.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..114c568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/ResumeUploadField.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import React, { useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { parseResume } from '@/utils/resumeParser.js';
+
+/**
+ * ResumeUploadField
+ * Drop-zone + file-picker that extracts text from a PDF/TXT resume client-side
+ * and calls onParsed({ text, truncated, charCount }) or onError(message).
+ */
+export function ResumeUploadField({ resumeText, onParsed, onClear, isParsing, setIsParsing }) {
+    const inputRef = useRef(null);
+    const [dragOver, setDragOver] = useState(false);
+    const [parseError, setParseError] = useState('');
+    const [fileName, setFileName] = useState('');
+    const [truncated, setTruncated] = useState(false);
+    const [charCount, setCharCount] = useState(0);
+
+    const processFile = useCallback(
+        async (file) => {
+            if (!file) return;
+            setParseError('');
+            setIsParsing(true);
+            try {
+                const result = await parseResume(file);
+                setFileName(file.name);
+                setTruncated(result.truncated);
+                setCharCount(result.charCount);
+                onParsed(result);
+            } catch (err) {
+                setParseError(err.message || 'Failed to parse resume.');
+            } finally {
+                setIsParsing(false);
+            }
+        },
+        [onParsed, setIsParsing]
+    );
+
+    const handleFileChange = (e) => {
+        const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+        if (file) processFile(file);
+        e.target.value = '';
+    };
+
+    const handleDrop = (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setDragOver(false);
+        const file = e.dataTransfer.files?.[0];
+        if (file) processFile(file);
+    };
+
+    const handleClear = () => {
+        setFileName('');
+        setTruncated(false);
+        setCharCount(0);
+        setParseError('');
+        onClear();
+    };
+
+    const hasResume = Boolean(resumeText && resumeText.trim());
+
+    return (
+        <div className="space-y-2.5">
+            {/* Label row */}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 text-[13px] font-medium text-gray-300 mb-2.5">
+                <div className="flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-white/[0.05] border border-white/[0.08] text-[10px] shadow-inner">
+                    📄
+                </div>
+                <span className="tracking-wide">Resume</span>
+                <span className="ml-1 text-[11px] font-normal text-gray-500 rounded-full border border-white/[0.06] bg-white/[0.02] px-2 py-0.5">
+                    optional
+                </span>
+            </div>
+
+            {hasResume ? (
+                /* ── Parsed state ─────────────────────────────────────── */
+                <div className="rounded-xl border border-emerald-500/25 bg-emerald-500/[0.06] px-4 py-3.5 flex items-start gap-3 shadow-[0_4px_24px_-10px_rgba(16,185,129,0.25)]">
+                    <div className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-emerald-500/15 border border-emerald-500/20 flex items-center justify-center text-sm">
+                        ✅
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                        <div className="text-[13px] font-semibold text-emerald-300 truncate" title={fileName}>
+                            {fileName || 'Resume loaded'}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="text-[11px] text-gray-400 mt-0.5">
+                            {charCount.toLocaleString()} characters extracted
+                            {truncated && (
+                                <span className="ml-1.5 text-amber-400">· Preview capped for token efficiency</span>
+                            )}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="text-[11px] text-gray-500 mt-1">
+                            Questions will be tailored to your resume
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={handleClear}
+                        title="Remove resume"
+                        className="shrink-0 mt-0.5 rounded-lg p-1.5 text-gray-500 hover:text-red-400 hover:bg-red-500/10 transition-all duration-200"
+                    >
+                        <svg className="h-4 w-4" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+                            <path d="M6.28 5.22a.75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06L8.94 10l-3.72 3.72a.75.75 0 101.06 1.06L10 11.06l3.72 3.72a.75.75 0 101.06-1.06L11.06 10l3.72-3.72a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06L10 8.94 6.28 5.22z" />
+                        </svg>
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            ) : (
+                /* ── Drop zone ────────────────────────────────────────── */
+                <div
+                    role="button"
+                    tabIndex={0}
+                    aria-label="Upload resume — drag and drop or click to browse"
+                    className={`relative w-full rounded-xl border-2 border-dashed transition-all duration-300 cursor-pointer group
+                        ${dragOver
+                            ? 'border-cyan-400/60 bg-cyan-400/[0.06] shadow-[0_0_0_4px_rgba(34,211,238,0.08)]'
+                            : 'border-white/[0.08] bg-white/[0.02] hover:border-cyan-400/30 hover:bg-cyan-400/[0.03]'
+                        }
+                        ${isParsing ? 'pointer-events-none opacity-60' : ''}
+                    `}
+                    onClick={() => inputRef.current?.click()}
+                    onKeyDown={(e) => (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') ? inputRef.current?.click() : undefined}
+                    onDragOver={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); setDragOver(true); }}
+                    onDragLeave={() => setDragOver(false)}
+                    onDrop={handleDrop}
+                >
+                    <div className="py-7 px-5 flex flex-col items-center gap-3 text-center">
+                        {isParsing ? (
+                            <>
+                                <div className="h-9 w-9 rounded-full border-2 border-cyan-400/30 border-t-cyan-400 animate-spin" />
+                                <p className="text-[13px] text-cyan-300 font-medium">Parsing resume…</p>
+                                <p className="text-[11px] text-gray-500">Extracting text client-side</p>
+                            </>
+                        ) : (
+                            <>
+                                <div className="h-12 w-12 rounded-2xl border border-white/[0.08] bg-white/[0.03] flex items-center justify-center text-2xl group-hover:border-cyan-400/25 group-hover:bg-cyan-400/[0.05] group-hover:scale-110 transition-all duration-300 shadow-inner">
+                                    📤
+                                </div>
+                                <div>
+                                    <p className="text-[13px] text-gray-300 font-medium group-hover:text-white transition-colors duration-200">
+                                        Drop your resume or{' '}
+                                        <span className="text-cyan-400 underline decoration-dashed underline-offset-2">
+                                            browse
+                                        </span>
+                                    </p>
+                                    <p className="text-[11px] text-gray-500 mt-1">PDF or TXT · max 10 MB</p>
+                                </div>
+                                <div className="text-[10px] text-gray-600 border border-white/[0.06] bg-white/[0.02] rounded-full px-3 py-1 font-medium tracking-wide">
+                                    🔒 Parsed locally — nothing uploaded to a server
+                                </div>
+                            </>
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <input
+                        ref={inputRef}
+                        id="resume-upload-input"
+                        type="file"
+                        accept=".pdf,.txt"
+                        className="sr-only"
+                        onChange={handleFileChange}
+                        aria-label="Upload resume file"
+                    />
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {parseError && (
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-xl border border-red-500/25 bg-red-500/[0.07] px-3 py-2.5 text-[12px] text-red-300">
+                    <span className="mt-0.5 shrink-0">⚠️</span>
+                    <span>{parseError}</span>
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {!hasResume && !parseError && (
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-gray-600">
+                    Upload your resume to get interview questions tailored to your actual experience and skills.
+                </p>
+            )}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/useInterviewSession.js b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/useInterviewSession.js
index 070e160..969aa19 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/Interview/useInterviewSession.js
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/Interview/useInterviewSession.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export function useInterviewSession() {
     const [interviewRound, setInterviewRound] = useState('technical');
     const [codingLanguage, setCodingLanguage] = useState(INTERVIEW_CODE_LANGUAGES[0].id);
     const [customRequirements, setCustomRequirements] = useState('');
+    const [resumeText, setResumeText] = useState('');
+    const [isResumeParsing, setIsResumeParsing] = useState(false);
     const [startError, setStartError] = useState('');
     const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState('selection');
     const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ export function useInterviewSession() {
                 role: selectedRoleData?.name || selectedRole,
                 experience: selectedExperienceData?.name || selectedExperience,
                 customRequirements,
+                ...(resumeText.trim() ? { resumeContext: resumeText.trim() } : {}),
                 questionCount,
                 interviewLevel,
                 round: interviewRound,
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ export function useInterviewSession() {
         setInterviewRound('technical');
         setCodingLanguage(INTERVIEW_CODE_LANGUAGES[0].id);
         setCustomRequirements('');
+        setResumeText('');
     }, [stopAllInterviewSideEffects, stopInterviewMediaStream]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -433,6 +437,11 @@ export function useInterviewSession() {
         setCodingLanguage,
         customRequirements,
         setCustomRequirements,
+        resumeText,
+        onResumeParsed: ({ text }) => setResumeText(text),
+        onResumeClear: () => setResumeText(''),
+        isResumeParsing,
+        setIsResumeParsing,
         selectionComplete,
         startError,
         currentPage,
diff --git a/Frontend/src/utils/resumeParser.js b/Frontend/src/utils/resumeParser.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f63b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frontend/src/utils/resumeParser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/**
+ * resumeParser.js
+ * Client-side resume text extraction.
+ * Supports PDF (via pdf.js) and plain-text (.txt) files.
+ * All processing is in-browser — nothing is uploaded to a server.
+ *
+ * Token-efficiency strategy:
+ *  1. Extract raw text from each page.
+ *  2. Collapse excessive whitespace / blank lines.
+ *  3. Hard-cap at MAX_CHARS characters (≈ 750–1 000 tokens) so
+ *     the context window impact is bounded and predictable.
+ */
+
+const MAX_CHARS = 3500; // ~875 tokens – enough to capture key resume content
+
+/**
+ * Collapses runs of blank lines, trims each line, and removes noise.
+ * @param {string} raw
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function cleanText(raw) {
+    return raw
+        .split('\n')
+        .map((l) => l.trim())
+        .filter((l, i, arr) => {
+            // Allow at most one consecutive blank line
+            if (l === '') return arr[i - 1] !== '';
+            return true;
+        })
+        .join('\n')
+        .trim();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract text from a PDF File object using pdf.js (pdfjs-dist).
+ * @param {File} file
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
+ */
+async function extractFromPdf(file) {
+    // Dynamic import keeps pdf.js out of the critical bundle path
+    const pdfjsLib = await import('pdfjs-dist');
+
+    // Point the worker to the bundled worker file shipped with pdfjs-dist
+    pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = new URL(
+        'pdfjs-dist/build/pdf.worker.mjs',
+        import.meta.url
+    ).href;
+
+    const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
+    const loadingTask = pdfjsLib.getDocument({ data: arrayBuffer });
+    const pdf = await loadingTask.promise;
+
+    const pageTexts = [];
+    for (let i = 1; i <= pdf.numPages; i++) {
+        const page = await pdf.getPage(i);
+        const content = await page.getTextContent();
+        // Join items with a space; preserve newlines from transform data
+        const pageText = content.items
+            .map((item) => ('str' in item ? item.str : ''))
+            .join(' ');
+        pageTexts.push(pageText);
+    }
+
+    return pageTexts.join('\n');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract text from a plain-text File object.
+ * @param {File} file
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
+ */
+function extractFromTxt(file) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const reader = new FileReader();
+        reader.onload = (e) => resolve(e.target.result || '');
+        reader.onerror = () => reject(new Error('Could not read file.'));
+        reader.readAsText(file);
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse a resume file and return cleaned, capped plain text.
+ *
+ * @param {File} file  – PDF or TXT
+ * @returns {Promise<{ text: string; truncated: boolean; charCount: number }>}
+ */
+export async function parseResume(file) {
+    if (!file) throw new Error('No file provided.');
+
+    const ext = file.name.split('.').pop()?.toLowerCase();
+    let raw = '';
+
+    if (ext === 'pdf') {
+        raw = await extractFromPdf(file);
+    } else if (ext === 'txt') {
+        raw = await extractFromTxt(file);
+    } else {
+        throw new Error('Unsupported file type. Please upload a PDF or TXT file.');
+    }
+
+    const cleaned = cleanText(raw);
+    const truncated = cleaned.length > MAX_CHARS;
+    const text = truncated ? cleaned.slice(0, MAX_CHARS) : cleaned;
+
+    return { text, truncated, charCount: text.length };
+}
diff --git a/Frontend/src/views/interview/InterviewPage.jsx b/Frontend/src/views/interview/InterviewPage.jsx
index 03c2a7c..0dd30c3 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/views/interview/InterviewPage.jsx
+++ b/Frontend/src/views/interview/InterviewPage.jsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const InterviewAssistant = () => {
                 customRequirements={session.customRequirements}
                 codingLanguageName={codingLanguageName}
                 isCodeRound={roundUsesCodeEditor(session.interviewRound)}
+                resumeText={session.resumeText}
                 isLoading={session.isLoading}
                 startError={session.startError}
                 onGoBack={session.goBackToSelection}
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ const InterviewAssistant = () => {
             setCodingLanguage={session.setCodingLanguage}
             customRequirements={session.customRequirements}
             setCustomRequirements={session.setCustomRequirements}
+            resumeText={session.resumeText}
+            onResumeParsed={session.onResumeParsed}
+            onResumeClear={session.onResumeClear}
+            isResumeParsing={session.isResumeParsing}
+            setIsResumeParsing={session.setIsResumeParsing}
             isLoading={session.isLoading}
             selectionComplete={session.selectionComplete}
             onContinue={session.goToReady}
diff --git a/Frontend/src/views/interview/components/ResumeUploadField.jsx b/Frontend/src/views/interview/components/ResumeUploadField.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0b84b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Frontend/src/views/interview/components/ResumeUploadField.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import React, { useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { parseResume } from '../../utils/resumeParser.js';
+
+/**
+ * ResumeUploadField
+ * Drop-zone + file-picker that extracts text from a PDF/TXT resume client-side
+ * and calls onParsed({ text, truncated, charCount }) or onError(message).
+ *
+ * Props:
+ *   resumeText   {string}    – current extracted text ('' if none)
+ *   onParsed     {Function}  – called with { text, truncated, charCount }
+ *   onClear      {Function}  – called when user removes the resume
+ *   isParsing    {boolean}   – parent-controlled loading state
+ *   setIsParsing {Function}  – setter for above
+ */
+export function ResumeUploadField({ resumeText, onParsed, onClear, isParsing, setIsParsing }) {
+    const inputRef = useRef(null);
+    const [dragOver, setDragOver] = useState(false);
+    const [parseError, setParseError] = useState('');
+    const [fileName, setFileName] = useState('');
+    const [truncated, setTruncated] = useState(false);
+    const [charCount, setCharCount] = useState(0);
+
+    const processFile = useCallback(
+        async (file) => {
+            if (!file) return;
+            setParseError('');
+            setIsParsing(true);
+            try {
+                const result = await parseResume(file);
+                setFileName(file.name);
+                setTruncated(result.truncated);
+                setCharCount(result.charCount);
+                onParsed(result);
+            } catch (err) {
+                setParseError(err.message || 'Failed to parse resume.');
+            } finally {
+                setIsParsing(false);
+            }
+        },
+        [onParsed, setIsParsing]
+    );
+
+    const handleFileChange = (e) => {
+        const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+        if (file) processFile(file);
+        // Reset so the same file can be re-selected
+        e.target.value = '';
+    };
+
+    const handleDrop = (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setDragOver(false);
+        const file = e.dataTransfer.files?.[0];
+        if (file) processFile(file);
+    };
+
+    const handleClear = () => {
+        setFileName('');
+        setTruncated(false);
+        setCharCount(0);
+        setParseError('');
+        onClear();
+    };
+
+    const hasResume = Boolean(resumeText && resumeText.trim());
+
+    return (
+        <div className="space-y-2">
+            {/* Label row */}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-100 mb-2">
+                <span className="text-base leading-none opacity-90">📄</span>
+                <span>Resume</span>
+                <span className="ml-1 text-xs font-normal text-gray-400 rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-black/20 px-2 py-0.5">
+                    optional
+                </span>
+            </div>
+
+            {hasResume ? (
+                /* ── Parsed state ─────────────────────────────────────── */
+                <div className="rounded-2xl border border-emerald-500/30 bg-emerald-500/[0.07] px-4 py-3 flex items-start gap-3 shadow-[0_4px_20px_-12px_rgba(16,185,129,0.3)]">
+                    {/* Icon */}
+                    <div className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 h-8 w-8 rounded-xl bg-emerald-500/15 border border-emerald-500/25 flex items-center justify-center text-sm">
+                        ✅
+                    </div>
+
+                    {/* Info */}
+                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                        <div className="text-sm font-medium text-emerald-300 truncate" title={fileName}>
+                            {fileName || 'Resume loaded'}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="text-xs text-gray-400 mt-0.5">
+                            {charCount.toLocaleString()} characters extracted
+                            {truncated && (
+                                <span className="ml-1.5 text-amber-400">
+                                    · Preview capped for token efficiency
+                                </span>
+                            )}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-1">
+                            Questions will be tailored to your resume
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    {/* Clear */}
+                    <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={handleClear}
+                        title="Remove resume"
+                        className="shrink-0 mt-0.5 rounded-lg p-1.5 text-gray-400 hover:text-red-400 hover:bg-red-500/10 transition-all"
+                    >
+                        <svg className="h-4 w-4" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+                            <path d="M6.28 5.22a.75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06L8.94 10l-3.72 3.72a.75.75 0 101.06 1.06L10 11.06l3.72 3.72a.75.75 0 101.06-1.06L11.06 10l3.72-3.72a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06L10 8.94 6.28 5.22z" />
+                        </svg>
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            ) : (
+                /* ── Drop zone ────────────────────────────────────────── */
+                <div
+                    role="button"
+                    tabIndex={0}
+                    aria-label="Upload resume — drag and drop or click to browse"
+                    className={`relative w-full rounded-2xl border-2 border-dashed transition-all cursor-pointer group
+                        ${dragOver
+                            ? 'border-cyan-400/70 bg-cyan-400/[0.07] shadow-[0_0_0_4px_rgba(34,211,238,0.1)]'
+                            : 'border-white/15 bg-[#0b1220]/40 hover:border-cyan-400/40 hover:bg-cyan-400/[0.04]'
+                        }
+                        ${isParsing ? 'pointer-events-none opacity-60' : ''}
+                    `}
+                    onClick={() => inputRef.current?.click()}
+                    onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ' ? inputRef.current?.click() : undefined}
+                    onDragOver={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); setDragOver(true); }}
+                    onDragLeave={() => setDragOver(false)}
+                    onDrop={handleDrop}
+                >
+                    <div className="py-6 px-4 flex flex-col items-center gap-2 text-center">
+                        {isParsing ? (
+                            <>
+                                {/* Spinner */}
+                                <div className="h-9 w-9 rounded-full border-2 border-cyan-400/30 border-t-cyan-400 animate-spin" />
+                                <p className="text-sm text-cyan-300 font-medium mt-1">Parsing resume…</p>
+                                <p className="text-xs text-gray-500">Extracting text client-side</p>
+                            </>
+                        ) : (
+                            <>
+                                {/* Upload icon */}
+                                <div className="h-10 w-10 rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-white/[0.05] flex items-center justify-center text-xl group-hover:border-cyan-400/30 group-hover:bg-cyan-400/[0.06] transition-all">
+                                    📤
+                                </div>
+                                <div>
+                                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-200 font-medium">
+                                        Drop your resume or{' '}
+                                        <span className="text-cyan-400 underline decoration-dashed underline-offset-2">
+                                            browse
+                                        </span>
+                                    </p>
+                                    <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 mt-0.5">PDF or TXT · max 10 MB</p>
+                                </div>
+                                <div className="text-[11px] text-gray-600 border border-white/8 bg-black/20 rounded-full px-3 py-1">
+                                    Parsed locally — nothing uploaded to a server
+                                </div>
+                            </>
+                        )}
+                    </div>
+
+                    <input
+                        ref={inputRef}
+                        id="resume-upload-input"
+                        type="file"
+                        accept=".pdf,.txt"
+                        className="sr-only"
+                        onChange={handleFileChange}
+                        aria-label="Upload resume file"
+                    />
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {/* Parse error */}
+            {parseError && (
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-xl border border-red-500/30 bg-red-500/[0.08] px-3 py-2 text-xs text-red-300">
+                    <span className="mt-0.5 shrink-0">⚠️</span>
+                    <span>{parseError}</span>
+                </div>
+            )}
+
+            {/* Helper hint */}
+            {!hasResume && !parseError && (
+                <p className="text-xs text-gray-500">
+                    Upload your resume to get interview questions tailored to your actual experience and skills.
+                </p>
+            )}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/api/interview/interview-schema.ts b/backend/src/api/interview/interview-schema.ts
index 831390c..1df1ec8 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/interview/interview-schema.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/interview/interview-schema.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const generateInterviewQuestionsSchema = yup.object({
     role: yup.string().required("Role is required"),
     experience: yup.string().required("Experience is required"),
     customRequirements: yup.string().optional(),
+    resumeContext: yup.string().optional().max(4000, "Resume context too long"),
     questionCount: yup.number().required("Question count is required"),
     interviewLevel: yup.string().required("Interview level is required"),
     round: yup.string().required("Round is required"),
diff --git a/backend/src/api/interview/interview-service.ts b/backend/src/api/interview/interview-service.ts
index 4fae0f9..1a284ba 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/interview/interview-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/interview/interview-service.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ async function generateQuestions(
         role,
         experience,
         customRequirements,
+        resumeContext,
         questionCount,
         interviewLevel,
         round,
@@ -70,6 +71,12 @@ async function generateQuestions(
             ? `\nPROGRAMMING LANGUAGE: The candidate selected "${codingLanguage}" for their editor. Phrase each question so a solution is naturally written in that language (syntax may vary; keep the problem language-agnostic but mention they may implement in ${codingLanguage}).`
             : '';
 
+    // Build the resume section only when provided; cap defensively to avoid runaway tokens.
+    const MAX_RESUME_CHARS = 3500;
+    const resumeLine = resumeContext?.trim()
+        ? `\nCANDIDATE RESUME PROFILE:\n${resumeContext.slice(0, MAX_RESUME_CHARS)}\n\nIMPORTANT: Use the resume profile above to personalise the questions. Reference specific technologies, projects, or experiences mentioned. Prioritise gaps or depth opportunities visible in the resume.`
+        : '';
+
     const prompt = `
 You are an expert interviewer for software development roles. Generate a set of high-quality interview questions tailored to the candidate's role, experience, round type, and difficulty.
 
@@ -83,6 +90,7 @@ ROUND AND LEVEL:
 ${roundLine}
 ${levelLine}
 ${langLine}
+${resumeLine}
 
 CUSTOM REQUIREMENTS FROM CANDIDATE:
 ${customRequirements?.trim() ? customRequirements : "No extra requirements provided."}
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ INSTRUCTIONS:
 - Every question must fit the selected round type above; do not blend unrelated round types.
 - Calibrate depth to the experience level and the interview level (${interviewLevel}).
 - Prioritize custom requirements when provided.
+- When a resume profile is present, tailor at least half the questions to the candidate's actual experience, tech stack, or projects from their resume.
 - Avoid generic filler; be specific and practical for the role.
 - Do not repeat questions. Do not include answers.
 
diff --git a/backend/src/api/interview/interview-types.ts b/backend/src/api/interview/interview-types.ts
index c262c99..6afad6d 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/interview/interview-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/interview/interview-types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export interface createInterviewQuestion {
   role:string;
   experience:string;
   customRequirements?:string;
+  /** Cleaned plain-text extracted from the candidate's resume (client-side). */
+  resumeContext?:string;
   questionCount:number;
   interviewLevel:string;
   round:string;