diff --git a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ProfileCvControllerTests.cs b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ProfileCvControllerTests.cs
index 3f90d1c..cee20a0 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ProfileCvControllerTests.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi.Tests/ProfileCvControllerTests.cs
@@ -556,6 +556,129 @@ public sealed class ProfileCvControllerTests
         Assert.Equal("Warwickshire College, UK", structured.Education[0].Location);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Rewrite_section_returns_ai_service_unavailable_detail_when_ai_health_is_unhealthy()
+    {
+        var user = new ApplicationUser { Id = "user-1", ProfileCvText = "Professional Summary\nBuilt backend systems." };
+        var userManager = CreateUserManager();
+        userManager.Setup(x => x.GetUserAsync(It.IsAny<ClaimsPrincipal>())).ReturnsAsync(user);
+        var aiService = new Mock<ISummarizerService>();
+        aiService
+            .Setup(x => x.SummarizeSectionAsync(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), 1800, 400))
+            .ReturnsAsync(string.Empty);
+        aiService
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMetricsAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new AiServiceMetrics(
+                Healthy: false,
+                Model: "distilbart",
+                Device: "cpu",
+                GpuAvailable: false,
+                GpuName: null,
+                OcrAvailable: true,
+                OcrLanguages: "eng",
+                OllamaConfigured: true,
+                OllamaReachable: true,
+                OllamaModel: "qwen2.5:7b",
+                OllamaModelAvailable: true,
+                OllamaVersion: "0.6.0",
+                OllamaInstalledModels: new List<string> { "qwen2.5:7b" },
+                OllamaLoadedModels: new List<string>(),
+                OllamaLoadedCount: 0,
+                HealthLatencyMs: 21,
+                ProbeLatencyMs: null,
+                LastProbeAt: null,
+                LastProbeSuccessAt: null,
+                LastProbeFailureAt: null,
+                ProbeFailures: 1,
+                Requests: 1,
+                CacheHits: 0,
+                CacheMisses: 1,
+                Failures: 1,
+                AverageLatencyMs: 21,
+                OcrRequests: 0,
+                OcrFailures: 0,
+                AverageOcrLatencyMs: null,
+                LastOcrSuccessAt: null,
+                LastOcrFailureAt: null,
+                LastSuccessAt: null,
+                LastFailureAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                LastError: "Model loading is disabled by AI_SERVICE_SKIP_MODEL_LOAD."));
+
+        await using var db = CreateDb();
+        var controller = CreateController(userManager.Object, aiService.Object, db, CreatePaths());
+
+        var result = await controller.RewriteSection(new ProfileCvController.RewriteSectionRequest());
+
+        var objectResult = Assert.IsType<ObjectResult>(result);
+        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status502BadGateway, objectResult.StatusCode);
+        var payload = Assert.IsType<ProfileCvController.CvRewriteFailureDto>(objectResult.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("ai-service-unavailable", payload.Code);
+        Assert.Contains("could not rewrite", payload.Message, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        Assert.Contains("unavailable", payload.Detail ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        Assert.Contains("AI_SERVICE_SKIP_MODEL_LOAD", payload.LastAiError ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Rewrite_section_returns_rewrite_empty_detail_when_ai_health_is_healthy()
+    {
+        var user = new ApplicationUser { Id = "user-1", ProfileCvText = "Professional Summary\nBuilt backend systems." };
+        var userManager = CreateUserManager();
+        userManager.Setup(x => x.GetUserAsync(It.IsAny<ClaimsPrincipal>())).ReturnsAsync(user);
+        var aiService = new Mock<ISummarizerService>();
+        aiService
+            .Setup(x => x.SummarizeSectionAsync(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>(), 1800, 400))
+            .ReturnsAsync(string.Empty);
+        aiService
+            .Setup(x => x.GetMetricsAsync(It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()))
+            .ReturnsAsync(new AiServiceMetrics(
+                Healthy: true,
+                Model: "distilbart",
+                Device: "cpu",
+                GpuAvailable: false,
+                GpuName: null,
+                OcrAvailable: true,
+                OcrLanguages: "eng",
+                OllamaConfigured: true,
+                OllamaReachable: true,
+                OllamaModel: "qwen2.5:7b",
+                OllamaModelAvailable: true,
+                OllamaVersion: "0.6.0",
+                OllamaInstalledModels: new List<string> { "qwen2.5:7b" },
+                OllamaLoadedModels: new List<string>(),
+                OllamaLoadedCount: 0,
+                HealthLatencyMs: 21,
+                ProbeLatencyMs: null,
+                LastProbeAt: null,
+                LastProbeSuccessAt: null,
+                LastProbeFailureAt: null,
+                ProbeFailures: 0,
+                Requests: 1,
+                CacheHits: 0,
+                CacheMisses: 1,
+                Failures: 0,
+                AverageLatencyMs: 21,
+                OcrRequests: 0,
+                OcrFailures: 0,
+                AverageOcrLatencyMs: null,
+                LastOcrSuccessAt: null,
+                LastOcrFailureAt: null,
+                LastSuccessAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                LastFailureAt: null,
+                LastError: null));
+
+        await using var db = CreateDb();
+        var controller = CreateController(userManager.Object, aiService.Object, db, CreatePaths());
+
+        var result = await controller.RewriteSection(new ProfileCvController.RewriteSectionRequest());
+
+        var objectResult = Assert.IsType<ObjectResult>(result);
+        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status502BadGateway, objectResult.StatusCode);
+        var payload = Assert.IsType<ProfileCvController.CvRewriteFailureDto>(objectResult.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("rewrite-empty", payload.Code);
+        Assert.Contains("empty", payload.Message, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        Assert.Contains("no usable text", payload.Detail ?? string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task Rewrite_section_can_target_saved_job_context_and_whole_cv()
     {
diff --git a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/ProfileCvController.cs b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/ProfileCvController.cs
index 81d7c72..35363dd 100644
--- a/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/ProfileCvController.cs
+++ b/JobTrackerApi/Controllers/ProfileCvController.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public sealed class ProfileCvController : ControllerBase
     public sealed record ParseCvRequest(string? Text);
     public sealed record CvTemplateDescriptor(string Id, string Title, string Tone, string AccentColor, string PreviewTagline, string PreviewSummary, List<string> PreviewBullets);
     public sealed record ProfileCvPreviewDto(string TemplateId, string Html, string SuggestedFileName, string FullText, string RewrittenText, string? SectionName, StructuredCvProfile StructuredCv, TailoredCvDocument Document, string? TargetRole, int? JobApplicationId);
+    public sealed record CvRewriteFailureDto(string Code, string Message, string? Detail = null, string? LastAiError = null);
 
     private sealed record ExtractionPipelineResult(string RawText, string NormalizedText, StructuredCvProfile StructuredCv);
     private sealed record ClassifiedCvBlock(int Index, string OriginalBlock, string SectionName, string Content, CvBlockClassificationResult? Classification);
@@ -337,9 +338,23 @@ public sealed class ProfileCvController : ControllerBase
 
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rewritten))
         {
-            _logger.LogWarning("CV rewrite returned empty output. Section={SectionName} Template={TemplateId} TargetRole={TargetRole} JobApplicationId={JobApplicationId} HasSourceText={HasSourceText} StructuredSections={StructuredSectionCount}",
-                sectionName ?? "<whole-cv>", templateId, effectiveTargetRole ?? "<none>", jobApplicationId, !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceText), structuredCv.Sections.Count);
-            return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status502BadGateway, "The AI service could not rewrite your CV right now.");
+            var metrics = await _aiService.GetMetricsAsync(HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+            var detail = metrics.Healthy
+                ? "The rewrite request reached the AI service, but it returned no usable text."
+                : "The AI rewrite service is unavailable or not ready.";
+            var failureCode = metrics.Healthy ? "rewrite-empty" : "ai-service-unavailable";
+            var message = metrics.Healthy
+                ? "The AI service returned an empty CV rewrite."
+                : "The AI service could not rewrite your CV right now.";
+
+            _logger.LogWarning("CV rewrite returned empty output. Section={SectionName} Template={TemplateId} TargetRole={TargetRole} JobApplicationId={JobApplicationId} HasSourceText={HasSourceText} StructuredSections={StructuredSectionCount} AiHealthy={AiHealthy} AiLastError={AiLastError}",
+                sectionName ?? "<whole-cv>", templateId, effectiveTargetRole ?? "<none>", jobApplicationId, !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceText), structuredCv.Sections.Count, metrics.Healthy, metrics.LastError ?? "<none>");
+
+            return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status502BadGateway, new CvRewriteFailureDto(
+                failureCode,
+                message,
+                detail,
+                metrics.LastError));
         }
 
         return Ok(new
diff --git a/job-tracker-ui/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx b/job-tracker-ui/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
index 39492ae..fd5d0d8 100644
--- a/job-tracker-ui/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/job-tracker-ui/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import ExpandMoreIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ExpandMore";
 import PhotoCameraOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/PhotoCameraOutlined";
 import ZoomInOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ZoomInOutlined";
 
-import { api } from "../api";
+import { api, getApiErrorMessage } from "../api";
 import GoogleAuthCard from "../components/GoogleAuthCard";
 import CropImageDialog from "../components/CropImageDialog";
 import { useToast } from "../toast";
@@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ type CvBuilderPreview = {
   jobApplicationId?: number | null;
 };
 
+type PdfCarouselItem = {
+  templateId: CvSectionStyle;
+  title: string;
+  fileName: string;
+  pdfUrl?: string;
+  status: "loading" | "ready" | "error";
+  error?: string;
+};
+
+type RewriteRequestPayload = {
+  sectionName: string | null;
+  style: CvSectionStyle;
+  templateId: CvSectionStyle;
+  targetRole: string | null;
+  jobApplicationId: number | null;
+  sourceText: string | null;
+};
+
 type MeResponse = {
   provider?: "local" | "google" | "external";
   id?: string;
@@ -227,6 +245,10 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
   const [selectedRewriteJobId, setSelectedRewriteJobId] = useState<string>("");
   const [rewritePreview, setRewritePreview] = useState<CvBuilderPreview | null>(null);
   const [rewritePreviewTemplate, setRewritePreviewTemplate] = useState<RewriteTemplateOption | null>(null);
+  const [pdfCarousel, setPdfCarousel] = useState<PdfCarouselItem[]>([]);
+  const [activePdfIndex, setActivePdfIndex] = useState(0);
+  const [buildingPdfDeck, setBuildingPdfDeck] = useState(false);
+  const [downloadingPdf, setDownloadingPdf] = useState(false);
   const [savedJobs, setSavedJobs] = useState<JobApplication[]>([]);
   const [parsingCvSections, setParsingCvSections] = useState(false);
   const [reprocessingCv, setReprocessingCv] = useState(false);
@@ -236,6 +258,16 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
   const [currentPassword, setCurrentPassword] = useState("");
   const [newPassword, setNewPassword] = useState("");
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      pdfCarousel.forEach((item) => {
+        if (item.pdfUrl) {
+          window.URL.revokeObjectURL(item.pdfUrl);
+        }
+      });
+    };
+  }, [pdfCarousel]);
+
   const loadProfile = useCallback(async () => {
     setLoading(true);
     try {
@@ -312,6 +344,100 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
   const selectedRewriteTemplate = REWRITE_TEMPLATES.find((option) => option.id === cvSectionStyle) ?? REWRITE_TEMPLATES[0];
   const selectedRewriteJob = savedJobs.find((job) => String(job.id) === selectedRewriteJobId) ?? null;
   const rewriteReady = Boolean(rewritePreview?.html && rewritePreview.fullText.trim());
+  const activePdfItem = pdfCarousel[activePdfIndex] ?? null;
+
+  const releasePdfCarousel = useCallback((items: PdfCarouselItem[]) => {
+    items.forEach((item) => {
+      if (item.pdfUrl) {
+        window.URL.revokeObjectURL(item.pdfUrl);
+      }
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const buildRewritePayload = useCallback((templateId: CvSectionStyle): RewriteRequestPayload => ({
+    sectionName: cvSection || null,
+    style: templateId,
+    templateId,
+    targetRole: cvSectionTargetRole.trim() || null,
+    jobApplicationId: selectedRewriteJob ? selectedRewriteJob.id : null,
+    sourceText: profileCvText.trim() || null,
+  }), [cvSection, cvSectionTargetRole, profileCvText, selectedRewriteJob]);
+
+  const resetPdfCarousel = useCallback(() => {
+    setPdfCarousel((current) => {
+      releasePdfCarousel(current);
+      return [];
+    });
+    setActivePdfIndex(0);
+  }, [releasePdfCarousel]);
+
+  const savePdfToCarousel = useCallback(async (templateId: CvSectionStyle, download = false) => {
+    const template = REWRITE_TEMPLATES.find((option) => option.id === templateId) ?? REWRITE_TEMPLATES[0];
+    const payload = buildRewritePayload(templateId);
+    const response = await api.post("/profile-cv/export-pdf", payload, { responseType: "blob" });
+    const blob = new Blob([response.data], { type: "application/pdf" });
+    const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const item: PdfCarouselItem = {
+      templateId,
+      title: template.title,
+      fileName: rewritePreview?.suggestedFileName || `${templateId}-cv.pdf`,
+      pdfUrl: url,
+      status: "ready",
+    };
+
+    setPdfCarousel((current) => {
+      const existing = current.find((entry) => entry.templateId === templateId);
+      if (existing?.pdfUrl) {
+        window.URL.revokeObjectURL(existing.pdfUrl);
+      }
+      const next = existing
+        ? current.map((entry) => (entry.templateId === templateId ? item : entry))
+        : [...current, item];
+      setActivePdfIndex(next.findIndex((entry) => entry.templateId === templateId));
+      return next;
+    });
+
+    if (download) {
+      const link = document.createElement("a");
+      link.href = url;
+      link.download = item.fileName;
+      document.body.appendChild(link);
+      link.click();
+      link.remove();
+    }
+
+    return item;
+  }, [buildRewritePayload, rewritePreview?.suggestedFileName]);
+
+  const buildPdfCarousel = useCallback(async () => {
+    setBuildingPdfDeck(true);
+    resetPdfCarousel();
+    const orderedTemplates = [selectedRewriteTemplate.id, ...REWRITE_TEMPLATES.map((option) => option.id).filter((id) => id !== selectedRewriteTemplate.id)];
+    const seedItems = orderedTemplates.map((templateId) => ({
+      templateId,
+      title: REWRITE_TEMPLATES.find((option) => option.id === templateId)?.title ?? templateId,
+      fileName: `${templateId}-cv.pdf`,
+      status: "loading" as const,
+    }));
+    setPdfCarousel(seedItems);
+    setActivePdfIndex(0);
+
+    for (const templateId of orderedTemplates) {
+      try {
+        const item = await savePdfToCarousel(templateId, false);
+        setPdfCarousel((current) => current.map((entry) => entry.templateId === templateId ? item : entry));
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        const message = getApiErrorMessage(error, `Failed to generate the ${templateId} PDF preview.`);
+        setPdfCarousel((current) => current.map((entry) => entry.templateId === templateId ? { ...entry, status: "error", error: message } : entry));
+      }
+    }
+
+    setBuildingPdfDeck(false);
+  }, [resetPdfCarousel, savePdfToCarousel, selectedRewriteTemplate.id]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    resetPdfCarousel();
+  }, [rewritePreview?.fullText, rewritePreview?.templateId, rewritePreview?.targetRole, resetPdfCarousel]);
 
   return (
     <Paper sx={{ mt: 0, p: 2.5 }}>
@@ -903,19 +1029,13 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                   disabled={!isLocal || (!profileCvText.trim() && structuredCv.sections.length === 0) || rewritingSection || uploadingCv || improvingCv || rebuildingCv}
                   onClick={async () => {
                     setRewritingSection(true);
+                    resetPdfCarousel();
                     try {
-                      const res = await api.post<CvBuilderPreview>("/profile-cv/rewrite-preview", {
-                        sectionName: cvSection || null,
-                        style: cvSectionStyle,
-                        templateId: cvSectionStyle,
-                        targetRole: cvSectionTargetRole.trim() || null,
-                        jobApplicationId: selectedRewriteJob ? selectedRewriteJob.id : null,
-                        sourceText: profileCvText.trim() || null,
-                      });
+                      const res = await api.post<CvBuilderPreview>("/profile-cv/rewrite-preview", buildRewritePayload(cvSectionStyle));
                       setRewritePreview(res.data);
                       toast(t("profileCvSectionRewritten"), "success");
                     } catch (e: any) {
-                      toast(String(e?.response?.data || e?.message || t("profileCvSectionRewriteFailed")), "error");
+                      toast(getApiErrorMessage(e, t("profileCvSectionRewriteFailed")), "error");
                     } finally {
                       setRewritingSection(false);
                     }
@@ -925,33 +1045,27 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                 </Button>
                 <Button
                   variant="outlined"
-                  disabled={!rewriteReady}
+                  disabled={!rewriteReady || downloadingPdf}
                   onClick={async () => {
+                    setDownloadingPdf(true);
                     try {
-                      const response = await api.post("/profile-cv/export-pdf", {
-                        sectionName: cvSection || null,
-                        style: cvSectionStyle,
-                        templateId: cvSectionStyle,
-                        targetRole: cvSectionTargetRole.trim() || null,
-                        jobApplicationId: selectedRewriteJob ? selectedRewriteJob.id : null,
-                        sourceText: profileCvText.trim() || null,
-                      }, { responseType: "blob" });
-                      const blob = new Blob([response.data], { type: "application/pdf" });
-                      const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-                      const link = document.createElement("a");
-                      link.href = url;
-                      link.download = rewritePreview?.suggestedFileName || `${cvSectionStyle}-cv.pdf`;
-                      document.body.appendChild(link);
-                      link.click();
-                      link.remove();
-                      window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-                      toast("CV PDF downloaded.", "success");
+                      await savePdfToCarousel(cvSectionStyle, true);
+                      toast("CV PDF downloaded and added to the carousel.", "success");
                     } catch (e: any) {
-                      toast(String(e?.response?.data || e?.message || "Failed to export the CV PDF."), "error");
+                      toast(getApiErrorMessage(e, "Failed to export the CV PDF."), "error");
+                    } finally {
+                      setDownloadingPdf(false);
                     }
                   }}
                 >
-                  Download PDF
+                  {downloadingPdf ? "Generating PDF…" : "Download PDF"}
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="text"
+                  disabled={!rewriteReady || buildingPdfDeck}
+                  onClick={buildPdfCarousel}
+                >
+                  {buildingPdfDeck ? "Building PDF carousel…" : "Build PDF carousel"}
                 </Button>
               </Box>
             </Box>
@@ -987,22 +1101,64 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
               <Paper sx={{ p: 1.5, borderRadius: 3, border: "1px solid", borderColor: "divider", backgroundColor: "background.paper" }}>
                 <Box sx={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", gap: 1, alignItems: "center", mb: 1 }}>
                   <Box>
-                    <Typography variant="subtitle2" sx={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>Styled preview</Typography>
-                    <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>{selectedRewriteTemplate.title} · print-ready layout</Typography>
+                    <Typography variant="subtitle2" sx={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>PDF carousel</Typography>
+                    <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>
+                      {activePdfItem?.title ? `${activePdfItem.title} · generated PDF` : `${selectedRewriteTemplate.title} · print-ready layout`}
+                    </Typography>
                   </Box>
-                  {rewriteReady ? <Chip size="small" variant="outlined" label={rewritePreview?.suggestedFileName || "preview.pdf"} /> : null}
+                  {activePdfItem?.fileName ? <Chip size="small" variant="outlined" label={activePdfItem.fileName} /> : rewriteReady ? <Chip size="small" variant="outlined" label={rewritePreview?.suggestedFileName || "preview.pdf"} /> : null}
                 </Box>
-                <Box sx={{ borderRadius: 2.5, border: "1px solid", borderColor: "divider", backgroundColor: "background.default", overflow: "hidden", minHeight: 520 }}>
-                  {rewriteReady ? (
-                    <iframe title="Profile CV preview" srcDoc={rewritePreview?.html} style={{ width: "100%", minHeight: 520, border: 0, background: "white" }} />
-                  ) : (
-                    <Box sx={{ minHeight: 520, display: "grid", placeItems: "center", p: 3 }}>
-                      <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary", textAlign: "center", maxWidth: 360 }}>
-                        The visual preview uses the same server-rendered HTML that the PDF exporter prints. Build a preview to inspect layout, spacing, and hierarchy before you apply it.
-                      </Typography>
+
+                {pdfCarousel.length > 0 ? (
+                  <>
+                    <Box sx={{ display: "flex", gap: 1, flexWrap: "wrap", mb: 1.25 }}>
+                      {pdfCarousel.map((item, index) => (
+                        <Button
+                          key={item.templateId}
+                          size="small"
+                          variant={index === activePdfIndex ? "contained" : "outlined"}
+                          color={item.status === "error" ? "error" : item.status === "ready" ? "primary" : "inherit"}
+                          onClick={() => setActivePdfIndex(index)}
+                        >
+                          {item.title}
+                        </Button>
+                      ))}
                     </Box>
-                  )}
-                </Box>
+                    <Box sx={{ borderRadius: 2.5, border: "1px solid", borderColor: "divider", backgroundColor: "background.default", overflow: "hidden", minHeight: 520 }}>
+                      {activePdfItem?.status === "ready" && activePdfItem.pdfUrl ? (
+                        <iframe title={`${activePdfItem.title} PDF preview`} src={activePdfItem.pdfUrl} style={{ width: "100%", minHeight: 520, border: 0, background: "white" }} />
+                      ) : activePdfItem?.status === "error" ? (
+                        <Box sx={{ minHeight: 520, display: "grid", placeItems: "center", p: 3 }}>
+                          <Box sx={{ maxWidth: 420, textAlign: "center" }}>
+                            <Typography variant="subtitle2" sx={{ fontWeight: 900, mb: 1 }}>{activePdfItem.title} PDF unavailable</Typography>
+                            <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>{activePdfItem.error || "This template could not be rendered as a PDF right now."}</Typography>
+                          </Box>
+                        </Box>
+                      ) : (
+                        <Box sx={{ minHeight: 520, display: "grid", placeItems: "center", p: 3 }}>
+                          <Box sx={{ maxWidth: 420, textAlign: "center" }}>
+                            <Typography variant="subtitle2" sx={{ fontWeight: 900, mb: 1 }}>{activePdfItem?.title || "Preparing PDF preview"}</Typography>
+                            <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary" }}>
+                              {buildingPdfDeck ? "The carousel is generating PDFs across the current template set." : "Generate the PDF carousel to inspect rendered export files without leaving the page."}
+                            </Typography>
+                          </Box>
+                        </Box>
+                      )}
+                    </Box>
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <Box sx={{ borderRadius: 2.5, border: "1px solid", borderColor: "divider", backgroundColor: "background.default", overflow: "hidden", minHeight: 520 }}>
+                    {rewriteReady ? (
+                      <iframe title="Profile CV preview" srcDoc={rewritePreview?.html} style={{ width: "100%", minHeight: 520, border: 0, background: "white" }} />
+                    ) : (
+                      <Box sx={{ minHeight: 520, display: "grid", placeItems: "center", p: 3 }}>
+                        <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: "text.secondary", textAlign: "center", maxWidth: 360 }}>
+                          The visual preview uses the same server-rendered HTML that the PDF exporter prints. Build a preview to inspect layout, then generate the PDF carousel to compare rendered files template by template.
+                        </Typography>
+                      </Box>
+                    )}
+                  </Box>
+                )}
               </Paper>
             </Box>
 
diff --git a/job-tracker-ui/src/profile-page.test.tsx b/job-tracker-ui/src/profile-page.test.tsx
index 9b5594d..c71aafe 100644
--- a/job-tracker-ui/src/profile-page.test.tsx
+++ b/job-tracker-ui/src/profile-page.test.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ import { I18nProvider } from './i18n/I18nProvider';
 import ProfilePage from './pages/ProfilePage';
 import { api } from './api';
 
+const createObjectURLMock = jest.fn(() => 'blob:mock-pdf');
+const revokeObjectURLMock = jest.fn();
+Object.defineProperty(window.URL, 'createObjectURL', {
+  writable: true,
+  value: createObjectURLMock,
+});
+Object.defineProperty(window.URL, 'revokeObjectURL', {
+  writable: true,
+  value: revokeObjectURLMock,
+});
+
 jest.mock('./api', () => ({
   api: {
     get: jest.fn(),
@@ -22,6 +33,8 @@ jest.mock('./components/CropImageDialog', () => () => null);
 
 const mockedApi = api as jest.Mocked<typeof api>;
 
+const REWRITE_TEMPLATES_COUNT = 6;
+
 const structuredCv = {
   version: '1',
   metadata: {
@@ -131,7 +144,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     }
     return Promise.resolve({ data: {} } as any);
   });
-  mockedApi.post.mockImplementation((url: string) => {
+  mockedApi.post.mockImplementation((url: string, payload?: any, config?: any) => {
     if (url === '/profile-cv/parse') {
       return Promise.resolve({
         data: {
@@ -149,6 +162,9 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     if (url === '/profile-cv/rewrite-preview') {
       return Promise.resolve({ data: { templateId: 'harvard', html: '<html><body>Preview</body></html>', suggestedFileName: 'harvard-preview.pdf', fullText: 'Professional Summary\nClearer, sharper positioning for backend platform roles.', rewrittenText: 'Professional Summary\nClearer, sharper positioning for backend platform roles.', structuredCv, sectionName: null, jobApplicationId: 42, targetRole: 'Senior Backend Engineer' } } as any);
     }
+    if (url === '/profile-cv/export-pdf') {
+      return Promise.resolve({ data: new Blob([`pdf-${payload?.templateId ?? 'ats-minimal'}`], { type: 'application/pdf' }), config } as any);
+    }
     if (url === '/profile-cv/reprocess') {
       return Promise.resolve({ data: { reprocessed: true } } as any);
     }
@@ -160,6 +176,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 afterEach(() => {
   jest.clearAllMocks();
+  createObjectURLMock.mockClear();
+  revokeObjectURLMock.mockClear();
 });
 
 test('profile page loads persisted structured cv and can re-parse it', async () => {
@@ -247,6 +265,17 @@ test('profile page rewrite tools use selected template and saved job context', a
 
   expect(await screen.findByText(/preview ready/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   expect(screen.getByText(/clearer, sharper positioning for backend platform roles/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /pdf carousel/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  const buildCarouselButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /build pdf carousel/i });
+  fireEvent.click(buildCarouselButton);
+
+  await waitFor(() => {
+    const exportCalls = mockedApi.post.mock.calls.filter(([url]) => url === '/profile-cv/export-pdf');
+    expect(exportCalls.length).toBe(REWRITE_TEMPLATES_COUNT);
+  });
+
+  await waitFor(() => expect(createObjectURLMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(REWRITE_TEMPLATES_COUNT));
 });
 
 test('saving profile persists structured cv json', async () => {