How to build a resume with this tool
- Open the builder and, if you like, press "Fill with an example" to see how each section reads.
- Add your name, job title and contact details.
- Fill in your summary, then your experience with the most recent job first. Put one bullet point on each line.
- Add education and skills. Use "Add a section" for projects, certifications, languages or anything else you need.
- Choose a template, an accent colour and a font. If the preview runs onto a second page you do not want, try Small text or Tight spacing.
- Press Save as PDF and choose "Save as PDF" as the destination in the print window.
Resume or CV: which word should you use?
The two words mean different things in different places, so follow the wording in the job advert.
| Where | Usual term | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| United States, Canada | Resume | A short, job-specific summary, usually one or two pages. A "CV" there usually means a longer academic or research document. |
| UK, Ireland, Europe, India, Australia and many other countries | CV | The standard document for job applications. |
Either way, the tool produces the same thing: a clean summary of your experience that you can send as a PDF.
Choosing a template
| Template | Layout | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Classic | Centred heading, then sections in a single column | Most job applications, especially online forms and portals |
| Banner | A coloured header band, then a single column | The same forms and portals, with a little more personality |
| Modern | A coloured sidebar for contact details and skills, with the main story on the right | Emailing a CV to a person, or roles where a design touch is welcome |
| Minimal | Section names in a narrow left column | A quiet, text-focused look |
You can change template, accent colour and font at any time; your text stays as you typed it.
What to write in each section
- Summary: two or three sentences on who you are, what you do best and the kind of role you want. Adjust it for each job.
- Experience: start each bullet with a verb and say what changed because of your work. Use numbers only when they are true and you can explain them.
- Skills: a short, honest list. Where it is accurate, use the same wording as the job advert. Grouping lines such as "Design: Figma, prototyping" read well.
- Education: put it above experience if you are early in your career, and below it if you have a longer work history.
- Length: one page is a common target for early-career applicants and two pages is normal for longer histories. The builder shows about where each page ends.
About applicant tracking systems
Many employers pass applications through software that reads the text of your file. This tool saves real text in the PDF, not a picture of text, which is the first requirement. Layout matters as well: a single-column layout is the least likely to be read out of order, which is why Classic and Banner are the safer choices for online applications. Nobody can promise how a specific system will read a specific file, so test yours: use Copy as plain text, or open the saved PDF, select all and paste into a text editor, and check that the order makes sense.
Photos, privacy and saving your work
A photo is optional and conventions differ by country. If you add one, the builder crops it to a square for you; for finer control use the image cropper and image resizer first. Your details are not uploaded. To let you return later, the resume is saved in your browser on this device, so clearing your site data will remove it. Download a backup file for anything important, and on a shared computer clear your data when you are done.
What it does not do
There is no cover-letter writer and no AI text generation, and it cannot import a resume from a PDF or from LinkedIn. It does not sync between devices. It is a straightforward builder for a clean one- or two-page document, and it is free. Related tools: invoice generator and image compressor.