Resume Builder

Build a Resume Online, Free

The Tools Kit’s free Resume Builder turns a simple form into a formatted resume you can save as a PDF. Fill in your contact details, a professional summary, work experience, education and skills, and the preview next to the form updates as you type. Pick a Classic, Modern or Minimal template, add a photo or logo if you want one, and export when it looks right.

There is no account to create and no watermark on the PDF. Everything happens in your browser: nothing you type is uploaded, and nothing is stored, so save your PDF before you close the page.

How to Make a Resume With the Resume Builder

1. 1

   Pick a template

   Click the Classic, Modern, or Minimal thumbnail. You can switch at any time and your content stays in place. Optionally upload a photo or logo for the header.

2. 2

   Enter your contact details

   Fill in your full name, target job title, email, phone, location, and a website or LinkedIn URL. Empty title and contact fields are simply left off the resume.

3. 3

   Write a summary and add experience

   Add a two to three sentence professional summary, then one entry per job with its title, company, location, start and end dates, and one achievement per line.

4. 4

   Add education and skills

   Add each degree with its school and dates, then type your skills separated by commas. Use the Add buttons for extra entries and Remove to delete one.

5. 5

   Save as PDF

   Click Print / Save as PDF, choose "Save as PDF" as the destination in your browser's print dialog, and save the file.

Sections only appear on the resume once they have content, so an unused education entry or an empty summary never leaves a blank heading behind.

What to Put in Each Resume Section

• Header: your name, the job title you are targeting, and the contact details a recruiter needs. The builder joins email, phone, location and website on one line and skips any you leave blank. Before you send applications, it is worth confirming the address has no typos with the email validator.
• Professional summary: two to three sentences on your experience level, your strongest skills, and the role you want. Write it last, once the rest is done.
• Experience: one entry per job, most recent first, because the builder lists entries in the order you add them. Put each achievement on its own line in the bullets box; every non-empty line becomes a separate bullet point.
• Education: degree, school, location and dates. Recent graduates can add several entries; experienced candidates often keep just the highest degree.
• Skills: a comma-separated list, shown on one line with bullet separators. Mirror the exact wording of the job posting where it honestly applies to you.

Writing Resume Bullet Points That Get Noticed

Recruiters skim a resume in seconds, so each bullet should show a result, not a duty. A useful pattern is action verb + what you did + measurable outcome. Compare “Responsible for the signup page” with “Led a redesign of the signup page that increased signups 18%”: the second tells the reader what changed because of you.

Keep bullets to one or two lines, start each with a different verb, and drop “I” and “my”. Three to five bullets per recent job is plenty; older roles can have one or two. When you are done, paste the text into the resume checker to catch missing sections, first-person pronouns and vague phrases, and run it through the grammar checker for typos the preview will not flag.

Resume Templates, Length and PDF Export

All three templates use the same single-column layout with standard headings, which applicant tracking systems read reliably. Classic uses a black rule under the header and thin gray rules under each heading, Modern adds an accent color to your name and section headings, and Minimal removes the rules for a lighter look with more whitespace. Your content stays in place when you switch, so you can compare them in seconds.

Aim for one page with under about ten years of experience and no more than two pages after that. The print dialog shows the page count before you save. The PDF is named “Resume - ” plus your full name by default in most browsers, which is the kind of clear filename recruiters appreciate. If a job portal enforces a small upload limit, which is most likely when a large photo is included, shrink the file with the PDF compressor.

If you want a photo, a plain, well-lit headshot works best; you can tidy it up first with the passport photo maker or remove a busy backdrop with the background remover.

Common uses

• Making a first resume as a student or graduate without design software
• Updating an existing resume with a new job, promotion or certification
• Producing a tailored version of your resume for a specific job posting
• Creating a clean CV for applications in the UK, Europe or India
• Building a resume quickly on a shared or public computer without creating an account

Most applications also ask for a cover letter; draft one to match your resume with the cover letter generator, or browse the rest of the resume and career tools.

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