ATS-Friendly Resume Builder
Build a clean, professional curriculum vitae in seconds. Type your details on the left, see the live preview on the right, and save it as a PDF — all locally in your browser
Resume Details
Professional Title
Summary
A brief professional summary highlights your core strengths and career objectives.
Experience
Education
Skills
How to use this tool
- Fill in your name, professional title, email, phone and location; the preview on the right updates as you type.
- Write a short summary, then list work experience newest first, one achievement per line, with a consistent date format.
- Add your education and a plain, comma-separated skills list.
- Press “Print / Save as PDF” and choose “Save as PDF” as the destination in the print dialog.
Worked example
Instead of “Responsible for sales”, write the experience line like this: “Account Manager - Northwind Ltd (03/2021 - 08/2024)” followed by “• Grew regional sales 18% in 12 months by redesigning the follow-up process.” Leading with the title and company, using one date format and putting a concrete result on each bullet gives both a human reader and a parsing program something to hold on to. Then select a sentence in the saved PDF: if you can highlight it, the file contains real text. Keep to one or two pages, and tailor the summary to each job posting.
Methodology
This tool creates a PDF with a strictly linear layout, avoiding multi-column layouts, tables, and complex graphics that often confuse Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). By relying entirely on standard HTML semantic structures and standard print margins, the resulting document is designed to be easy for common applicant tracking systems to parse.
Why typed-in CVs get messy, and how to keep yours tidy
The builder shows your text exactly as you type it, which is the point of a plain, parser-friendly layout. It also means these slips show up on the page.
- Expecting automatic bullets. Line breaks are kept as typed, but nothing turns a line into a bullet. Start each achievement on its own line and type the “•” or “-” yourself.
- Pasting from Word or a PDF. Tabs, odd spacing and hidden characters come along and are displayed as they are. Paste as plain text, then retype the bullets and dates.
- Trusting the gray sample text. Placeholder wording appears on screen only and is left out of the saved file, and a section you leave empty is left out too. Check that every block you wanted is filled in.
- Saving without looking at the page count. The preview is one long sheet; the print dialog is where you see the real pages. If a third page holds three lines, shorten the oldest job instead of shrinking the font.
- Closing the tab before you save. Nothing is stored, so a refresh or a closed tab empties every field. Save the PDF first and keep your text in a notes file for the next version.
Nail Your Next Interview
A padfolio, résumé paper and a printer, for when you take a printed CV to an interview
Cossini vegan leather business portfolio (black)
A vegan-leather padfolio with a notepad and document pocket, according to the listing, for carrying a printed CV to an interview.
Southworth 100% cotton résumé paper (ivory)
Ivory 100% cotton résumé paper, according to the listing, for a printed copy of your CV.
Epson EcoTank ET-2800 wireless all-in-one printer
A wireless all-in-one printer with refillable ink tanks instead of cartridges, according to the listing.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I save the CV as a PDF? ▼
Click the “Print / Save as PDF” button. Your browser's print dialog will open. Instead of selecting a physical printer, change the destination to “Save as PDF”. Disable “Headers and footers” in the print settings so the page URL and date are not added to the margins, and choose A4 or Letter to match where you are applying. The sample text you see while a field is empty is shown on screen only and is not included in the printed file.
Why is the layout so simple? ▼
Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) extract text and then try to sort it into fields such as employer, job title and dates. Multi-column layouts, text boxes and tables can scramble the reading order, so a line from the left column may be glued to a line from the right. A single linear column avoids that risk. This does not guarantee a result, since systems differ and a human usually reads the CV too, but it removes the most common formatting problem.
Is my data saved anywhere? ▼
No. Everything happens in your browser and nothing you type leaves your device. If you reload the page, the data is lost.
How should I write the Experience and Skills fields? ▼
Start each job with title, employer, city and dates on one line, then add short bullet lines that begin with a verb and, where you can, a number you can stand behind, such as the team size or the volume handled. Use the same wording as the job advert for skills you really have, since many systems match keywords, and separate skills with commas. Keep the CV to one or two pages. Nothing is checked or scored by this tool: it only formats what you type, so spelling and accuracy remain your responsibility.