How to make a resume in about ten minutes
You don’t need an account. This walkthrough matches the real editor: name and contact (with a country-code phone), suggestions for any field, only the sections that belong, a template, then a PDF. Same steps if you’re making a CV or a free curriculum vitae.
Step 1
Add your name and contact details — or drop a resume
Start with name, email, location, and an optional phone number with a country code. Links are optional. Or drop a PDF, Word, or text resume and the builder fills every section it can read, including synonym headings like Work History. Required fields have to be valid before you can continue.
Step 2
Write a short summary — or skip it
A few sentences on what you do is enough. If you don’t want a summary section, skip it so it never prints an empty heading.
Step 3
Skip the photo if it doesn’t belong
A headshot is optional. Many US resumes omit it. If a template has a photo slot and you skip this step, the layout simply has no picture.
Step 4
Fill only the sections that apply
Work through experience, internships, projects, education, skills, and the rest. Pick from suggestions — software, data, IT, pharmacy, architecture, construction — or type your own. Skip anything that isn’t on this resume.
Step 5
Optionally tighten your wording
Your summary, experience entries, and projects each have a “Make ATS-friendly” button that rewrites what you wrote into plain, action-led lines. It only runs if you click it — and it’s worth reading the result before you keep it.
Step 6
Pick a template and download a PDF
Switch designs in the live preview until one fits, then download a PDF of that same view. The file is the preview you already checked.
What you can skip
Every content section is optional. Internships, patents, hobbies, a photo — if it isn’t on this resume, skip it. Skipped sections never print an empty heading. That’s the whole product: make a resume from only the parts you need.
After you download
The PDF is the live preview you already checked. If you want a different look, switch templates and download again. For a private, no-account workflow see how data stays on your device, or browse free resume templates.
Help with the writing
The steps above cover the editor. For what to actually write, the resume guides go section by section with examples — including writing a summary and work experience bullet points.