Resume Builder (Template-Based)

About this tool

Resume Builder turns a structured form into a clean, single-column PDF resume. Fill in your contact details (name, role, email, phone, location, website), a 2–4 sentence summary, your experience as job entries (title, company, dates, location, bullet points), your education (degree, school, year, honors), and a comma-separated skills list. A live HTML preview updates as you type, and clicking Download PDF runs jsPDF (loaded from a CDN) locally to render the final document — no upload, no AI rewriting, no LLM calls. The PDF uses Helvetica on one US Letter page, bold section headers with horizontal rules, and a bullet-list format for experience. The PDF does not add a second page, so keep the content to what fits on one page. Save draft stores your entries in your browser's localStorage so you can come back later with Load draft. This is a template-based tool: the formatting is ours, but every word in the PDF is yours.

Why use it

• Template-Based, Not AI-Generated: 100% of the wording is yours. We format; we don't rewrite.

• ATS-Friendly Layout: Single-column Helvetica with clear section headers — easy for applicant tracking systems to parse.

• Live Preview: See your content laid out as you type before you download.

• 100% Browser-Side: jsPDF generates the PDF locally, so your career data never goes to a server or an LLM.

• Saved Drafts: Save and load drafts from localStorage to keep working over multiple sessions.

• Add Unlimited Roles & Degrees: The form expands as you click + Add — no fixed field count.

How to use

1. Fill in your contact info (name, target role, email, phone, location, website/LinkedIn).
2. Write a 2–4 sentence professional summary.
3. Click '+ Add role' for each job. Add title, company, dates, location, and bullet points (one per line).
4. Click '+ Add degree' for each education entry. Add degree, school, year, and any honors/GPA.
5. Type a comma-separated skills list. Watch the live preview update as you go.
6. Click Download PDF to generate and save the resume locally. Use Save Draft to keep your data in localStorage.

When it helps

• Building a fresh resume when applying for a new job.
• Updating your resume with a new role or skill without learning a layout tool.
• Replacing a Word template you don't trust to render the same way on a recruiter's machine.
• Creating a clean PDF version of a resume you've kept in plain text.
• Generating a tailored variant of your resume for a specific application.

Tips

• Lead each Experience bullet with a strong verb (Led, Shipped, Reduced, Built) and include a metric where possible.
• Keep your summary to 2–4 sentences — focus on years of experience, domain, and one signature strength.
• Use the Skills line to mirror keywords from the job description for ATS matching.
• Save a Draft after each major edit so you can iterate without losing work.
• Open the downloaded PDF and check the bottom of the page; if text is cut off, trim a bullet from your earliest role first.

Frequently Asked Questions