Resume Builder (Template-Based)

About Resume Builder (Template-Based)

Resume Builder turns a structured form into a clean, ATS-friendly one-page 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 locally to render a final document — no upload, no AI rewriting, no LLM calls. The output uses Helvetica, single-page letter format, bold section headers with horizontal rules, and a bullet-list format for experience. Drafts are saved to your browser's localStorage so you can come back later. This is a template-based tool: the formatting is ours, but every word in the PDF is yours.

Why use Resume Builder (Template-Based)

• 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 exactly what the PDF will look like as you type — no surprises at download time.
• 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 Resume Builder (Template-Based)

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 to use Resume Builder (Template-Based)

• 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.
• If the PDF spills to a second page, trim a bullet from your earliest role first.

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