Max Grimaldi

Resume Builder

Fill in your information below or upload a resume you already have, pick a design, and download a PDF you can send with any application. Nothing is written for you: every word on the resume is yours.

PDF download

Already have a resume? Upload it.

The form fills in with your own words, so all that is left is to check it and pick a new design.

or drop the file anywhere in this box

PDFWord (.docx)Text

  1. Upload the resume you have
  2. Check what was filled in
  3. Pick one of 48 designs
  4. Download the PDF

The file is read on this device and never sent anywhere. Nothing is reworded or written for you. No resume yet? Start from scratch ↓

The resume cheat sheet

A resume is a one-page ad for the next job. Keep what helps the employer say yes and cut the rest.

Put it on

  • Contact: name, phone, a plain email, city and state.
  • Summary: two or three lines written for this job.
  • Work, newest first: title, employer, city, dates, and three to five bullets.
  • Education and training: program, school, date. A GED counts.
  • Skills and certifications: in the words the job ad uses.
  • Volunteer work: it is experience, and it fills gaps.

Leave it off

  • Personal details: photo, age, marital status, health, treatment, legal history.
  • Private numbers: street address, Social Security, license, bank.
  • Filler: an “Objective” line, “References available upon request.”
  • Pay and exits: why you left, what you made, what you want.
  • Old news: jobs from 15+ years ago; high school once you have college.
  • Empty or untrue claims: “hard worker” with no proof, or anything false.

Write a bullet

Verb + what you did + a number. One line each.

BeforeResponsible for customer service and the register.
AfterHandled 100+ transactions a shift and trained three new cashiers.
LedTrainedBuiltRanHandledManagedOrganizedResolvedImprovedCutIncreasedDelivered

If you have a gap

  • Everyone has one. Employers care what you can do now.
  • Use years, not months: “2021 – 2023.”
  • Fill it with what is true: classes, volunteering, caregiving, a certification.
  • You owe no reason on paper. In the interview, “I took time off and I am ready to work” is a complete answer.

Before you send it

  • One page.
  • Same date format everywhere.
  • Current job in present tense, past jobs in past tense.
  • Phone and email are right.
  • Read it out loud, then have someone else read it.

Start my resume ↓

Build your resume

Pick a design, then work through the sections in order. The preview updates as you type, and your answers stay on this device until you clear them. When it looks right, download the PDF.

08Color, font and size

Each design comes with its own color and font. Change them here if you like.

09Finish

Your answers are saved in this browser only, never sent anywhere, so a page refresh does not lose your work. On a shared computer, use Clear everything when you finish, or save your answers to a file and load them next time. A PDF you download here also remembers your answers: upload it at the top of the form to pick up where you left off.