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Free AI resume builder
A free resume builder that makes a resume ATS systems read and recruiters can scan: one column, real text, standard headings. The AI writes your bullet points from your notes and invents nothing. Download it as PDF or Word.
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What this resume builder does differently.
Most builders sell templates. This one makes ATS tested resumes well, and writes from your experiences and skills.
One column to start
The builder starts you on a single column with standard headings, the layout every hiring system's parser reads in order. When you want a designed look, there are 15 templates, and the one-column ones are marked ATS-friendly.
Real text in the PDF
The PDF comes from your browser's own print dialog, so the text in it is text, not a picture of text. You can select it, an ATS parser can read it, and a recruiter's search can find it.
The AI writes from your facts
The AI writer is told to use only what you gave it. Where a result needs a number you didn't supply, it leaves a bracketed blank for you to fill. In a Robert Half survey of more than 2,000 US hiring managers, 65% said the flood of AI-written applications has made skills harder to verify, and the report names fabricated and embellished work history as the reason. A resume you can stand behind in the interview is the point we strive for.
Your resume stays with you
It is kept in your browser's storage, and it is never sent to us. The only thing that leaves your browser is the notes you choose to send for writing help, which aren't kept. To create multiple versions, signup and organize your resumes.
Sections in the order you want
Lead with skills for a career change, or with education straight out of school. Move any section up or down and the page follows, with your contact details staying at the top.
The right shape for the country
Pick where it is going and the builder sets the paper size, the document's name, the headings and the notes on what to leave off. A US resume and a UK CV are different documents, and the page says how.
How the AI resume builder works.
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Start from what you have
Upload your current resume and the builder sorts it into the form, or start blank, or look at the sample first. Nothing is uploaded; the file is read in your browser.
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Fill in the form, watch the page
Contact details, a summary, jobs with bullet points, education, skills, and any extra sections. The page on the right shows the live preview as you type.
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Let the AI help draft the hard lines
Give it rough notes about a job and it writes three to five bullet points from them, in your facts only. A number you didn't give becomes a blank, not a guess.
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Check it, then download it
The same 42 checks as our ATS resume checker run on the page you built. Then download it as a PDF with real text in it, or as a Word file.
An ATS-friendly resume a parser reads top to bottom.
Three templates, classic, modern and compact, that differ in type and spacing only, because the one-column layout is the part a parser needs. This is the sample resume in the classic template on US Letter paper.
Jordan Rivera
Senior Product Analyst
Austin, TX | (512) 555-0142 | jordan.rivera@example.com | linkedin.com/in/jordan-rivera-example
Summary
Product analyst with six years in B2B software, most recently leading pricing and retention analysis for a 60-person sales team. Built the churn model and the pricing research behind an 11% drop in churn and a $4,200 rise in average contract value.
Experience
Senior Product Analyst, Northwind Software
Austin, TX | Mar 2021 - Present
- Built a churn model in Python and SQL that flagged at-risk accounts 45 days earlier, cutting churn by 11%
- Led pricing research across 3 segments and 240 customer interviews, raising average contract value by $4,200
- Launched a self-serve dashboard in Tableau used by 60 account managers every week
- Cut monthly reporting time from 3 days to 4 hours by automating the data pulls
Product Analyst, Contoso Labs
Austin, TX | Jun 2018 - Feb 2021
- Analyzed funnel data for 2 million monthly users and found a checkout bug costing $90K a month
- Ran 35 A/B tests with the growth team, 12 of which shipped
- Trained 8 new analysts on SQL and experiment design
Education
B.S. Statistics, University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | 2014 - 2018
Skills
SQL, Python, Tableau, Looker, dbt, Snowflake, A/B testing, Pricing analysis, Forecasting
Certifications
- Tableau Desktop Specialist (2023)
Sending different versions to different jobs? Note which one went where in the free job application tracker, so you know what the recruiter has in front of them when they call.
15 resume templates, plain to designed.
Start on the plain one-column layout, then switch whenever you like: your details carry over to every template. For online applications, pick one marked ATS-friendly; keep the two-column designs for a resume you hand or email to a person.
Meridian
One column · ATS-friendly
Foundation
One column · ATS-friendly
Clarity
One column · ATS-friendly
Heritage
One column · ATS-friendly
Avenue
One column · ATS-friendly
Horizon
One column · ATS-friendly
Linear
One column · ATS-friendly
Column
One column
Spark
One column
Summit
One column
Keystone
Two columns · ATS-friendly
Boardroom
Two columns
Evergreen
Two columns
Studio
Two columns
Prism
Two columns
AI chat
Edit your resume by chatting with AI.
Say what you want changed, in plain words, and the AI makes the edit on the page while you watch. It works from what is already on your resume, and every change can be undone.
- Rewrite a section, or one bullet, in plainer or stronger words
- Tailor the resume to a job: paste the posting, or a screenshot of it
- Add, rename, hide or reorder sections
- Switch the template, or change the font, color, spacing and page size
- Run the ATS check and fix what it finds
- Undo or redo any change it made
Resume chat
Tailor this to the pricing analyst job I pasted, and move Skills above Experience.
Done. Three changes:
- ·Skills now comes before Experience.
- ·Added Pricing analysis and Forecasting to Skills; both are in your Northwind bullets already.
- ·Your summary now leads with pricing work, which the job asks for first.
MCP server
Build your resume from ChatGPT or Claude.
HiringNow's MCP server connects your resumes to the AI assistant you already use. Ask it to create a resume, tailor one to a job or change the template, and the change is made in your HiringNow account.
- 1Add HiringNow as a connectorIn ChatGPT or Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, and add a custom connector. In Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code it is one line of setup.
- 2Sign in and approveYour assistant asks you to sign in to HiringNow and approve access. Nothing to copy, no key to keep secret, and you can revoke it anytime.
- 3Ask in your own wordsTailoring always makes a new copy, so the resume you started from stays as it was.
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Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.
Connect your assistantEverything the resume editor does.
The builder above is the quick version. Signed in, the full editor does all of this.
Write
- AI writing for any section
- Edit by chatting with AI
- Fix with AI, with a before-and-after view
- Spell check in US or UK English
- Translate a resume into another language
Tailor
- Tailor to a job description
- See which of the job's requirements you meet
- ATS report: sections, job match, spelling and readability, recruiter specific checks
- A resume score that updates as you edit
Design
- 15 templates, one and two columns
- 7 fonts and an accent color
- 5 spacing presets, from spacious to compact
- A4 or US Letter, and your choice of date format
- Drag sections into any order, in either column
Manage
- Import your current resume, or a LinkedIn profile with the Chrome extension
- Keep several resumes, and duplicate one to tailor it
- Download as PDF or Word
- Share a link to your resume
- Write a cover letter from your resume
A resume in the US, a CV in the UK: what changes by country.
The builder sets these for you automatically when you pick a country. They are conventions, not rules, and employers are used to small departures; what they notice is a photo or a date of birth where none is expected.
| Country | Called | Paper | Photo | Dates written | What to know |
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| United States | Resume | Letter | No | Month D, YYYY or MM/YYYY |
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| Canada | Resume | Letter | No. Job Bank says it can lower your chances | Month D, YYYY |
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| United Kingdom | CV | A4 | No | D Month YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY |
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| Europe (EU) | CV | A4 | Varies: customary in Germany, Spain and France, left off in Ireland and the Netherlands | DD/MM/YYYY or DD.MM.YYYY |
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| Australia | Resume | A4 | No | D Month YYYY |
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Sources, read on October 6, 2026: Government of Canada Job Bank: How to write a good resume · UK National Careers Service: How to write a CV · Robert Half: AI-generated applications are slowing hiring (March 2026). Germany, France, Spain and Australia rest on national careers guidance and employer pages; the EU row describes an English-language CV.
AI resume builder FAQ.
Is HiringNow's AI resume builder free?
Yes, HiringNow's AI resume builder is free: building the resume, the 42 ATS checks and five goes of AI writing help, with no card. A free HiringNow account adds unlimited AI writing, AI chat editing and tailoring the resume to each job you apply for.
Are HiringNow's resumes ATS-friendly?
Yes, HiringNow's builder starts every resume on an ATS-friendly layout: one column, standard section headings, real text and no tables, text boxes or icon fonts, which are what parsers misread. In the template library, the templates that keep to those rules are marked ATS-friendly. You can run the same 42 checks as HiringNow's ATS resume checker on the page you built. No builder can promise what a particular employer's system will do with a file.
What does the AI actually write?
Bullet points for a job, and the summary, from notes you type. It is instructed to use only the facts you give it: no invented employers, tools, numbers or outcomes. If a line needs a figure you didn't supply, it writes a bracketed blank for you to fill in. Everything it writes is a draft you can edit or discard.
Can ChatGPT build a resume?
Yes, ChatGPT and Claude can build a resume, and for a general-purpose resume they do it well, down to a PDF with selectable text. HiringNow is built for one job: its AI writes from instructions made for resumes, uses only facts you give it, follows the conventions of the country you're applying in, and checks the result against what hiring systems read. And through HiringNow's MCP server, ChatGPT or Claude can build and edit your HiringNow resume directly.
Do employers check whether a resume was written by AI?
Some look for the signs. In Robert Half's March 2026 survey of more than 2,000 US hiring managers, 67% of HR leaders said reviewing AI-generated applications has slowed hiring and 65% said skills have become harder to verify, with fabricated or embellished work history named as the problem. What gets a resume rejected is not that software helped write it; it is text that doesn't survive the interview. Write from your facts and the question doesn't arise.
Can I tailor my resume to a job description?
Yes. Paste the posting into the job description box. The writing help then uses the posting's wording for things you have actually done, and the check lists the skills the posting names and tells you which are on your resume and which aren't. Add the missing ones that are true of you. HiringNow's agent does the tailoring for every job once you sign in.
Can I start from my existing resume?
Yes. Upload the PDF or Word file and the builder reads it in your browser and sorts it into the form: contact details, summary, jobs with their dates and bullets, education, skills. It is a starting point, so check every field; it is right often enough to save retyping and wrong often enough to need a read. For a LinkedIn profile, use LinkedIn's own "Save to PDF" on your profile page and upload that file.
Should I download a PDF or a Word file?
Either, and both are offered. Every major hiring system accepts both. The PDF keeps the layout fixed; the Word file is easier to edit later and is what some application forms ask for. HiringNow's PDF contains real text, which is what matters to a parser.
Does HiringNow's resume builder work for a UK CV or an Australian resume?
Yes. Choose the country and the builder switches between US Letter and A4 paper, calls the document a CV where that is the word, uses "Profile" and "Referees" where those are the headings, and shows the conventions for that country: how long it should be, what to leave off, and what employers there expect to see.
Where is my resume stored?
In your own browser's storage, on your device, so it is there when you come back on the same browser. It is never sent to our server. Clear your browser data and it is gone, so download a copy when you are done.
Can I change my resume template?
Yes. HiringNow has 15 resume templates, from plain one-column layouts to two-column designs, and your details carry over when you switch. For online applications, choose a template marked ATS-friendly; two-column designs read well to a person but can come out scrambled when a hiring system's parser reads them.
Can I change the order of the sections on my resume?
Yes, HiringNow's resume builder lets you move any section up or down: lead with Skills for a career change, or with Education straight out of school. Your contact details stay at the top, and the page redraws in the new order. In the full editor you drag sections into place, including between the columns of a two-column template.
Can I edit my resume by chatting with AI?
Yes. HiringNow's AI chat edits your resume from plain instructions, such as "tailor this to the job I pasted" or "move Skills above Experience". It can rewrite sections, tailor to a job description or a screenshot of one, reorder and rename sections, change the template, font and spacing, and run the ATS check and fix what it finds. Every change can be undone.
Can I build my resume in ChatGPT or Claude?
Yes, with HiringNow's MCP server. Add HiringNow as a connector in ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code, sign in, and ask in plain words: create a resume, tailor one to a job, rewrite a section, reorder sections, change the template or export a PDF. Tailoring always makes a new copy, so your original stays as it was.
How is HiringNow different from Zety, Resume.io or Canva?
Three ways. HiringNow's AI writes from your facts and leaves blanks for what it doesn't know, instead of filling the page with plausible text. The ATS checks and the job description match are built into the editor, so you see what a hiring system reads before you send it. And you can edit by chatting with AI, or from ChatGPT and Claude through HiringNow's MCP server.
Page updated October 6, 2026.
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