Resume Builder

Kickresume lets you create a resume for free as long as you stick to our free customization options. All paid customization options are clearly labeled inside the Kickresume resume builder tool so you can easily avoid using them if you want to download your resume for free.

If you want to unlock the full power of Kickresume, you can upgrade to a Premium subscription at any time for as little as 7 USD (or 7 EUR) per month.

Also, Kickresume is free for students.

There are a few guidelines each resume should adhere to. With Kickresume’s resume builder, these are already implemented, so no need to worry about it.

1. Firstly, each resume should contain standard sections, including: personal information, resume summary or objective, work experience, education, and skills. Then, you can add optional sections, which include awards, publications, references, social media, languages, etc. These should be relevant to your job.
2. Secondly, your resume should have an appropriate structure depending on how far in your career life you are. The common resume structures include:

• Reverse-chronological resumes which put the heaviest emphasis on your work experience, beginning with your most recent position. It’s best suited if you have experience in the field.
• Functional resumes which focus more on education, skills, and unpaid experiences (such as internships or volunteering). Hence, it's well-suited if you have little to no relevant work experience in the field.
• Hybrid resumes: Hybrid resumes combine elements of both of the above, and hence are beneficial for job applicants who have some relevant work experience, but not enough to fill out an entire chronological resume.

3. Finally, a resume should have great scannability that allows the employer to quickly skim over it and gain the most important details and information. Here's how you do that:

• Use bullet points for listing your daily tasks, achievements, or skills.
• Use bolding to highlight the most important keywords or achievements.
• Use professional section names, such as Resume summary, not Who am I?
• Don't use colored text.
• Don't write your resume as one big block of text.

Even the most basic resume templates offered by Kickresume stand out from the competition. All of them were designed by professional graphic designers with a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of typography.

Here's a simple guide to creating your resume:

1. First, you sign up or log in to your Kickresume account. When logged in, click on My Documents on the top bar and click on Resumes.
2. Next, you can choose among:

• creating a brand new resume using the template and customization options of your choice
• creating New resume with AI which will write all resume sections for you from scratch
• importing your existing data from LinkedIn and choosing your preferred design
• using one of our existing resume samples and tweaking the details to match yours

3. Finally, you add resume sections and populate each one with relevant content. You can also assemble the first draft of your resume just by clicking. We’ve got more than 20,000 pre-written phrases for more than 3,200 jobs. Simply start editing your resume, click “Add Phrases”, look up your job title, and watch your resume write itself.

If you're not sure about how to write the individual sections of your resume, you can visit our Help Center, read the ultimate resume guide, or click the chameleon icon inside the app.

It comes down to two things: design & content. Kickresume can help with both.

First, give your resume an eye-catching yet professional look. The easiest way to do that is to use a resume builder and pick a professionally designed template that fits your industry and profession. All of these are visually appealing and ATS-friendly.

Second, write your resume in a way that emphasizes your strongest points. With Kickresume, we want to make your life easier, which is why our features let you:

• Use Kickresume's AI resume writer which will write all resume sections (work experience, education, objective, skills, awards, etc.) for you from scratch, rewrite existing content, or tailor it for a specific job title.
• Assemble the first draft of your resume just by clicking. We’ve got more than 20,000 pre-written phrases for more than 3,200 jobs. Simply start editing your resume, click “Add Phrases”, look up your job title, and choose relevant phrases.
• Choose from our 2,200+ job-specific resume samples and tweak the information to make it more you. 
• Use Kickresume's AI resume rewriter which takes your existing CV and gives it that extra polish, fixes any mistakes in your resume and even makes it sound more professional.

• A resume is used when applying for a position in industry, non-profits, or the public sector. It should focus on skills and past experience while being tailored to a specific job position. The length of the document shouldn't be more than 1 or 2 pages.
• A curriculum vitae (CV) is used when applying for positions in academia, science, or medicine. It focuses on education, research background and scholarly accomplishments. Finally, its length depends on the number of references, publications, etc.

Most people only update their resumes if they decide to look for a new job. If that’s the case with you, simply add the skills and experience you’ve acquired since your last update.

If you want to give your resume a major refresh, use Kickresume's AI resume rewriter which takes your existing CV and gives it that extra polish, fixes any mistakes in your resume and even makes it sound more professional.

Remember to keep your resume relevant and create multiple versions of it, with each version tailored to a specific job opening.

Unless you delete your resume (or your entire account), Kickresume keeps your resume safely stored, even if you cancel your paid subscription. You can always come back to your resume in the future if you decide it needs an update.

If you don’t want to waste time dealing with details like margins, line spacing, and the resulting overall composition, use a resume builder. It will take care of these things for you.

Nevertheless, here's a quick run-down of how to format a resume:

• Text alignment. The most naturally appealing text alignment for the (Western) human eye is alignment to the left.
• Font style/size. The font size should be between 10 and 12 points. Don’t forget to keep everything the same size and style, except maybe your name and headlines.
• Resume length. A resume should be one page long, while the length of a CV depends on the number of publications etc.
• Bullet points. Align them to the left, don't leave a big indent, keep spacing consistent.
• Spacing. Keep the resume line spacing between 1.0 - 1.5 points. This is both visually appealing and comfortable to read.
• Bolding. Writing relevant keywords or company names in bold can improve readability as well as help convey a message. However, try not to go overboard.

For more tips on resume formatting, visit our ultimate How to Write a Resume guide.

The trick is to turn employers’ attention away from your lack of experience and make them focus on your transferable skills. You can do that by choosing the right resume format.

Consider using the functional resume format to bring your skills to the forefront. At the same time, remember that with an entry level job, the playing field is quite leveled. Other candidates for the job suffer from the same lack of experience as you.

Kickresume’s AI Resume Builder is able to write all resume sections (work experience, education, objective, skills, awards, etc.) for you from scratch based on your job title, rewrite existing content, or tailor it for a specific job title.

In other words, all you have to do is enter your job title, click “AI Writer” and the AI will generate a number of bullet points for all your resume subsections.

If you don't like these bullet points, you can either edit them or delete them and click the button again.

If you like the bullet points but feel like that section is still too short, simply click the button again and the AI will add more phrases to it.

Our AI Resume Builder is easy to use, generates unique resumes every time, and uses natural language indistinguishable from resumes written by human writers.

Even before writing your resume, it's crucial to know where you're headed career-wise. Career Map tool helps you explore your career options and creates a set of personalized career paths tailored to your background and expectations, so you can create a resume that aligns with your goals.

Once you’ve decided on your path, here’s how to craft your resume with no experience:

1. Start with strong career objective. Open with a short statement about your career goals and what excites you about the field. Here's where you show your enthusiasm!
2. Highlight education/courses/certifications/projects. Basically, highlight anything relevant to the job in question–since you have no experience yet. Highlight your school achievements, relevant courses, and any projects that show off your skills.
3. Include volunteer or extracurricular activities. Mention any volunteer work or clubs where you took on responsibilities or gained useful experience.
4. Focus on your skills. Combine all the skills you’ve picked up—whether through school, activities, or life—like communication, teamwork, or any technical abilities.
5. Tailor your resume. Customize it for each job by focusing on what’s most relevant to the role you’re applying for. You can also use Kickresume's AI resume rewriter which takes your existing CV and gives it that extra polish, fixes any mistakes in your resume and even makes it sound more professional.

And if you're anxious (or simply a bit lazy) to write your no-experience resume yourself, you can use Kickresume's AI resume writer which will write all resume sections (work experience, education, objective, skills, awards, etc.) for you from scratch, rewrite existing content, or tailor it for a specific job title.

Definitely Kickresume's AI Resume Builder. Here are the reasons why:

• Kickresume AI Resume Builder is based on OpenAI’s GPT-4 neural network, which is the world's most powerful natural language processing model.
• The texts produced by this language model are indistinguishable from texts written by human writers.
• Each resume that is produced by our AI Resume Builder is unique and custom-built for you.