Free online resume builder

Best ATS Resume Builder
Free. No Signup Required.

Create your resume online for free with a simple, ATS-friendly layout. Add your experience, education, projects and skills, preview every page, then download your resume as a PDF. No account or subscription required.

Free PDF download · No signup required · A4 or US Letter

This tool creates a text-based resume PDF. It is not an ATS resume checker and does not provide a score, import an existing resume or guarantee an interview.

Contact details

Professional summary

Work experience

List your most recent role first. Write one achievement per line; include measurable results when accurate. Maximum 10 roles.

Add selected projects (optional)
Selected projects

Include relevant personal, school, freelance or work projects. Write one achievement per line. Maximum 10 projects.

Education

List your most recent education first. Maximum 10 entries.

Skills & certifications

Links

Create your ATS-friendly
resume online in four steps.

01

Contact details

Start with your name and email. Add a professional title, phone number and location if useful. Only your name and email are required.

02

Experience and projects

Add relevant roles and optional projects. Write one achievement per line and use Move up or Move down to put your most recent or relevant entries first.

03

Education

List your qualification, school and dates. Add an optional location and reorder entries as needed. Students and fresh graduates can use education and projects to show relevant experience.

04

Review, preview and download

Add skills, an optional summary and profile URLs. Check the review suggestions, choose A4 or US Letter, complete verification when enabled, and preview or download your PDF.

What is an ATS resume?

ATS stands for applicant tracking system: software employers use to manage job applications. An ATS resume presents your qualifications in a straightforward format intended to make information easier to read and extract.

This free resume builder creates a single-column PDF with selectable text and familiar section headings. It does not test your resume against a specific hiring system. Your experience, the job requirements and the employer’s application instructions still matter.

A simple ATS resume template and format

The builder uses one consistent resume template. Fill in the sections relevant to you; empty sections are omitted from the PDF.

  • Contact details: name, email and optional professional title, phone, location and profile URLs.
  • Professional summary: a short introduction focused on the role you want, if useful.
  • Professional experience: company, job title, dates, optional location and achievement bullets.
  • Selected projects: relevant personal, school, freelance or work projects and your contributions.
  • Education: qualifications, schools, dates and optional locations.
  • Additional information: relevant skills and certifications.

Use Move up and Move down to reorder entries within experience, education or projects. Choose A4 or US Letter before generating. The download is a completed PDF, not an editable Word template.

ATS resume example: turn a duty into an achievement

General duty: Responsible for customer enquiries.

Clearer achievement: Resolved customer enquiries and documented recurring issues to improve the team’s support process.

Use this example as a writing guide, not a claim to copy. Describe what you actually did, the skills you used and the outcome. Add numbers only when accurate. For a first resume, use relevant coursework, volunteering or project contributions instead of inventing employment.

Check your resume before applying

  • Match the role: describe relevant skills and experience using natural wording from the job description. Avoid keyword stuffing or adding skills you do not have.
  • Review the details: check contact information, spelling and dates. The built-in review flags basic gaps and reversed years, not every possible error.
  • Preview every page: check page breaks and bullet points. On a phone, use Open PDF in new tab if the embedded viewer does not show the full document.
  • Follow the file requirements: use this PDF only when the employer accepts PDF. If DOCX is requested, prepare that format instead.
  • Keep a copy of your wording: entries stay while moving between steps, but refreshing or closing the page clears the form. The downloaded PDF is not a saved editable draft.

Need help with the format or what to include? Read our guide to writing an ATS-friendly resume, with an example and a pre-submission checklist.

Need more help with wording? Read Harvard’s guide to creating a strong resume for additional writing guidance.

FAQ

Free ATS Resume Builder: Frequently Asked Questions​

Yes. Fill in the form, preview your resume and download the PDF for free. No signup or subscription is required. Only your name and email are required fields; you do not need to create an account.

The PDF uses a single column, selectable text, clear section headings and a readable sans-serif font. The resume content does not use photos, charts or decorative columns.

These are straightforward formatting choices, not a promise that every ATS will parse the document identically or that an employer will shortlist you.

A text-based PDF can be suitable when the employer accepts PDF applications. This builder exports selectable text rather than an image-only resume. Always follow the application instructions, including any request for a DOCX file.

No. This is a resume builder, not an ATS checker. Its review suggestions look for basic missing details, empty entries and reversed start/end years. They do not provide an ATS score, compare your resume with a job description or assess an uploaded document.

Yes. If you have little or no work experience, add relevant education, skills and selected projects. You can include accurate school, personal, freelance or volunteer contributions and skip sections that do not apply. Work experience is optional.

You can go Back to edit your details without losing them during the current visit. The builder does not save a draft for a later visit or import your downloaded PDF.

Keep your wording elsewhere before refreshing or closing the page, and download the finished PDF when ready.

Yes. On the Finish step, choose your paper size and select Preview resume to review the actual PDF. US Letter is the default; A4 is also available. If your mobile browser cannot show the embedded document, choose Open PDF in new tab.

When verification is enabled, complete it before generating. Editing details, reordering entries or changing paper size means the PDF must be generated again.

Build your free resume. Preview it before you apply.

Start with your details, choose the sections that matter and download a clear resume PDF. No signup required.