Creating a resume
Our bread and butter
Resumes are what you came here for. Let's build the very best one using the information in your account and optimized for a particular job.
To auto-build a resume based on a job description
- Copy the URL of the job posting to which you will apply.
- If you've found the job through Savviest, just click
Create Resume for this Job
in the job details popup -- it's that easy! - See Searching for jobs for more info on this process.
- If you've found the job through Savviest, just click
- Click on
Resumes
in the top bar or side menu, or click here. - Click
+ Create Resume
at the top of the page. - Paste the link to the job description in the
Job Description Link
field and clickBuild It >
. - We'll pull out the most pertinent information from the job description and decide what information from your account to add to the new resume.
- Edit your resume as described below to further customize it.
To build a resume manually
- Click on
Resumes
in the top bar or side menu, or click here. - Click
+ Create Resume
. - Click the
Build Manually
box. - Click
Build It >
. - Choose which jobs, education, and achievements you want to add in the popup window by checking the box next to each one.
- All of the checked info will be added to your resume, which you can then edit further as described below.
To edit a resume
Adding or editing information
- To add more information, click on the
Add
button below the section in which you want to add more information. - To delete a full block of information from your resume, click on the title of that block, and choose
Delete from Resume
in the popup. - To edit or delete Accomplishments, click on the Accomplishment statement you want to edit and make updates in the popup.
- You can decide whether to edit or delete an accomplishment in just this resume, or in your account entirely.
- Note that editing or deleting the accomplishment in your account will not change or remove it from previously build resumes.
- Drag Accomplishments to re-order them within an information block.
- Click on the drag icons to the left of the block to re-order full info blocks or sections of your resume.
Formating your resume
- The
Content Options
section allows you to change- Your resume's overarching template.
- Whether the resume is for professionals (
Standard
Format) or students (Student
Format)- Student resumes prioritize your Education section and show Relevant Coursework.
- The
Content Options
section also allows you to add or remove- An Objective Statement
- An Occupation Title
- A References Available Statement
- The
Design Tools
section allows you to adjust your resume's- Color scheme
- Font
- Font size
- Margins