Free resume builder
Build it. Verify it. Improve it.
Create a clean, professional resume for free, check that the downloaded file keeps everything you wrote, and see exactly what to improve before you apply. No account, no watermark, no trial. Every other builder starts with a pretty template and hopes it parses; we read your actual file back before you download it.
How it works
Start from scratch or from your old resume
Pick your career stage. Build one section at a time with an example under every box, or import your old PDF or Word file and we fill in the form for you to check. Your draft saves in your browser as you type.
Improve the evidence
A coach beside every bullet flags weak openings like "Responsible for", suggests stronger verbs and asks whether you know a number. It never invents one. The live preview shows the finished page as you type.
Verify the real files, then download
We make your PDF and Word files and read them back with independent readers: is everything you wrote there, in the right order, with your name, email and phone found? You see the results and the actual pages before you download.
Already have a resume?
Scan your current resume, free
Upload your PDF or Word file. In seconds you see the exact text an ATS extracts: what parsed, what scrambled, what vanished. No signup and no invented score.
We rebuild it ATS-safe
One-time $5. Your content, preserved word for word, restructured into a single-column, standard-heading format with no tables, sidebars or icons, so the reading order survives extraction. Want stronger wording too? The $9 tier adds AI bullet rewrites you approve line by line.
Download Word + PDF, verified
Both formats, ready to submit, emailed to you as backup. Run the fixed file back through the scan and read the receipt yourself.
Why template builders keep failing the ATS
Builders make money selling designs, so they optimize for how a resume looks. But two-column layouts scramble in the parse, skill tables flatten into unsearchable blobs, and icons turn into garbage characters. We documented all of it in our parsing benchmark and the two-column test. A resume builder that never shows you the parse is asking you to trust a design blindly.
Our position is simple: the parse is the product. You see it before you pay, and you can verify it after. That is why the site is called ATS Verification, and the full method is in how to pass the ATS.
Specialized builders
MBA Resume Builder
School-specific application resumes for HBS, Stanford GSB, LBS and more. Built for admissions readers, from $29.
See the MBA builder →LinkedIn Optimizer
Your profile rewritten with the keywords recruiters actually search. Headline, About, and STAR bullets, $9 one-time.
See the LinkedIn optimizer →Free templates
Prefer to do it yourself? Three ATS-safe Word templates, direct download, no email gate.
Get the templates →Frequently asked questions
Is the resume builder really free?
Yes. Building, checking and downloading your resume as PDF and Word costs nothing: no account, no watermark, no trial that turns into a subscription. We make money from optional paid services, such as the $9 AI bullet rewrite and the $14 job match, which you never have to buy.
How is this different from resume builders like Zety or Canva?
Template builders start from a design and hope it parses. We start from the parse. Before you download, we make your real PDF and Word files and read them back the way hiring software does, then show you whether everything you wrote is there and in the right order. If you already have a resume, the free scan shows you the exact text an ATS extracts from it.
Do I build from scratch or from my existing resume?
Either. Start from scratch and the builder guides you one section at a time, or import your old resume (PDF or Word) and we fill in the form for you to check. If you would rather keep your current file, the free scan shows what an ATS reads and the $5 rebuild fixes the layout with every word kept.
How much do the paid services cost?
The builder and the scan are free. The verbatim rebuild of an existing resume is a one-time $5. Adding action-first AI bullet rewrites is $9, and the bundle with job-description matching is $14. There is no subscription and no auto-renewal.
Does the builder write my bullets for me?
No. A coach beside each bullet points out weak openings like "Responsible for", suggests stronger verbs and asks whether you know a number, but it never adds a fact or a number you did not give. Your resume stays your own words.
What happens to my information?
Your draft is saved in your own browser as you type. It reaches our server only when you import an old resume or make your files, and we do not keep it. Importing also sends the text to Anthropic's AI to sort it into the form. Details are in our privacy policy.
Will the resume still look professional to a human?
Yes. Single column, a clean Calibri-style font, clear headings and real bullets. It reads like a sharp, modern professional document. What it avoids is the decoration that breaks parsers: columns, tables, icons, graphics and text boxes.
Is there a version for MBA applications or LinkedIn?
Yes. The MBA Resume Builder produces school-specific application resumes for programs like HBS, Stanford GSB, and LBS from $29. The LinkedIn Optimizer rewrites your profile with the keywords recruiters search, for $9.