Design Customization: Make It Yours

Your resume should reflect your personality while staying professional. Here's how to customize it.

Choosing a Template

We offer 7 professional, ATS-friendly templates:

Standard

• Clean, professional design
• ATS-friendly formatting
• Best for: Any industry, safe default choice
• Vibe: Professional and reliable

Modern

• Two-column layout with skills sidebar
• Contemporary design
• Best for: Tech, marketing, creative roles
• Vibe: Current and organized

Compact

• Dense layout that fits more content
• Great for experienced professionals
• Best for: Senior roles with extensive experience
• Vibe: Information-rich

Executive

• Traditional, formal style
• Conservative and professional
• Best for: Finance, law, healthcare, executive roles
• Vibe: Established and authoritative

Minimal

• Ultra-clean with generous white space
• Distraction-free design
• Best for: Any industry
• Vibe: Focused and elegant

Creative

• Bold header with accent colors
• Shows personality while staying professional
• Best for: Design, marketing, creative roles
• Vibe: Personality-driven

Bold

• Large typography, high contrast
• Makes a strong visual impact
• Best for: Roles where standing out matters
• Vibe: Confident and impactful

Customization Options

Spacing

Fine-tune your layout with spacing presets:

• Compact - Tighter spacing to fit more content
• Normal - Balanced, professional spacing
• Spacious - More white space for readability
• Custom - Set your own values

Margins

Adjust page margins with presets:

• Narrow - Maximize content area
• Normal - Standard professional margins
• Wide - More white space around edges
• Custom - Set your own margin values

Text Size

Control text sizing with presets:

• Small - Fit more content, good for extensive experience
• Normal - Standard readable size
• Large - Better readability, less content per page
• Custom - Set your own text sizes

Section Order

Rearrange sections to prioritize what matters most for each job:

• Drag and drop sections to reorder
• Put your strongest sections first
• Different jobs may benefit from different orders

Pro tip: For career changers, lead with skills or projects instead of experience.

Industry-Specific Recommendations

Tech

• Standard or Modern template
• Clean, minimal design
• Include GitHub/portfolio links
• Consider Compact for extensive experience

Creative (Design, Marketing)

• Creative or Bold template
• Show personality while staying professional
• Modern template with sidebar works well

Finance/Law/Healthcare

• Standard or Executive template
• Conservative approach
• Traditional layout
• Easy to scan

Pro Tips

• Preview before exporting - See exactly how your resume will look
• Try different templates - The same content can look very different across templates
• Adjust for content - Use Compact if you have lots of experience, Spacious if you have less
• Print it out - See how it looks on paper
• Get feedback - Ask others what they think

What to Avoid

• Cramming too much - If it's hard to read, it won't get read
• Inconsistent formatting - All templates maintain consistency for you
• Ignoring the preview - Always check the PDF preview before downloading

ATS Compatibility

All 7 templates are designed to be ATS-friendly:

• Clean, parseable formatting
• Standard section headers
• No complex graphics or tables
• Proper text hierarchy

You can customize with confidence knowing your resume will pass ATS systems.

Using the Export Page

When you export your resume, you can:

1. Select a template - Choose from 7 professional options
2. Adjust settings - Fine-tune spacing, margins, and text size
3. Reorder sections - Prioritize your strongest sections
4. Preview in real-time - See changes as you make them
5. Download as PDF - Get a professionally formatted file

Create your resume and customize it.

Next Steps

• Learn about PDF export
• Get AI feedback
• Try AI chat editing
• Create your resume
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