Resume Builder + ATS Score

How to use this tool

1. Fill in your details. Enter your name, contact info, summary, work history, education, skills, and certifications. The preview updates live.
2. Pick a layout. Choose from 9 layouts via the tab strip - Modern, Bold, Executive, Sidebar, Minimal, Tech, Creative, Classic, or Compact. Pick the one that matches your industry.
3. Pick an accent color. Choose from 9 accent colors via the swatch row underneath - Indigo, Navy, Emerald, Teal, Coral, Amber, Rose, Plum, or Slate. Color flows through headers, section labels, rules, and the PDF.
4. Score against a JD. Paste the job description into the ATS box. The tool scores keyword overlap and lists missing high-frequency terms.
5. Tighten and re-score. Edit your bullets to honestly include missing keywords. Aim for 75+. Don't pad - keep it truthful.
6. Download PDF. Click Download PDF. The active layout + color is exported pixel-correct via jsPDF. Submit it directly or attach to your application.

About this tool + how it works

This tool runs 100% in your browser - the libraries load from a public CDN and the math runs on your device. Nothing is uploaded to a server. The underlying logic is:

ATS score = matched_top_keywords / top_25_jd_keywords * 100
Where top_25 = 25 most-frequent non-stopword tokens in the job description.
Matched = those that also appear (case-insensitive) anywhere in your resume.

You can verify by opening the browser developer tools and watching the Network tab; you'll see no requests fired during normal use beyond the initial page and library load.

Real-world scenarios where this tool helps

What this tool does

• Provides a structured form for name, contact, summary, work history (multi-row), education (multi-row), skills, and certifications.
• 9 layouts: Modern (clean accent rules), Bold (gradient header bar), Executive (centered serif, double rules), Sidebar (two-column with colored side rail), Minimal (light weights, hairline rules), Tech (monospace with terminal-style prefixes), Creative (italic Georgia), Classic (formal hard rules), Compact (one-page).
• 9 accent colors apply to any layout: Indigo, Navy, Emerald, Teal, Coral, Amber, Rose, Plum, Slate.
• Exports the active layout + color as a PDF using jsPDF (client-side, no server) - colors flow through to header, section labels, rules and accents in the export.
• Scores ATS keyword overlap when you paste a job description.
• Lists missing high-frequency keywords so you know what to add.
• Mobile-friendly editor - form and preview stack vertically on phones with horizontally-scrollable template tabs.

What it does NOT do

• Doesn't write the bullets for you. You provide content; the tool formats and scores.
• Doesn't run the actual ATS systems (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever each have their own parser). Our score is a proxy for keyword overlap.
• Doesn't save your resume - close the tab and it's gone (no signup means no cloud storage).
• Sidebar layout uses two columns. Most ATS parsers handle it, but if you're worried, fall back to Modern or Classic for absolute single-column safety.
• Doesn't import from LinkedIn or PDF (yet). Paste your content into the form.

Common mistakes and pitfalls

• Stuffing keywords. ATS systems and humans both notice. Match the JD honestly; don't pad.
• Using a flashy color for a conservative field. For finance / law / government, Slate or Navy reads better than Coral or Rose.
• Saving as a Word doc when the JD asks for PDF (or vice versa). Read the application instructions.
• Including a photo. US, UK, and Canadian ATS systems often penalize or strip photos; skip them unless applying in EU/Asia where photos are common.
• Forgetting to update the ATS score after each edit. The score only updates on input; check it after every meaningful change.

Frequently asked questions