Build a resume that gets read
Fill in the form, pick a template, download a print-ready PDF. Nothing is uploaded and nothing is kept afterwards.
Your resume is never transmitted
Free and paid templates
No watermark on any of them — not on the free templates, not on the paid ones. The difference is the design.
Nothing on this page is locked or sold separately. Every template, plain or designed, downloads in full with no watermark.
Free — plain and safe
Single column, one color, straight typography. Plain templates are also the ones applicant tracking systems read most reliably, so the free tier is not a lesser resume — it is a different one.
Paid — designed
Color system, typographic hierarchy, side bar, rules. For roles where the document is looked at before it is parsed.
Where your resume goes next
Most job sites cap the size of each file you attach. These are the published limits on four common ones, read from each site’s own help page — worth knowing before you add a portfolio, a transcript or a scanned certificate.
USAJOBS (federal job applications)
5 MB per resume or document
PDF is recommended to keep formatting; encrypted files are not accepted.
Compress a file for USAJOBSUSAJOBS Help Center — How to add a resume to your profileChecked October 6, 2026
LinkedIn resume uploads (including Easy Apply)
Word or PDF; LinkedIn recommends under 2 MB
Only Word and PDF files are accepted for resumes.
Compress a file to 1.8 MBLinkedIn Help — Upload your resumeChecked October 8, 2026
Handshake documents (resumes, cover letters, transcripts)
1 MB per document; PDF preferred, DOC or DOCX
An over-size file shows “Max file size of 1MB exceeded”.
Compress a file to 0.9 MBHandshake Help — How to upload a new documentChecked October 8, 2026
Greenhouse job applications
Up to 100 MB per file; DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF or TXT
Anything larger, such as a video portfolio, is shared as a link instead.
Compress a file to 95 MBGreenhouse Support — Supported formats for candidate uploadsChecked October 8, 2026
Applying through a school, a government portal or by email? See the limits for 50 portals.
Before you send it
- Name the file after yourself and the job, such as “Jane-Doe-Resume-Analyst.pdf”. Recruiters download many files called “resume.pdf”.
- Open the PDF and try to select a line of text. If you can, the words are real text that application software can read, not a picture of text.
- Check the size limit of the site you are applying through, and compress any scanned certificate or transcript to fit it.
- Combine your cover letter and resume into one file only when the posting asks for a single document.
- Do not add a password. USAJOBS, for one, does not accept encrypted files, and a recruiter cannot open what they cannot unlock.
Tools for the rest of your application
- Compress PDFMake a heavy file small enough to email, without wrecking it.
- Merge PDFCombine several PDFs — and JPG or PNG photos — into one file, in the order you want.
- Edit PDF textChange the words already in the document, not just add new ones.
- JPG to PDFPut your photos or scans into one tidy PDF, in the order you want.
Questions
- Is there a watermark on the free templates?
- No. No template, free or paid, prints a watermark or a “made with” line on your resume.
- Do you keep a copy of my resume?
- No. What you type is never uploaded — it stays in this browser tab and is cleared when you close it. Download the PDF before you close the tab.
- Which template should I choose for applicant tracking systems?
- A plain one. Single-column layouts with one color and straight typography are the ones tracking systems read most reliably, and they are the free templates. Choose a designed template when a person will look at the page before software reads it.
- How do I change my resume later?
- Because nothing is stored, fill in the form again, or open the PDF you downloaded in Edit Text to change a line in place.