Why it is one column
Most applications are read first by software. An applicant tracking system pulls the text out of your PDF as a single stream, and the two-column layouts many builders sell interleave the sidebar with the main column on the way through — so a job title ends up glued to a skill and the whole thing parses as gibberish.
So this produces one column, real selectable text, ordinary headings and no text inside images. It is a plainer document than some, and it survives the machine that reads it before any person does.
Where the page breaks
The layout is worked out before anything is drawn, which is what makes two rules possible. A section heading is never left stranded at the foot of a page with its contents overleaf. And a job title is never separated from the dates and bullets that belong to it.
The preview shows real A4 sheets, so what you see is the number of pages you will get. If a second page is nearly empty, trim a bullet or two — the counter above the preview tells you as you type.
What to put in it
Bullets describing what changed because you were there beat bullets describing your duties. A number helps: "cut build times from 12 minutes to 90 seconds" says more than "responsible for build tooling".
The summary is worth writing last, once the rest is on the page. Two or three lines is plenty; it is a headline, not a cover letter.
Frequently asked questions
Is my résumé uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is assembled by JavaScript on your own machine and saved straight to your downloads folder. No account, and nothing about your employment history reaches a server.
Will this pass an applicant tracking system?
It is built to be read cleanly: one column, real text, standard headings. No tool can promise a particular system will score you well — that depends on the words you use and the job you are applying for — but the format will not be what trips it up.
Where is my draft saved?
In this browser’s local storage, on this device only. Clearing site data or opening the tool elsewhere gives you a blank form. Nothing syncs.
Can I add a photo?
No, deliberately. In the UK, US, Canada and Australia a photo on a CV is usually unhelpful and some employers discard applications with one. Where a photo is expected — much of Europe and Asia — you will want a template built for that convention.
Should it be one page or two?
Two is fine once you have a decade behind you; one is better early on. The counter above the preview tells you which you currently have, and a second page holding three lines is worth trimming away.
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