Proven, recruiter-tested templates that parse clean and read sharp. Build it free, preview it live, and download a PDF — just create a free account to download. Prep Backstage. Step into the spotlight.
The builder is the Backstage app — quick, guided, and genuinely free. Here's the flow once you start.
Choose from clean, ATS-ready layouts built to parse cleanly and still look like you. Core templates are free.
Guided fields for experience, skills, and education, with examples and prompts so you never stare at a blank box.
Watch the formatted resume update as you type. Tweak wording, reorder sections, and see exactly what a recruiter sees.
Export a polished PDF for free — create a free account so your resume saves to Backstage and you can edit it anytime.
Every template is structured the way recruiters and applicant tracking systems actually want — and gives you the room to sound like yourself.
Standard headings, single-column-friendly structure, real selectable text — none of the graphics or tables that quietly break parsers.
A set of recruiter-tested designs with sensible spacing and hierarchy, so your experience reads at a glance.
Examples and prompts for every section — summary, bullets, skills — so you write stronger lines, faster.
A formatted, real-time preview means no surprises. What you see is exactly what downloads.
Export a clean PDF for free. A free account keeps your resume saved to your Backstage workspace.
Your draft lives in your account. Come back, edit, and re-download whenever the next role appears.
A note on honesty: a great resume helps you get seen — it can't promise an offer. We never guarantee outcomes. What we promise is a clean, ATS-ready document and the room to make it sound like you.
The builder is genuinely free. A few power features that take real compute and craft are part of a paid plan. Here's the exact line.
Done-for-you is separate. Per-application, human-tailored resumes — written and submitted for you by a real strategist — are part of the managed Career Concierge, not the self-serve builder.
The resume builder is part of Backstage — the free, self-serve career-tools layer. Do a lot here yourself, for free. When you're ready for someone to run the whole search, that's the marquee.
ATS-ready templates, live preview, free PDF download. You drive.
Score your candidacy, find the side door, tailor and headline — all Backstage.
Everything saved to your workspace, ready when the right role appears.
A person tailors your materials per application — not a template, a human.
The side door: recruiter outreach and warm intros, done on your behalf.
You stop applying and start interviewing. Headline the marquee.
The builder pairs well with the rest of the free toolkit.
Paste a job description to see your keyword match, the terms you're missing, and how to rewrite bullets so you clear the screen.
Try it free → ScoreGet an instant candidacy score for a target role — how strong you'd read, and the three things holding you back.
Try it free → Side doorSkip the apply button. Map the recruiters and warm referral paths behind a company, with a draft message to open the side door.
Try it free → HeadlineTurn your title and wins into a recruiter-ready headline and personal-brand one-liner — then watch your name go up in lights.
Try it free →Yes. Building a resume with our proven templates is free, and you can download it as a PDF for free — you just create a free account to download. AI rewrite, resume tailoring, DOCX export, unlimited versions, and premium templates are part of a paid plan.
Yes. Every template uses a clean, single-column-friendly structure with standard section headings and parsable text, so applicant tracking systems can read your experience clearly. We avoid the graphics, tables, and columns that commonly break parsers.
The builder itself is free to use with no account. A free account is only required when you download, so your resume is saved to your Backstage workspace and you can come back and edit it any time.
Free: building your resume, the core ATS-ready templates, live preview, and a PDF download with a free account. Pro+: AI writing and rewrite, tailoring your resume to a specific job, DOCX export, unlimited saved versions, and premium templates.
Yes — expert-assisted tailoring and rewrite are part of a paid plan. You paste a job description and the builder rewrites and reorders your bullets to match the role's language and priorities. Done-for-you, per-application tailoring by a real person is part of the managed service.
The builder is self-serve — you do it yourself, free, Backstage. The Career Concierge is a premium, human-led managed job search: a real strategist tailors your materials, runs recruiter outreach, and submits applications for you. The builder is where you prep; the concierge is where a person takes it on for you.
Build your resume free today. When you'd rather have a real person run the whole search — tailoring every application and opening the side door — that's the Career Concierge.