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How to create your first resume

You can build a resume on Resumonk without creating an account first. Start with a file you already have, with your LinkedIn profile, or with a blank page. You only sign in when you want to keep the result.

  1. Go to the start page. Pick one of three ways in: upload a PDF, DOCX or plain-text file, import your LinkedIn profile, or start from scratch.

    The start page, headed No account needed, with an upload card above links to import a LinkedIn profile or start from scratch
    The three ways in. Nothing here asks for an account.

  2. If you are applying for a particular role, paste the job post in the optional field before you start. Resumonk then writes two documents: your ordinary resume, and a version of it written for that role. The result screen lets you switch between them.

  3. Resumonk reads what you gave it and rewrites the wording. It keeps every fact and tells you what it found while it works.

  4. Read the result. You can change the template on the spot, download the PDF straight away, or sign in to keep the resume in an account.

    The save step, showing the finished resume marked Saved as a draft beside a Sign in to save it panel
    Signing in keeps the resume. It stays exactly as you see it.

What you get without signing in

The PDF is yours immediately, with no account. It carries a small Resumonk footer. Signing in keeps the resume so you can come back and edit it on any device.

After you sign in

The editor opens with your resume in it. Click any line to change it, and add sections from the list on the left. Switch to Preview & Download for templates, fonts, colors, and page settings.

The editor after signing in, with the Sections list and Add section down the left, the Edit and Preview & Download switch at the top, and the Resume and Cover letter tabs above the resume
Sections on the left, your resume in the middle, and the switch to Preview & Download on top.

Started from a LinkedIn profile instead? Converting your LinkedIn profile into a resume covers that lane in full.

Good to know

  • Use whichever sign-in button the page offers you. There is no new password to invent.
  • If you already have a Resumonk account, use the log-in link on the save step. The resume you have already built comes with you.
  • Nothing is invented. The rewrite changes wording and order, never the facts you gave it.
  • The free plan keeps one resume, plus one version of it written for a job. Paid plans keep as many as you like.
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