Resume guides

How to write each part of a resume, with worked examples you can copy the shape of: which skills to list and how to prove them, summaries and objectives by job, when a CV is the right document, and how to use an AI chatbot on a resume without inventing anything.

Want to see a whole resume for one job instead? Browse the resume examples by job, or pick a layout from the resume templates. To write in Google Docs or Word, start from one of the free resume templates.

Sections

Resume sections
Skills to put on a resume, with lists by job
Hard skills, soft skills and tools for seven jobs, plus three ways to lay out the section.

Writing

Formatting and files

Formatting and files
CV vs resume: what's the difference?
Why the same word means a two-page job document in London and a ten-page academic record in Boston.