Create a neat resume in just a few clicks from your web browser.
Before embarking on a job search, the mandatory step that all applicants must go through is creating a CV. For lack of time or suitable tools, the easiest solution is to make a layout in Word with, most of the time, a hazardous result.
To create an attractive CV and make the future recruiter want to take a closer look, it is better to take care of your presentation using the appropriate solutions. You don’t need to be an expert in graphic design to successfully lay out your CV, there are now online services capable of generating, in a few clicks, a neat CV that can be exported in PDF.
The editorial staff of Telecharger.com has selected for you 3 free online services to make your CV.
Can go
A true online creative studio, Canva is aimed at an informed audience not afraid to get their hands dirty. The platform allows everyone to create graphic creations, including CVs, using a simplified editor built around a drag-and-drop system. The platform provides users with dozens of predefined models that they just need to select to start.
The CVs offered on Canva are all pre-filled with illustrative texts. The user only has to personalize each block by inserting the text and the title of his own CV, and by adding new blocks. The formatting of the information is done like in any text editor, with the possibility of modifying the font, its size, its color, its alignment, etc.
Other graphic elements can be added manually from the dedicated menu in the sidebar. It is possible to add shapes, frames, illustrations, lines, grids, etc. to perfect the aesthetics of your curriculum vitae. All your creations are automatically saved on the platform, and can be opened and edited at any time. When the document is finalized, Canva allows you to download it in PDF format from the button provided.
The +:
+ Many themes available
+ Many layout possibilities thanks to the integrated tools
+ Possibility to save several documents on the platform
+ Several export formats available
The – :
– Sometimes confusing content insertion for the uninitiated
Make your CV on Canva (Free)
Resume Online Maker
Resume Online Maker is arguably the easiest and fastest online service for designing a resume. Still under development, the site is available in several languages, including French. Here, no choice of theme is possible with regard to the layout. Resume Online Maker offers a unique, perfectly readable template based on an efficient layout.
The personalization of the CV layout is mainly based on the color of the headline, the choice and size of the font, the different sections of the CV to include or not, as well as the different headings. For each information block, Resume Online Maker offers a dedicated menu. If the service offers a standard template including a photo and a section reserved for personal information, it is quite possible to deactivate the elements that you do not want to appear on the CV.
Several page formats are available, and a preview is available with a click on the appropriate button. The service does not require any registration and no connection. Therefore, it does not allow you to save your work online, but offers direct download of your CV in PDF format.
The +:
+ Ease of use
+ Direct preview of the final result
+ Many pre-filled sections available
+ No registration or login required
The – :
– Inability to save a CV online
– Only one layout style possible
Make your CV on Resume Online Maker (Free)
VisualCV
Available in English only, VisualCV offers three ready-to-use resume templates for free. Registration on the site is compulsory, but includes in its free version, the possibility of saving two CVs. If the models offered for free are sober, their layout is clear, legible and timeless.
VisualCV allows you to start a CV from scratch, but also offers to build on an already existing CV. The platform offers the possibility of importing a file in Word or PDF format and is responsible for extracting the data to integrate them into a model.
VisualCV offers two editing modes to create your document: the Basic Editor allows you to create a list of the different sections and information to be included in the CV, while the Visual editor allows, as its name suggests, to carry out a formatting visually, with a real-time preview of the final document. On the presentation side,
VisualCV only allows you to play on the choice of the font, its size, the alignment of the texts, as well as on the margins. Exit therefore the possibility of embellishing CV by adding color, in the titles of the sections in particular. Once the CV is finalized, it can be saved directly on the platform, or downloaded in PDF format by going to the sharing menu Share.
The +:
+ Two editing modes available
+ Possibility to save two documents online
The – :
– Few free models
– Sobriety of models
– Restricted layout possibilities
Make your CV on VisualCV (Free)