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Online resume builder

Create a resume that stands out from other candidates using the free resume builder and templates by Microsoft Word.

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Make a resume in minutes with ready-to-use templates

Easily customize a professional-looking resume template to download and share with ease. Discover a variety of resume layouts, styles, color palettes, and fonts.

Build a resume in minutes

Showcase skills, qualifications, and get noticed by employers faster in your job search with an editable resume or CV template. Follow document text suggestions to help guide your resume layout and included relevant information. Easily enhance resumes with AI by asking Copilot to draft resume improvements and copy suggestions.

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Explore hundreds of resume templates by job titles.

Customize resume colors, fonts, and layout

Elevate a resume or cover letter template to suit your needs by personalizing color schemes and fonts. Explore a wide range of professionally designed and ATS recruiter-friendly resume themes like vintage, modern, black and white, and more.

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Leverage AI tools to perfect resumes

Save time writing a resume from scratch by chatting with Copilot to generate an outline for any job. Copilot can help extract job accomplishments from existing documents, emails, or LinkedIn profile to shape your resume. If you already have a resume, ask Copilot to improve the tone, readability, or suggest copy refinements like clarity, inclusiveness, and vocabulary.

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Showcase what matters

Know what information to highlight in each section of your resume by following the template copy suggestions. Choose from different resume formats to suit your specific job description, experience level, or career path. Each resume template is specifically designed to help you write a resume hassle-free.

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Use ATS-friendly resume templates

Improve your resume and ensure it passes through the application tracking system (ATS) all the way to a hiring manager by creating with an ATS-friendly resume template. Choose from a wide range of standardized templates that won't be filtered out of ATS system. You can even create a corresponding ATS-friendly cover letter to send to a recruiter as well.

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Refine resume clarity and professionalism

Improve conciseness, clarity, and formality of a resume with Editor in Word. Check resume or CV similarity to online sources, turn on text predictions, and polish copy with spelling and grammar corrections.

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Print and download without limitations  

Download and share a resume or CV for free as a document, PDF, or a OneDrive link for access from anywhere. Reuse and save time while applying for other job opportunities by saving your resume as a template.

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How to create a resume using a template in Word

1. In your browser, explore Word resume templates

2. Double click on the free resume template you want to use

3. Replace the text with your personal information

4. Save, print, and send your resume as a PDF

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