How to write a clear, professional resume
A good resume should make your background and your value easy to understand. Start by gathering your information, then choose a layout that is easy to read.
1. Keep the useful sections
Include your name, target role and a way to contact you. Add experience, education and skills related to the job. A portfolio link helps when your work is available online.
If you are starting out, internships, coursework projects and volunteering can show what you can do. Leave out personal information that does not help someone understand your application.
2. Describe your experience with facts
For each experience, include your role, organization and dates. Start with recent experience or the work most relevant to the role. Explain what you did using precise verbs and concrete examples.
For example, “Prepared the weekly schedule for a team of five” conveys more information than “Good organizational skills”. Include measurable results when you can substantiate them, without inventing numbers.
3. Tailor your resume to the job
Read the job description and identify the responsibilities, tools and skills requested. Highlight experiences that show you actually have those skills. Use industry terminology when it accurately describes your background.
Choose a specific headline and, if helpful, a short profile. Review each application: the job title, links and contact details should match what you intend to send.
4. Choose a readable resume template
Use clear headings, a comfortable text size and sufficient contrast. A simple layout can make a resume easier to scan; a more creative presentation can work if it stays clear and suits your field.
Mai CV offers 29 templates and keeps your information when you change the presentation. Start in guided mode to organize content. Use the free canvas for precise placement, taking extra care to check for overlapping elements.
5. Check your resume before exporting a PDF
Proofread spelling, dates and contact details. Check that all text is visible and key sections are easy to find. Allow time to open the exported PDF and review the final result.
In Mai CV, the PDF button opens your browser’s print dialog. Choose “Save as PDF” and A4 paper. Output also depends on your print settings. Guided mode distributes content across A4 pages; free composition supports up to ten manually managed pages. Export is blocked when checks detect potential content loss. ATS certification is not available.
6. Keep a copy of your work
Your resume and images stay in the browser storage on the device you use. Clearing browser data or changing devices will not automatically recover the document.
Download your PDF and a JSON backup before clearing browser data. The JSON backup preserves the document and its images, and you can restore it into a new resume using “Import a backup” in My resumes. Mai CV does not offer synchronization between devices.
Turn your information into a resume
Open the editor without creating an account, enter your experience and choose a template. Review your page before saving it as a PDF.