Every person has different experiences in life so you are not supposed to copy your friend’s resume to apply for a job. In fact, different company might needs a different resume as well.

Resume is the aspect you should notice most when applying for a job since it is often the first thing that employers see when hiring. Creating a professional-look resume could give a plus point and increase the chance for you to get hired. There are a bunch of online resume makers on the internet jungle to help you create a better resume.

Tools like Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator or even Photoshop might are great to create a decent resume. But often time, it takes hours for you only to create the resume layout. Following are 8 online resume makers you can use to create a professional-look resume for free.

1. ResumeCoach

ResumeCoach is an all-in-one resume builder which has been shown to increase the chances of getting interviews by 67%. It features a wide library of beautifully designed templates, expert advice, and professional examples. With its simple three-step process, you can quickly and easily customize your resume for whichever job and industry you’re applying to. The site also offers a cover letter maker, job search function, and guidance on how to perform well in interviews. Using the ResumeCoach online editor you’ll be able to pick from a range of colours and styles, as well as share and download your document in whichever format suits you best.

2. VisualCV

The fist online resume maker you can use to create a professional-look resume for free is VisualCV. However, the free version offered by this tool offers only very basic resume templates with a very limited number. You need to upgrade to pro to use more templates. Also, your resume will be annoyed by a VisualCV branding on the footer area if you stick to free version. VisualCV offers several font styles other than the default font offered by the template you chose. Whether you use the free version or premium version, you can download your resume as a PDF or share it online. Login is required to use this tool. VisualCV is available in several languages. In addition to English, this tool is also available in Spanish, French Dutch and Portuguese.

3. CV Maker

CV Maker allows you to create a resume for free without needing to create an account. You can create a resume right away and download it as a PDF once you are done. By default, there are 6 sections offered by CV Maker. You can switch from one section to another through the left panel. You can also add a new section if you need to. Unlike VisualCV, your resume won’t be annoyed by a CV Maker branding even if you use the free version. Some features you will get from premium version are more template options and an advanced rich text editor. You will also be able to choose a fonts and text color.

4. Resume.com

Resume.com comes with an intuitive dashboard. At the time of writing, this online resume maker is completely free to use. It offers more templates than two first tools above. If you don’t like the standard white resume, there is also some modern resume templates you can choose from. The dashboard of Resume.com is divided into three tabs: Template, Editor and Preview. Resume.com allows you to download the resume in a PDF, Word, RTF and text. You can move to the Preview tab to download the resume. On the main dashboard of Resume.com you can see the newly created resumes by other users. If already have a good resume in LinkedIn, this tool also allows you to import it.

5. Resumonk

Resumonk allows you to create a resume for free without creating an account. The bad news is, you will see an annoying Resumonk branding on the footer area of your resume once you download it. This tool offers five sections by default which you can add according to your need. While you can use this tool for free, premium version is also available with some additional features. With free version, you can only download your resume in PDF while with premium version you download your resume in other DOCX as well. Free version only offers 4 templates while premium version offers 17 templates. Same as Resume.com, Resumonk also allows you to import your LinkedIn resume.

6. Novoresume

Novoresume also allows you to create a resume online for free and download it. Account is required before being able to use this tool. Novoresume offers a very nice-look dashboard. Free version of Novoresume is restricted to a single-page resume while premium version can add two additional pages. Novoresume is a great tool to create a basic resume. Even with the free version of Novoresume you will be able to create a professional-look resume and you can download it. Novoresume won’t interrupt your resume with an annoying Novoresume branding that makes your resume looks incompetent. Novoresume offers several font styles in case the default font offered by the template you chose doesn’t suit you.

7. TopCV.me

TopCV.me is a great online resume maker to create a multiple-page resume for free. You can then download the resume you have created as a PDF without needing to upgrade your account. In addition, TopCV.me also provides an open URL which you can share online. The resume created with the free version of TopCV.me looks great and professional, but you will see a TopCV.me branding on the footer area of the resume. TopCV.me offers a cloud storage feature. Your resume will saved to the TopCV.me server so you can use it next time you want to need it. The interface of TopCV.me is pretty easy to use. Similar to word processors.

8. HipCV

HipCV is a completely free online resume maker. The only situation you need to spend money to use this tool is when you want to use the premium version offered by HipCV. The rest, everything is free. You can even download the resume you have just created in PDF and HipCV won’t interrupt your resume with an annoying branding. This tool also supports cloud storage. Every resume you created will be saved on the HipCV server. In addition to download, you can also share your resumes. HipCV offers an analytics feature to help you track how many times your resume have been visited.

9. Canva

Canva is a versatile online design tool. You can also use it to create a resume online for free without spending a dime. One of the advantages of Canva is that it has an abundant collections of free resume templates you can choose from. You can download your resume in PDF. Canva offers a cloud storage. Every resume you created in Canva will be saved to its server in case you want to use the same resume another day.

Conclusion

There are a bunch of online tools out there you can use to create a professional-look resume, but not all of them let you download the resume you have created for free. I have tested all of the tools on this list above and they all allow you to download the resume you created without asking you to make a payment.