In short
Open Jobs, then CV Builder, choose New resume and fill in your details. The first resume you make is your default.
You can keep as many resumes as you like. Change the default any time from the card menu.
Why the default resume comes first
When you press Generate resume with AI, TimelyDo sends your default resume to the AI together with the job. The AI rewrites the headline and summary, reorders and rewords your experience, and adjusts your skills, using only what your resume already says. It is told never to invent employers, dates, clients, education, certifications, languages, achievements or numbers.
Open the CV Builder
In the sidebar open Jobs and then CV Builder (/cv_builder). A new account sees Build your first resume. The header shows how many resumes you have. There is no limit on how many you can keep.
Create a resume
The sections
| Section | What to put there |
|---|---|
| Personal details | Name, headline, email, phone, location, website, LinkedIn, GitHub and extra links. An optional photo can be cropped square and shown as a circle, rounded or square. |
| Summary | Two or three sentences about who you are professionally. |
| Experience | Company, title, location, dates, whether it is current, a description and bullet points. |
| Education | School, degree, field, dates and grade. |
| Skills | Named groups of skills, for example Languages, Frameworks, Tools. |
| Projects | Name, link, technologies, description and bullets. |
| Certifications | Name, issuer, date and link. |
| Languages | Language and level: Native, Fluent, Advanced, Intermediate or Basic. |
| Custom sections | Up to six sections you name yourself, such as Awards or Publications. |
Press Sample data in the top bar to fill the sections with example content and see what a full resume looks like. It asks first if you already have content, and a banner lets you Undo it.
Templates and design
Choose from 11 templates: Modern, Classic, Minimal, Harvard, Compact, Executive, Europass, Lebenslauf, Sidebar, Two column and Timeline. Harvard and Compact are plain and friendly to applicant tracking systems. Europass and Lebenslauf follow European formats, and they usually include a photo.
The Design panel changes the accent colour, font, text size and spacing, lets you reorder or hide sections, and resets everything. AI never changes these settings: they are put back on the new resume exactly as you set them.
Download as a PDF
Choose Download PDF in the top bar. It opens your browser's print dialog on a print ready page, so the text in the PDF is real text that applicant tracking systems can read. Choose Save as PDF as the destination.
Cards, table, search and the default
The list shows your resumes as cards with a live preview of each, or as a table, using the two icons in the header. The choice is remembered. The search box suggests as you type and filters by name, headline, company, skill, template, the job a resume was written for, or the AI model.
| Action | Where |
|---|---|
| Make default | The three dot menu on a card or table row. The old default becomes an ordinary resume. |
| Duplicate | The same menu. Makes a copy with its own name. |
| Rename or change template | The same menu. |
| Delete | The same menu. Deleting the default passes the role to the resume you edited most recently. |
The card with a Default badge is the one AI uses. A card with an AI generated badge was written by AI for a job.
Frequently asked questions
What is the default resume?
The resume AI starts from, and the one new resumes are copied from. The first resume you create is the default, and you can change it from the menu on any resume.
How many resumes can I have?
As many as you like. There is no limit.
How do I change my default resume?
Open the three dot menu on the resume you want and choose Make default. The old default becomes an ordinary resume.
Generate resume with AI says to make a default resume first
Create a resume in the CV Builder. The first one is your default. Then the button works.
Can I edit a resume AI wrote?
Yes. It is an ordinary resume in your CV Builder. Open it, change anything, and download the PDF. AI never touches it again unless you generate another one.
Will the PDF work with applicant tracking systems?
The PDF contains real text rather than a picture, so ATS software can read it. Plain templates such as Harvard and Compact are the safest choice for ATS.
Should I add a photo?
It depends on your country. Photos are usual in Germany, France, Spain and Italy, and rare in the United States and United Kingdom. Photos are optional, and you can hide yours on any resume.
Do I need to save?
No. Changes save by themselves a moment after you stop typing, and leaving the page saves the last change. The top bar shows when everything is saved.
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