How to Use CVHack to Create a Professional Resume

Having a professionally crafted and ATS-friendly resume can stand you out in today’s highly competitive labour market. For a remote worker jostling for work with others all over the world, the need to have a strong resume is even more amplified.

What is CVHack?

CVHack is an online platform designed to help you create professional curricula vitae, resumes and cover letters using templates. Users can also leverage CVHack to evaluate their existing resumes, CV and cover letters for improvements.

How to Build Your Resume With CVHack

Building Your Resume with CVHack is a breeze. First, you need to sign up to access all the features you need to build a great resume. To sign up, simply click the ’Sign Up’ or 'Register' button on the homepage, provide your email address and create a password. You can also sign up via a linked social account, e.g., Google, if available. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete registration.

After signing up, click on ‘Account’ in the top right corner of the web page to access your dashboard.

In your dashboard, click on ‘Create New Resume’ and a new page will appear prompting you to either build a new resume with CVHack or upload your existing resume from your device.

Since you are creating a new resume, click on ‘Build a New Resume’ and provide answers to the following CVHack multiple-choice questions:

• How many years of experience do you have?
• What is your highest level of education?
• Did you graduate from college/university?

Selecting your answer for each of these questions from the options provided takes you to the resume builder, whose default sections include ‘Contact’, ‘Experience’, ‘Education’, ‘Certification’, ‘Skills’, ‘Reference’, ‘Extras’ and ‘Finalize’.

In the first section (‘Contact’), upload a passport-size photo of you (optional) and enter your contact information such as first name, last name, middle name, phone number, email address, country, state, city, post code and job title. You also have options to include further information like date of birth, nationality, marital status, website and social media links. 

After providing your contact details, proceed to the other sections and enter the required information as well. If you wish to include additional info, just click on the add button (if available in that section). For example, you can click on ‘add additional education details (optional)’ to include more information about your educational achievements.

In many of the sections, CVHack provides users with expert tips that will help them build a strong professional resume. Here’s an example of the tips on the ‘Certification’ page:

‘Extras’ enables you to add more sections to the eight above provided by default. Let's say that from the seven options on the ‘Extras’ page, you decide to add ‘Publications’, ' Portfolio’ and ‘Awards’ to your new resume:

Here’s what the sections in your CVHack resume builder will now look like: 

When you are through with providing information and customizing in all the sections, click on the last section, ‘Finalize’, to see the resume you’ve built with CVHack appear with the default template set by CVHack.

If you don’t like the default CVHack template your brand new resume is designed with (or if you want to try out other CVHack template styles), simply click on ‘Change Template’ in the top right corner to select from the available templates, free of charge. 

After settling for your ideal template, you can download your new resume to your device by clicking on ‘Download CV’ (next to ‘Change Template’).

Congratulations on building your resume with the easy-to-use CVHack! You can now start applying for jobs with more confidence. Don’t forget that you can also evaluate your resume with CVHack (this will be the subject of another post).

Final Thoughts

CVHack is a great choice for anyone looking for a free, quick and non-complex resume builder. Its user-friendly design will enable even a novice to build an impressive resume within a few minutes. Use CVHack today to build that professional resume that helps you achieve your career goals!

FAQs

What is CVHack?

CVHack is an online resume builder/evaluation tool that helps users create professional CV/resumes and cover letters using templates, evaluate their existing resumes and cover letters for improvements (using both AI and human review), and access related career services.

How do I create an account on the CVHack website?

Simply click the 'Sign Up' or 'Register' button on the site’s homepage, provide your email address and create a password. Alternatively, you can sign up using a linked social account, like Google, if available. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete registration.

How do I reset my password?

Click on the 'Login' button, then locate and click on the 'Forgot Password?' link. Enter the email address associated with your account, and instructions on how to reset your password will be sent to you.

What is the cost of building a resume with CVHack? 

Resume building with CVHack is free of charge but you would need to purchase credits to download/edit the resume/CV you create. Just sign up to build, and download a professional resume in a few minutes.