Huntr's Resume Builder helps you create professional, ATS-optimized resumes tailored for your job search. Whether you're building your first resume or your tenth, the builder gives you the tools to create polished resumes that get noticed.

This guide will help you understand what the Resume Builder does and how it works, so you feel confident using it.

The Resume Builder lets you create two types of resumes, each serving a different purpose in your job search.

Base resumes are your foundation. Think of them as your main resume containing all your experience, skills, and accomplishments. You can use a base resume to apply to jobs directly, or as the source material for creating customized versions. Most job seekers keep one comprehensive base resume, though some create multiple bases for different career paths.

Tailored resumes are customized versions created from your base resume. When you tailor a resume for a specific job, Huntr's AI analyzes the job description and pulls the most relevant content from your base, emphasizing the experience and skills that match what the employer is looking for.

Beyond just creating resumes, the builder also helps you share and get feedback. The Community Feedback button lets you anonymize your base resume with one click and post it to the r/HuntrCo subreddit for peer review. Huntr automatically replaces your personal information with placeholders, making it easy to get feedback without manual editing.

The LinkedIn Announce button helps you share your resume on LinkedIn with an announcement that you're open to work. This makes it simple to let your network know you're actively job searching.

When you open any resume in the builder, you'll see four tabs across the top. Each tab helps you with a different part of creating your resume.

The Editor is where you build your content. Add your work history, education, skills, projects, and everything else that tells your professional story. The Editor includes AI-powered tools to help you write strong achievement statements and generate content suggestions.

Layout & Style controls how your resume looks. Rename sections, reorder them to emphasize what matters most, adjust font sizes, page size, line height, margins, certifications settings, and customize date formats. These tools help you create a resume that's both visually clean and easy to scan.

The Templates tab offers seven professionally designed, ATS-friendly resume templates in various colors and styles. Choose one that fits your industry and personal style. All templates work seamlessly with your content, so you don't need to worry about formatting breaking when you make changes.

The Score tab is different for base resumes and tailored resumes, but both help you understand how strong your resume is.

For base resumes, the Score tab shows your Resume Score. This evaluates your resume across three factors: Section Completion, Content Quality, and Content Length. It helps you identify specific areas to improve and ensures your resume meets professional standards for your experience level.

For tailored resumes, the Score tab shows your Job Match Score. This analyzes how well your resume aligns with the specific job you're targeting, looking at skills match, experience relevance, and keyword alignment. The higher your match, the better your resume speaks to what that employer is looking for.

The main difference comes down to purpose and scoring and access to the AI Review and AI Tailor tools.

Your base resume is comprehensive. It contains everything you might want to include on any resume—all your jobs, all your skills, every achievement worth mentioning. The Resume Score helps you ensure this foundation is strong and well-written. You can apply to jobs with your base resume directly, especially when applying to similar roles.

Tailored resumes are focused. They're customized for specific job postings, pulling the most relevant pieces from your base resume. The Job Match Score shows you how well your tailored resume aligns with that particular job's requirements. This helps you understand if you're emphasizing the right experience and skills for each application.

Most people follow this workflow: build a solid base resume first, then create tailored versions when applying to competitive roles or jobs with specific requirements.