Product Reviews: Create Resume with a Web-Based Resume Maker?

It's a mixed bag when it comes to using a create resume maker.

If you don't feel up to creating your own resume from scratch or by using a template, then it is possible to make one using a web-based resume maker or builder. Your results may vary.

I have reviewed 3 create resume maker products. Stop back every once in a while, because I will be updating this page as I discover new products.

WebResume.com

At www.WebResume.com, you can make a web-based resume for free. It’s a very easy interface to use. Basically, you just fill in the blanks, then press submit, and presto! You’ve got a web-based resume.

Pros:

• Ease of use
• Help system for every single block of the resume
• Nice selection of styles

Cons:

• Web-based only – you don’t get a resume that you can print or email.
• Limited control over the appearance of the resume

Bottom Line
If you just want to create resume for the web, then this program offers a workable solution. The end product is professional looking. But if you need a resume that you can send out, then this won’t do it for you.

10-Minute Resume

Technically, 10-Minute Resume is not a free resume builder, but you can create resume for free with their free trial, so I thought I’d include it here. It’s quite a robust application and helps you with both the resume and cover letter.

Pros:

• Lots of control over formatting and content
• View as you go
• Choice of 4 different styles
• Can customize headings

Cons:

• Limited features in the free trial
• Would like to see more styles
• No online help files at all in the free trial

Bottom Line
You really have to pay for a membership to use this service. But it only costs $9.95 for one month, and it looks to me like you get a lot for a measly $10 bucks! There was no help available in the free trial, but their home page says they have lots of it, so if they do, that adds further value. They say they have a cover letter interface coming soon too, so that would be another plus.

Best HeadHunters Resume Builder

Pros:

• Easy to use, form-type screens
• Lots of features
• Can do cover letters and follow up letters too

Cons:

• Chronological only format
• No customization of sections or formatting
• One style only
• Very little help

Bottom Line
If you really don’t want to have to worry about constructing a resume and you don’t care about having any control over what the final product looks like, this is a great service. (Of course, you can cut and paste the resume into Word and format it there, if you like.) And I liked that they would help you construct the letters too. For a free product, this isn’t bad.

Even though you CAN create your resume for free using one of these services, I think you’re better off trying to create resume using downloadable templates in most cases. But then, I’m a control freak, so your experience may differ! At any rate, if you're not paying anything, you don't have much to lose other than your time by playing around a bit with a create resume maker on the web.