CVmaker
Create your professional resume and download it within 15 minutes
About CVmaker
CVmaker is an online resume builder from Amsterdam-based CVmaker BV. You enter your details in a step-by-step editor, pick one of 36 designed templates and colour schemes, and download a PDF resume. A paid subscription adds unlimited matching cover letters, an application email tool, and job search, and the company also sells a done-for-you resume writing service.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Fast guided editor gets a finished resume in roughly 15 minutes
- Template and colour changes reflow your content without retyping
- Fine-grained layout controls like chronological sorting, hiding items, and page breaks
- Resume headings available in six languages
- Option to hand the job to a professional writer with ATS optimization
- Manage multiple tailored resumes and cover letters in one account
Cons
- No free download; the $1.95 trial auto-renews to $24.95/month
- Reviewers report surprise recurring charges and slow cancellation support
- No Word export; downloads are PDF only
- Monthly price is high compared with one-time-fee resume builders
Key Features
Step-by-step resume editor
Guided flow from personal details to experiences to template, with writing tips for each section.
36 resume templates
Recruiter-informed layouts with complementary colour schemes; switch templates and colours without retyping content.
Section ordering and layout control
Reorder sections and items, sort entries chronologically, hide components, and push a section to the next PDF page.
Multilingual resumes
Generate resume headings in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, or Polish.
Matching cover letters
Create unlimited cover letters styled to match your resume with an active subscription.
Account hub for multiple resumes
Store, edit, and re-download several tailored resumes and applications from one account.
Application email tool and job matching
Send applications by email and use the premium job search and matching system.
Resume writing service
Professional writers build or rewrite your resume with ATS keyword optimization, ready in about 4 days with 3 revisions.
Pricing
- All premium features for 7 days
- Unlimited resume edits and downloads
- Auto-renews to monthly plan unless cancelled
- Unlimited resume edits and PDF downloads
- Unlimited matching cover letters
- Application email tool
- Premium job search and matching
- Cancel anytime
- Tailor-made resume by a professional
- ATS keyword optimization
- Ready in 4 days with 3 revisions
- 3 months free CVmaker account
- Everything in Basic
- Tailor-made matching cover letter
- Everything in Expert
- Professionally written LinkedIn profile text
Best For
Job seekers needing a resume fast
Fill in a guided form and download a polished PDF resume in one sitting.
Tailoring resumes per application
Keep several versions of your resume and matching cover letters organised for different roles.
Multilingual applications in Europe
Produce resumes with headings in French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Polish for cross-border job hunts.
Busy professionals outsourcing the writing
Pay a one-time fee for a professionally written, ATS-optimized resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn text.
