A career change resume builder that uses a functional, skills-led format — the right shape when your job titles do not yet match the role you want. It leads with transferable skill clusters and new training, then keeps work history brief. You fill a structured form and a clean, ATS-friendly resume builds live beside it.
How it works
Instead of a reverse-chronological job list, the builder centres skill clusters: you name an area (research, communication, tooling) and add achievements under it that translate to the target field. A summary opens with your target role and frames your background as an asset. A relevant training & certifications section gives bootcamps, certificates, and courses prominent placement — the proof of commitment to the pivot. A compact work history reassures employers there are no gaps, and education closes it out.
The right panel re-renders the resume as you type. Your draft auto-saves to local storage, and the Copy text and Download .txt buttons export a clean, parseable file.
Tips
Map every cluster to the new role’s language, not your old one — reframe “ran a classroom” as “facilitated workshops and synthesised feedback”. Keep work history to one line per role so the clusters do the persuading. Put new training high; it often outweighs old titles. Note that functional resumes can puzzle some applicant tracking systems, so still include real dates and keep the text clean and parseable.
Example
A teacher moving into UX might open with a pivot summary, then cluster user research & empathy, communication & facilitation, and design & tooling — each reframing teaching experience for design — list a UX certificate under training, and add a two-line work history. The result reads as a credible early-career designer, not a teacher applying out of field.