In order: the document that gets you read, the letter that says why this employer, then the conversation. The hardest part comes last, when you already know what you are claiming.
Build your resume
Build a resume from your work, volunteer and school experience, with checks for blanks, repeats and dates before you send it.
Built from Your own entries, plus optional example lines written by Invest Hamilton County that you edit to fit
Runs in your browser and is saved on this device until you delete it. Download as a Word file or print to PDF.
Your details
One line, the way it will print. No street address is needed on a resume and leaving it off is normal now.
Six to ten is the sweet spot. Put the ones the posting names first, because a human skims the top line and stops.
Work and other experience
Paid jobs, volunteering, school projects, caregiving and military service all count. You choose what to include.
Phrase starters
Stuck on what to write? Pick a line, then make it yours. Nothing is added until you click it. Words in [brackets] are blanks: fill them with a real detail you know, or reword the line without them. Never guess a number.
Pick the family closest to the job you are describing. It changes the suggestions only.
Any job · Written by Invest Hamilton County, not generated. Pick one, then edit it into your own words and put your real numbers where the brackets are.
What you did
Skills
Preview
Check before you send
Your drafts on this device
The resume builder runs in your browser. What you type here is not sent to Alex's servers. It is saved in this browser so you can come back to it.
Your drafts are saved in this browser on this device. They stay here after you close the tab or the browser, until you delete them.
On a shared or library computer: turn on shared-computer mode before you start, and delete your drafts before you leave. Download or print anything you want to keep first.
Talk it through with your Alex coach
A conversation, not a form. Your coach knows Hamilton County's numbers and programs, and it will point you to the right tool for anything it can't answer. It's an AI coach, your chats are private, and they are never used to train anything.
In crisis? Call or text 988, free, 24/7.