Kickresume
p/kickresume
Let AI write your resume or cover letter in seconds.
Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Kickresume 3.0 — Build resumes. Blow minds. Get hired. Fast and easy
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Kickresume took 1000+ of your feedback posts to bring you their biggest redesign yet. Your favorite resume builder now includes a vastly improved typography, better UI, new templates, and more. Log in via Product Hunt to get 15 days of free Kickresume Premium.
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Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Building a CV from scratch can be overwhelming, there are so many decisions to make from the content itself to the presentation of it. Kickresume 3.0 is a one-stop-shop for CV creation.
Tomas Ondrejka
@__tosh Thanks for hunting us! It’s so good to be on Product Hunt again! Kickresume has sure come a long way since the last time we were here. The old Kickresume was great but it feels like it’s only now that it has finally matured and begins to resemble the vision we had for it years ago. This new version of Kickresume is built on thousands of feedback pieces from our customers. We implemented most of them and it made the result so much better. We also put together a fantastic team of HR experts, UX designers, typographers, writers, developers, and others, all of whom have poured their effort and expertise into the new Kickresume. What has changed? We’ve redesigned all landing pages, overhauled the typography and user experience, improved ATS compatibility, added new templates, colors, fonts, guides, and much, much more. We invite everybody to give it a try. If you used Kickresume years ago and you liked it, you’re going to love this new version too. If you hated it before, there’s a good chance you’ll like it now. You can’t be sure unless you try. In any case, everything we do is to help our customers get hired a bit faster and a bit more easily. The new Kickresume 3.0, as we call it, does just that. ** Log in via Product Hunt to get 15 days of free Kickresume Premium. **
Hussein Yahfoufi
This is really cool, old school resumes are so outdated. Any chance it also lets you host your resume on your own domain instead of just getting PDFs?
Peter Duris
@husseinyahfoufi Hi Hussein, yes you can create a URL web resume, just by one click. And if you wanna go even further you can change your resume to a personal website. Kickresume also lets you to select and customise 5 different personal resume websites. (Website templates will recieve an update very soon)
tonixx
I really like the designs but why is there no option to pay per download? I only need to download my resume once. It seems unfair to have to pay for a whole month
Peter Duris
Hi @tonixx! I can totally see your point there because that’s exactly what we thought back in the early days of Kickresume. Unfortunately, the pay-per-download model got very confusing very quickly. It took us months of trial and error to find out that the subscription-based model is the easiest for our customers to understand. It works really well and most of our customers are happy with it because we wanted to make sure that our pricing is fair. But that’s not the only reason. Pretty much all HR experts agree that having just one generic resume is not enough. Ideally, you want to keep updating your resume as you continue your job search. Also, you want to tailor your resume to every job opening you’re applying for. It adds that little extra touch that often makes a difference between getting hired and never hearing back from them. In reality, you end up downloading your resume more times than you’d expect. Also, you don’t have to upgrade to a paid subscription if you don’t want to. Kickresume lets you create a perfectly good resume for free, too.
Petra Kemkova
go Kickresume, go!! ;)
Peter Duris
@fintula 🤟🤩
Jakub Blokša
This looks cool and all but what’s the point in having a nicely looking resume if it’s gonna get chewed up by an ATS anyway? If anything, all these flashy graphical elements will probably send my resume straight to the bin (or whatever is its digital equivalent these days).
Tomas Ondrejka
@jakubbloksa Whoa, okay, those are some valid points. Let me address them one by one. Yes, it’s true that most big companies use some type of applicant tracking system. And yes, it’s also true that you can overdo it with graphical elements on your resume and that can make an ATS give it a lower score. But that’s not the case with resumes created with Kickresume. We’re working closely with an enthusiastic bunch of HR professionals and recruiters who provide us with behind-the-scenes insight into how companies actually hire new talent. We also regularly test our templates against the most widely used ATSs out there. In this way, we can ensure that our all resume templates are ATS compliant and don’t get “chewed up”. Finally, ATSs are far less scary than you might think. In most cases, you have nothing to fear as long as you pack your resume with a good mix of relevant keywords. (Oh, and by the way, not all companies use them. Take Tesla, for instance. They still review every single application by hand.)
Pavel Pol Koci
Hi, nice app :) I like the examples and also the filtering by "People Who Got Hired" seems like interesting information... Btw, are you using AI for generating new templates from the data you have (e.g. hired, ...)? I'm pretty sure you that had there resumes of people like Musk or Gates but I'm not able to find them.
Peter Duris
@pavel_pol_koci Hey Pol. Thanks. Very good question. We continuously collect approvals from people we knew have been hired and ask them if we can share their resume as a sample with the community. This is perfect especially for people who struggle with things like how to start or finish a resume to its finest shape. Now we're preparing great new analytics features where we apply NLP/AI on our data sets. Analyzing everything from templates usage, content to grammar typos...but this is for a longer conversation. Amazing things are about to happen in a few weeks. Yeeah, We did. Here is Elon's infographic resume - https://blog.kickresume.com/2017... Bill Gates is actually a great idea. The newest we have is for the president Joe Biden. Check it out here --> https://blog.kickresume.com/2020...
Steph Nass
Really cool product. Upvoted!
Steph Nass
@stephnass In the onboarding process, you ask about salary expectations but it's not clear wether it's monthly or annual.
Tomas Ondrejka
@stephnass thank you for your feedback. Great point! We'll fix it in the next update :)
Jérémy Chevallier
Seems like a cool product, but resumes and “autopilot” are the wrong approach this era. You should make something that helps people skip the resume pile entirely!!
Tomas Ondrejka
Hey @pocketfreud! That's what we do! First, we had a data analyst analyze how you use our resume templates. We asked questions like: Do people in different industries prefer different templates? What customization options do they most frequently use? And so on. Based on this information, we had a typographer (his name is Martin and he’s got an incredibly keen eye for detail) redesign all our templates. He adjusted the typefaces, line heights, spacing and margins, and all the little details that make text easily readable and beautiful to look at. We are also working on a ''resume optimisation'' which will help you to use right keywords in your resume to get selected by ATSs.
Peter Rami
Looks great! Is there a free version? If so, what does it include?
Peter Duris
Hi @peter123456789, Thank you! Yes, there is a free version. Kickresume lets you create a resume without having to pay a single cent — all you have to do is sign up. You get 4 versatile resume templates, 2 cover letter templates, and 1 website template. The free customization options are a bit limited but even if you don’t want to upgrade to a premium subscription, you will be more than able to create a really good looking professional resume. Probably the best part is that you can create as many resumes as you want and download them as many times as you want — still for free. Also, all students get 6 months of Kickresume Premium for free. All they have to do is provide a valid student ID, such as an ISIC card. (If you’re a student but don’t have an ISIC, just contact our customer support. They’ll be happy to help.) For more details, see our pricing -> https://www.kickresume.com/en/pr...
Ondrej Prostrednik
Hi! The new templates look fantastic. Good job! Do you have any templates designed specifically for IT professionals? Some other resume builders can tell me what templates would be the best for my industry but I couldn’t find that anywhere in your app...
Peter Duris
@ondrej_prostrednik Thank you. I’m happy you like the new templates! Many of them were designed with specific jobs or industries in mind, but I feel like we need to communicate that more clearly. But to answer your question: We’re already working on improving the categorization and labeling of our templates so stay tuned. We’re taking our time because we want to do it right but it should go live soon.
Martin Bloksa
I remember stumbling upon Kickresume a couple of years ago. It seems like it has come a long way since then. What new features can I expect as a returning user? ?makers
Tomas Ondrejka
@martin_bloksa Oh boy, I don’t even know where to begin! We’ve just released our biggest redesign ever and almost everything about Kickresume is now more polished, more functional, easier to use, and generally better. Probably the biggest thing is the improved typography and completely redesigned templates. We also reworked the UI and UX, added live preview ( 拾 ), produced an enormous number of new guides, resume examples, improved security, and...Well, there’s a lot. If you want to know more, check out this handy article about our redesign: https://blog.kickresume.com/2020...
Martin Bloksa
@martin_bloksa @tomas_ondrejka Thanks Tomas, looks like you guys have moved mountains with this new version. Good job and good luck to you! I'll be definitely sharing your tool with some of my friends :)
Tomas Ondrejka
@martin_bloksa thanks for being an awesome supporter! :)
Renato Marinelli
It's a game-changer, period. I'm just wondering if there's a pay per download feature, that'd rule them all.
Tomas Ondrejka
Thank you @renato_marinelli! I can totally see your point there because that’s exactly what we thought back in the early days of Kickresume. Unfortunately, the pay-per-download model got very confusing very quickly. It took us months of trial and error to find out that the subscription based model is the easiest for our customers to understand. It works really well and most of our customers are happy with it because we wanted to make sure that our pricing is fair. But that’s not the only reason. Pretty much all HR experts agree that having just one generic resume is not enough. Ideally, you want to keep updating your resume as you continue your job search. Also, you want to tailor your resume to every job opening you’re applying for. It adds that little extra touch that often makes a difference between getting hired and never hearing back from them. In reality, you end up downloading your resume more times than you’d expect. Also, you don’t have to upgrade to a paid subscription if you don’t want to. Kickresume lets you create a perfectly good resume for free, too.
Milan Sarzik
Amazing product! Kickresume has helped me to get my dream job in a very short period of time. And that was before the redesign so I can't imagine how many people it's gonna help now. Great job guys! Upvoted!
Peter Duris
@milan_sarzik It's always pleasure to hear success stories. Thank you Milan. :))
Ghost Kitty
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Tomas Ondrejka
@andrej_ruman Thank you Andrej!
Lenka Hubáčková
Hi guys, thanks for the great product. The new templates look absolutely great. I'm looking forward to website templates redesign. I think that in today's digital age, cv in digital form has a great potential.
Tomas Ondrejka
Thank you @lenkah!
Filip Janco
Loving the new design! Looks fresh yet professional.. my next resume will be built using Kickresume! Btw is there any way to track how many people viewed my resume/personal website?
Tomas Ondrejka
Thanks @filip_janco! This feature will be part of our resume analytics which will be launched in a few weeks :)
Christian Piponides
Definitely using this next time I look for UI/UX positions! What a fun tool. I've added some feedback over the website in case you were looking :) Hope it helps! Congratulations launching on Product Hunt!
Tomas Ondrejka
@christian_piponides thank you for your feedback! It will help us to make Kickresume even better :)
Jaisal Rathee
Great job!
Tomas Ondrejka
Thank you @jaisalr! :)
Paul Nica
Great tool, it would be really nice if you could insert an option to create a resume with any existing template and pay per download. People don't make CV's every day, but this feature would be something that I've never seen anywhere else. Good luck with the launch!
Tomas Ondrejka
@paul_nica I can totally see your point there because that’s exactly what we thought back in the early days of Kickresume. Unfortunately, the pay-per-download model got very confusing very quickly. In reality, you end up downloading your resume more times than you’d expect. What do you mean by ''create a resume with any existing template?'' Do you mean a resume example/sample?
Paul Nica
@tomas_ondrejka Oh ok, I believe you. Yea, from all the free and premium templates that you guys have, the user could choose a template of choice, create his resume and pay when he downloads it. So there was not the case for pricing plans, you had all the templates and you just paid for download
Tomas Ondrejka
@paul_nica sure I see your point. It took us months of trial and error to find out that the subscription based model is the easiest for our customers to understand. It works really well and most of our customers are happy with it because we wanted to make sure that our pricing is fair. But that’s not the only reason. Pretty much all HR experts agree that having just one generic resume is not enough. Ideally, you want to keep updating your resume as you continue your job search. Also, you want to tailor your resume to every job opening you’re applying for. It adds that little extra touch that often makes a difference between getting hired and never hearing back from them. We are also working on new features like resume analytics or job matching which will be simply added to our subscription plans.
Sharninder Khera
As someone going through the process of building my resume after many years, this product really interests me. Thanks for putting this out there.
Tomas Ondrejka
@sharninder Thank you and I hope Kickresume will help you to land a new job! :)