Tech Review

When one of my high school students asked for help with her resume, I sat down with her in front of the computer and searched for templates. Templates are an OK way of doing resumes: you download one, highlight the included text, and substitute your own information.

I'm fortunate that I haven't had to do a resume for a few years. When I needed them, in the mid-nineties to early 2000s, I would use resume software which would automatically format my input. I don't remember the exact name, but it was pretty easy to use and must have looked OK since I haven't stopped working. Anyways, that's the best way to do it.

Now, we live in a country where many computer-related non-hardware things are free. There's free software for almost anything you want to do and sometimes you can even do what you need to do online, Google Docs being an excellent example.

There's a new website for people who want the ease-of-use of resume software, but don't want to pay for it or bother with installations. It's called "Free Resume Builder."

I went through and made a resume. It's a step-by-step process that should provide acceptable results. I made a mock resume here. It took me only a few minutes.

I like that RB...:

...makes a little web page for you.
...has built-in links to social media like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace (as if potential employers wouldn't look you up anyways).
...is simple to use.

I'm not so thrilled that RB...:

...doesn't seem to have any options when it comes to formatting, for either an online resume or a paper copy.
...is a little under-built at this time. The resumes and samples, eh.

So, if you need a resume quick and don't care about very personal formatting, Free Resume Builder will serve your needs.

You can go on their site and check out there resume samples and resume templates.