Resume builder + free ATS checker
Type your licenses, certifications and hands-on experience the way you'd tell a coworker. The AI writes it up in the job ad's words — and doesn't add licenses or certifications you didn't list.
Free to build and preview · $15 once for 30 days · never auto-renews. The ATS check needs no sign-up.
YOU TYPE
Notes are fine
Med-surg RN since 2021, usually 5 pts a shift. Meds, IV starts, wound care, discharge teaching, Epic. Charge some weekends. Precept new grads.
YOUR RESUME SAYS
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical
2021 – Present
Who it's for
Nurses, healthcare techs and skilled tradespeople get hired on licenses, certifications and hands-on experience. InstaResume is built around that — and it works for every other job too.
RNs, Nurse Practitioners, ICU & Travel Nurses
Surgical, Radiology, Ultrasound & Lab Techs
Patient Care, Clinics, Long-Term Care
HVAC, Electricians, Diesel & Auto Techs
CDL, Forklift, Bus & Logistics
Office, Tech, Students & Career Changers
How it works
Type your experience — notes are fine — or upload your current resume, or import from LinkedIn to skip retyping.
The AI writes your summary, bullets and skills in the posting's words, then shows your ATS score and the keywords you're missing.
Change anything. When you're ready to apply, download a PDF or Word file: $15 once for 30 days of unlimited downloads (never auto-renews), or $4.99 for one PDF.
ICU Registered Nurse
Houston, TX | maria.santos@email.com | (713) 555-0187 | linkedin.com/in/mariasantos-rn
ICU Registered Nurse with 6+ years in critical and step-down care. Manages 2–3 critical patients per shift, including ventilated, post-surgical and CRRT patients. Preceptor for new-graduate RNs and member of the unit's infection-prevention team.
ICU Registered Nurse
Bayview Medical Center — Houston, TX
2021 — Present
Registered Nurse — Medical/Surgical
St. Anne Community Hospital — Austin, TX
2018 — 2021
B.S. Nursing (BSN) — Texas State University, 2018
RN License (TX, compact) • CCRN • BLS • ACLS
Why not just use ChatGPT?
ChatGPT will rewrite a resume. What it won't do is score it against your specific posting, produce a parser-safe PDF, build from your LinkedIn export, or keep a tailored resume for every job you apply to.
Paste the job description and see your exact keyword match — which terms you hit, which you're missing, and where to add them. Not a generic score: it's checked against the posting you paste.
Clean single-column templates by default. No Canva columns, no text boxes, no formatting that breaks mid-parse.
Export your LinkedIn profile as a PDF and upload it — no copy-pasting your work history line by line. Your experience, education and skills are read in for you to edit.
Create a separate, tailored resume for each job you apply to — name them by employer and manage them all from your dashboard. No more "which file did I send to them?"
What's an ATS?
~98%
of Fortune 500 companies use an applicant tracking system, according to Jobscan.
Most large employers — including many hospital systems — collect applications in an applicant tracking system (ATS); Jobscan reports that about 98% of Fortune 500 companies use one. Recruiters search those systems by keyword, so a resume that names your skills differently from the posting, or that the software can't read, is easy to miss.
The usual problems are fixable: tables or text boxes a parser can't read, headers saved as images, skills worded differently from the job ad. InstaResume is built to solve that first: a clean single-column layout, the posting's own words for what you've really done, and a score so you know whether your resume is ready to submit.
Whether you are applying to Fortune 500 companies, hospitals, startups, or government roles, an ATS-friendly resume is the baseline. Our free ATS checker shows your score without signing up, and the AI builder tailors content to each job description you target.
Is your resume ATS-ready? Paste it with the job you want and see your score — no sign-up needed.
Pricing
Build and preview free. When you're ready to apply, get 30 days of everything for $15 — one payment, never auto-renews. Or download a single PDF for $4.99.
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Guides, examples and tools to help you build your resume.
Examples for nurses, techs, the trades and more
Cover letters by role
ATS keywords organized by job title
How applicant tracking systems read resumes
Step-by-step writing instructions
Errors to avoid on your resume
Resume tips and job-search advice
Resume tips and career advice
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A resume that gets read doesn't require starting from a blank page. You enter your details and experience — or upload your current resume or LinkedIn PDF — then paste the job posting you're applying for.
The AI writes your summary, bullet points and skills from what you told it, in the posting's wording where it truthfully fits — it never adds licenses, certifications or experience you didn't list. You see your ATS score and the keywords you're missing, edit any section, and download a PDF or Word file when you're ready.
With the 30-Day Job Search Pass you can also tailor a version for every job you apply to and write matching cover letters; LinkedIn import is free. The AI writes the first draft — the rest is you entering your own experience, instead of fighting Word formatting.
Quick answers about pricing, ATS, and how our AI resume builder works.
Yes. You can build and preview a complete ATS-optimized resume on the free tier with no credit card required. When you are ready to apply, the 30-Day Job Search Pass is $15 once for unlimited resumes and exports, and it never auto-renews. If you only need one PDF, you can download it for $4.99. Pro is $15/mo or $79/yr if you want ongoing access.
You choose a job title or paste a job description. Our AI maps your experience to role-specific keywords, writes achievement-focused bullet points, and formats everything in a layout that applicant tracking systems can parse. You review and edit each section, then export as PDF or DOCX.
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software employers use to collect, scan, and rank resumes before a recruiter reads them. If your resume uses the wrong format, missing keywords, or graphics ATS cannot read, you may be filtered out automatically—even with strong experience.
InstaResume is built around ATS scoring and job-description matching from day one—not just templates. Building is free, and you can check your ATS score free before signing up.
Yes. On LinkedIn, open your profile → More → Save to PDF, then upload that PDF here — we read your real work history, education, and skills, then let AI rewrite bullets for ATS. You keep full control to edit every line before exporting.
PDF for applications and DOCX if you want to tweak formatting in Word or Google Docs. All exports use clean, ATS-friendly structure without text boxes or columns that break parsers.
More detail on plans in our pricing page or how it works guide.
Free to build and preview · $15 once for 30 days · never auto-renews · or check your ATS score free