Klara Cervenanska

I created my first (and only) resume with Kickresume, and it went really smooth. I didn't really know anything about the "unwritten" rules of writing a CV and Kickresume gives tips all throughout the process. What I really found useful is to create a section (like the profile for example) with AI first – so that I know how it's supposed to look like. I didn't end up using the text, but I did follow the structure and content. Same with work experience bullets. Then I just wrote my own, knowing how it should look like.
I also appreciate that you can create a custom resume section, so I did a whole section where I listed my newsletters along with the stats (like open rate, click rate..). I didn't see that with other resume tools.
I tried the Checker too – even though it's meant for an ATS check (which I didn't really need), it gave me some general formatting suggestions which can be useful for any resume.

Some of the templates have a lot of pre-set white space. But you can adjust the font/spacing to able to fit the text on one page.

I saw that it has a Tailoring feature. So you can copy and paste a specific job ad and it "tailors" your resume to make it a good match for that job. Btw, it worked really well. Needed some editing, but it thought of things I didn't initially. Nice touch :)
Oh, and it's also cheaper than other resume writing tools...

I started with the free version which is generally all you need in case you want to write the full resume all by yourself. Once you want the AI features (which I did, since I had no idea how to write a resume in the first place), I recommend the premium. I played with it a lot, just to have some inspiration. You can generate sections and then take phrases from it if you like them (or that's how I used it).

Some were more relevant than others. I did end up using one suggested phrase – I didn't think of it when writing mine manually and I really liked it.

Yes, the mobile app seems to have the same editing and exporting options as the desktop version.

Definitely wouldn't call it fantastic. It lacks any basic text formatting/editing capabilities. I would call it simple, but not in a good way.

• You can't insert any text boxes (which means we can't visually separate individual sections or ads)

• Their text dividers are terribly thin which means you can barely see them

• Text can't be centered (or aligned to any other side), that option is completely missing

• It doesn't support HTML – so you can't insert your own custom things there. not even a table

• Buttons can't be moved, nor can their color be changed

Value for money

never tried them

I am a marketer and content writer myself, and Claude has become the one LLM that's actually worth paying money for. I find that it's better for long, more complex texts and copy, rather than for short marketingey stuff. It understands context really well, and once you invest some more time into writing an elaborate prompt – the output is usually great. Still needs some tweaking, but saves me loads of time. ChatGPT doesn't even come close.
The biggest advantage over other LLMs, in my opinion, is that the output really does sound human, and (if you do a good enough prompt with some examples) it doesn't use the classic generic phrases like "In today's world" and "Here's the thing".

More human, less generic text. More reliable.

I only really tried to create some visual elements like tables in HTML. It wasn't perfect on the first try, but after giving around 2 rounds of feedback I got the result.

No idea, I only use the pre-set one, which does the job with all types of content.