Optional Platforms to Streamline and Strengthen Your Résumé.
When choosing a format, I vote for simple and clean. Choose something that is easy to update and adapt to specific roles you may be targeting.
You want your reader to be able to scan your résumé fast and find the information they need to see you are a good match for the job. You also want it to be ATS friendly—all those cute graphics and icons are irrelevant in the automated screening process.
There are unlimited websites that have résumé building features. Choose sources that follow Certified Professional Résumé Writers (CPRW) or National Résumé Writers Association (NRWA) industry standards.
Following are several sites that offer a plethora of examples and résumé writing advice from certified professionals. Check out their blogs to find the information you need to write a stand-out résumé for your situation.
As alumni from a top-ranked business school, you are perfectly capable of writing your own résumé without purchasing a template. See Polish Your Résumé for ideas to get feedback. Your choice.
These are some sites Kelley alumni have reported using (this is not an endorsement—just sharing information). The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) offers a free unlimited resume builder tool. The other sites listed here may offer a free trial before the need to purchase. By exploring a variety of résumé building sites, you may get enough free advice to learn what you need to know about resume optimization tools.