Who can do this: Owners and Admins · Product: Resume Builder · Where: Settings → Branding → Candidate profile layout
The layout, font, date format and job durations on your resumes are set in your branding, under Candidate profile layout. They apply to every resume exported with that branding.
How do I change the layout, font or dates?
To change the resume layout:
Open the user menu (your name, bottom left) and go to Settings → Branding.
Select the branding you want to change and scroll to Candidate profile layout.
Change the settings you need (see What can I change? in this article). To find a font, enter its name in Filter options….
Click Save changes at the bottom of the page.
Open a profile and click Preview style to check the result.
What can I change?
Setting | Options |
Select Resume Layout for PDF Export | Regular Layout (more white space) or Compact Layout (more content per page) |
Font for PDF export | A list of fonts, for example Arimo (looks like Arial), Carlito (looks like Calibri), EB Garamond (looks like Garamond) |
Start-End Date Format | Full Month and Year (January 2020 – December 2023), Shortened Month and Year (Jan 20 – Dec 23, the default), Month/Year (01/2020 – 12/2023), Year-Month (ISO Format) (2020-01 – 2023-12), Numeric with Period Separator (01.2020 – 12.2023), Year only (2023) |
Job Duration | Show Job Duration or Hide Job Duration |
Employment History Layout | Job title on top or Employer name on top |
Display candidate avatar | No, hide avatar, Yes, display avatar or Only show avatar when image is uploaded (the default) |
Display company logo | No, hide logo, Yes, display logo or Only show logo when image is uploaded (the default) |
Display general icon / Display candidate experience icon | No or Yes |
Header Bottom Border | Yes or No |
Date format options
Start-End Date Format shows each format with an example.
Colors are in the next section, Candidate profile colors. Which sections and fields show, and in which order, is set in the candidate appearance. See Set up candidate templates (candidate appearance).
Good to know
The branding has no settings for font size, line spacing, alignment, page breaks or page numbers. If you need these, export as Word (.docx) and finish the file in Word.
To use a different layout for some resumes, create a second branding and select it when you export. See Set up your branding.
Common questions
Can I stop the system showing the time spent at each job?
Yes, you can hide it. Select Hide Job Duration.
Can the employer name come first, before the job title?
Yes. Set Employment History Layout to Employer name on top.
Employment History Layout
Select Job title on top or Employer name on top.
Can I show only the year for dates?
Yes. Set Start-End Date Format to Year only.
Can I change the font?
Yes, under Font for PDF export. Font size can't be changed.
Can the header show only on the first page?
No, the header and footer images repeat on every page. If you need them on one page only, export as Word (.docx) and edit the file.
Can I add page numbers or remove a blank last page?
There's no setting for this. Export as Word (.docx) and edit the file.
Pro tip: For the most compact resume, select Compact Layout, set both icon settings to No, and set Display candidate avatar to No, hide avatar.
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