Sections and entries
The sixteen kinds of section a resume can hold, how to reorder and hide them, and the one that surprises people - a cover letter lives here too.
A resume is a list of sections, and each section holds entries. Nothing is fixed - you choose which sections exist, what they are called, and what order they come in.
What you can add#
The usual four: Summary, Experience, Education, Skills.
And twelve more: Projects, Certifications, Courses, Awards, Languages, Interests, Organisations, Publications, References, Declaration, a Custom section you name yourself, and a Letter.
Renaming a section#
Every section's heading is editable. "Experience" can be "Professional experience" or "Where I have worked" - the heading is yours, and the section's type is what the builder uses internally.
That distinction matters for one reason: the ATS check and the AI assists read the type, not your heading. Renaming Experience to something creative does not confuse them.
Ordering#
Drag to reorder. The order in the editor is the order on the page.
The convention worth knowing rather than following blindly: whichever section makes your case fastest goes first. For most people with a job that is Experience; for a student or a career changer it is often Projects or Education.
Hiding rather than deleting#
An entry can be hidden. It stays in the document and comes off the page.
Custom sections#
Use one when nothing else fits - a portfolio, patents, military service, speaking. You name it and it behaves like any other section.
Resist using several. A resume with nine sections and two entries each reads as a list of categories rather than a case for hiring you.
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