Yes, but they’re there for good reason. The Resume Builder gives you extensive control over your content while maintaining the professional formatting and ATS compatibility that actually gets your resume through screening systems.

What you can customize

You have flexibility where it matters most when you customize your resume:

• Section order – Arrange your resume to highlight your strongest qualifications first

• Content – Edit, add, or remove text in most sections to match your experience. Note: some fields, such as education dates, are required and cannot be removed. Content length is adjusted manually; there is no automatic shortening feature

• New sections – Add custom sections when you need to showcase specific skills or achievements

These resume customization options ensure you can tailor your application to any role while maintaining professional standards.

Why some elements stay fixed

Certain design elements, like margins, font choices, and spacing, are locked to ensure your resume remains professional and ATS-friendly. While you can’t change the resume design fundamentals or edit the resume format structure, these aren’t arbitrary restrictions. They’re based on what actually works when your resume hits an applicant tracking system or lands on a hiring manager’s desk.

Think of them as guardrails that keep your resume competitive while you focus on the content that gets you noticed. Our resume formatting options are carefully selected to work across all applicant tracking systems and hiring contexts.

The balance that works

You control the substance when you customize your CV. We handle the technical details that make sure your resume performs. That’s how you get a polished, effective application without having to become an expert in resume formatting or ATS algorithms.