CVali

AI resume builder, free to start

Build a resume that gets past the ATS. Land more interviews.

Build your resume with a live preview, match it to any job posting, and fix what applicant tracking systems and recruiters miss. Download ATS-safe PDF and Word files.

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  • Free to build and preview
  • Keywords from any job posting
  • ATS-safe PDF and Word

BeforeA typical first draft

SAM RIVERA

Denver, CO 80203 • (303) 555-0187 • sam.rivera@email.com

OBJECTIVE

Hard-working team player looking for a position where I can grow and use my skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Marketing CoordinatorMar 2021 – Present

Brightline Outdoors, Denver

  • Responsible for the company social media
  • Helped with email newsletters and sent them to customers
  • Worked on the website blog and made reports each month
  • Handled small ad budgets on Google and Facebook
  • Planned events and promotions with the sales team
Sales AssociateJun 2018 – Feb 2021

Peak Gear Co., Denver

  • Helped customers find products
  • Good at upselling and customer service

EDUCATION

B.A. Communications, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018

SKILLS

Microsoft Office, social media, good communicator

89was 38

Keyword matchfor a digital marketing manager posting

After CValiDigital marketing manager

Sam Rivera

Digital Marketing Manager

Denver, CO  |  (303) 555-0187  |  sam.rivera@email.com  |  linkedin.com/in/samrivera

SUMMARY

Marketer with 5 years of experience running multi-channel campaigns across social, email and paid search. Uses performance data to grow audience and cut cost per lead.

EXPERIENCE

Marketing CoordinatorMar 2021 – Present

Brightline Outdoors, Denver

  • Managed social media strategy across 3 channels, growing followers by 62% in 12 monthsyour number
  • Built and sent email campaigns to a 14,000-subscriber list, lifting open rate to 31%your number
  • Wrote SEO blog content and produced monthly analytics reports in Google Analytics for leadership
  • Optimized paid search and paid social campaigns on a $6,000 monthly budgetyour number
  • Partnered with sales on promotions and events that drove 400+ new leads
Sales AssociateJun 2018 – Feb 2021

Peak Gear Co., Denver

  • Advised 30+ customers a day, increasing add-on sales through consultative selling

SKILLS

Email marketingGoogle AnalyticsSEOPaid socialCampaign reportingHubSpot

EDUCATION

B.A. Communications, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018

Vague gets skipped. Specific gets interviews.

  • Responsible forManaged
  • Helped withSupported 12 clients
  • Worked on reportsBuilt monthly analytics reports
  • Good communicatorStakeholder communication
  • Handled ad budgetsOptimized a $6,000 monthly ad budget
  • Team playerCross-functional collaboration
  • Made a websiteLaunched a site that drove 400+ leads
  • Hard-workingDelivered 3 projects ahead of schedule

Everything you need to build a resume that works

One place to write, check and download. No templates to fight, no surprise subscription.

Live resume builder
Type on the left, watch a clean, ATS-safe resume take shape on the right. Your work autosaves, so you can stop and come back.
Free ATS resume check
Upload a PDF or Word file, or paste text. In about 30 seconds you get a score out of 100 and your top fixes. It runs in your browser.
Keyword match for any job
Paste a job posting and CVali shows which keywords you have and which are missing, so you can add the ones that are true for you.
Stronger bullets, honestly
Weak openers like “responsible for” are flagged. When a bullet needs a number, CVali asks you for a real one instead of inventing it.
Clean PDF and Word files
One single-column layout with real text and standard headings, the format applicant tracking systems read best.
Pay once, no auto-renew
A 30-day pass is $12. It ends by itself. Or $100 once for lifetime access.

Why good candidates get filtered out

It’s rarely your experience. It’s how your resume reads to software, and to a recruiter who spends seconds on it.

Software reads your resume first
Many companies collect applications in an applicant tracking system (ATS). It turns your file into fields such as name, job titles and skills, and recruiters search those fields. If the words on your page don’t match the posting, you’re harder to find.
Duties instead of results
“Responsible for social media” tells a recruiter nothing. “Grew followers 62% in 12 months” shows what changed because of you. Bullets with an action verb and a real number stand out.
One resume sent to every job
Each posting asks for different keywords. A resume tuned for one role scores lower on the next. CVali shows what each posting wants before you apply.

Four steps from blank page to download

Start free. You only pay when your resume is ready to download.

  1. 1

    Pick the job you want

    Choose a role like software engineer, marketing manager or data analyst, or paste a real job posting. Each role has its own keywords.

  2. 2

    Build your resume

    Write it in the builder with a live preview. It suggests keywords for your target role and flags bullets that need a strong verb or a number.

  3. 3

    Check it against the posting

    See your ATS score, the keywords you’re missing and your top fixes, before a recruiter ever sees it.

  4. 4

    Download and apply

    A 30-day pass is $12: download ATS-safe PDF and Word files and use every tool. Or $100 once, for good.

What the ATS check looks at

An ATS is the software companies use to collect applications. We can’t see inside any one company’s system, so we don’t promise a pass or a fail. We check the part you control: whether your resume is easy for software to read, and whether it uses the language of the job.

Try the free ATS checker
Keywords
Skills and job titles from the posting that appear on your resume, and the ones that don’t.
Impact
How many bullets start with an action verb and include a number.
ATS format
Contact details in the body, standard section titles, readable text and no tables or images that scramble the order.
Length and clarity
Enough detail to show your work, not so much that the good parts get buried.

Keywords for the role you want

Pick a target role and CVali suggests the skills and terms recruiters search for. Or paste any job posting and match against it.

  • Software engineer

    Languages, APIs, cloud, testing, code review

  • Data analyst

    SQL, dashboards, statistics, reporting

  • Product manager

    Roadmaps, user research, prioritization, launches

  • Project manager

    Scheduling, budgets, risk, stakeholder updates

  • Marketing manager

    Campaigns, SEO, analytics, content, paid media

  • UX / UI designer

    Research, wireframes, prototypes, design systems

  • Customer success manager

    Onboarding, retention, renewals, account health

  • Sales / account executive

    Pipeline, quota, discovery, closing, CRM

  • Financial analyst

    Modeling, forecasting, variance analysis, reporting

  • Operations manager

    Process improvement, logistics, vendors, KPIs

A full before and after

An example for a marketing coordinator applying to digital marketing manager jobs. Sam is not a real person.

Before

Sam Rivera

Marketing Coordinator, Denver, CO

Brightline Outdoors, 2021–present

  • Responsible for the company social media
  • Helped with email newsletters and sent them to customers
  • Worked on the website blog and made reports each month
  • Handled small ad budgets on Google and Facebook

Skills

Microsoft Office, social media, good communicator

After

Sam Rivera

Digital Marketing Manager, Denver, CO

Marketer with 5 years of experience running multi-channel campaigns across social, email and paid search. Uses performance data to grow audience and cut cost per lead.

Brightline Outdoors, 2021–present

  • Managed social media strategy across 3 channels, growing followers by 62% in 12 months
  • Built and sent email campaigns to a 14,000-subscriber list, lifting open rate to 31%
  • Wrote SEO blog content and produced monthly analytics reports in Google Analytics for leadership
  • Optimized paid search and paid social on a $6,000 monthly budget

Skills

Email marketing, Google Analytics, SEO, paid social, campaign reporting, HubSpot

Numbers in bold were added by Sam when CVali asked for them.

Flagged gap: many postings ask for a HubSpot certification. CVali points this out instead of adding it.

How CVali compares

Many resume tools hide downloads behind a monthly subscription that renews on its own. CVali is built the other way round.

CVali compared with typical subscription resume tools
CValiTypical subscription tools
Build and preview for freeYesOften limited or locked
Auto-renewing subscriptionNeverCommon
Price to download$12 for 30 days, or $100 once$20 to $50 a month
Free ATS checkYes, no sign-upVaries
Invents numbers or skillsNo, it asks youVaries
Check runs in your browserYesUsually uploaded

Based on common pricing and policies of subscription resume tools. Details vary by company.

Nothing renews on its own.

Building and previewing are free, so you only pay when your resume is ready to download. The pass ends by itself after 30 days.

Free

$0No card needed

  • Build and preview your resume
  • Keyword suggestions for your target role
  • An ATS check with your top 5 fixes
  • Keyword match against any job posting
Start building free
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30-day pass

$1230 days, no auto-renew

  • Everything in Free
  • Download PDF and Word files
  • Unlimited resumes and ATS checks
  • Resume optimizer and cover letter generator
  • Your choice of template, color and font
Start building free

Lifetime

$100One-time payment

  • Everything in the 30-day pass
  • No expiry and no renewals
  • Every feature we offer today
Start building free

Prices in US dollars. Secure checkout by Razorpay. Full refund within 7 days.

Your resume stays yours

CVali is a small, independent product. If something isn’t right, email hello@cvali.com and a real person will reply within one business day.

The free check stays on your device
It runs in your browser, so your resume isn’t uploaded. Resumes you save live in your account, and you can delete them any time.
Never used to train AI
Your resume is used only to produce your results. It’s never used to train AI models, and never sold or shared.
7-day refund
If it isn’t useful, email hello@cvali.com within 7 days for a full refund.
Secure checkout
Payments are handled by Razorpay. We never see or store your card number.

Questions people ask

Is CVali free?

Building, previewing and the ATS check are free, with no card. You pay only to download PDF and Word files: $12 for 30 days, or $100 once for lifetime access.

What is an ATS and why does it matter?

An applicant tracking system is software many employers use to collect and search applications. If your resume lacks the posting’s keywords or uses a layout the software can’t read, you’re harder for a recruiter to find.

Do I need a job posting?

No. Pick a target role and CVali suggests the keywords for it. For the best match, paste a real posting and CVali shows exactly which keywords you’re missing.

Will CVali invent experience or numbers?

No. When a bullet needs a number, CVali asks you for one. When a posting wants a skill you don’t have, it flags the gap instead of adding it.

Are the PDF and Word files ATS-safe?

Yes. They use one clean single-column layout with real text and standard headings, so applicant tracking systems can read them.

What score should I aim for?

On our 0 to 100 scale, 75 or more means only small fixes are left, and below 50 usually means big gaps. A high score doesn’t guarantee an interview. It means fewer obvious problems.

Does it work for any job or industry?

Yes. It has keyword lists for common roles such as software engineer, data analyst, product manager and marketing manager, and it reads keywords straight from any job posting you paste in.

What happens to my resume?

It stays in your account and you can delete it any time. It’s never sold or shared, and never used to train AI models.

What happens when my 30-day pass ends?

Nothing is charged. Your saved resumes stay viewable in your dashboard, and you can renew when you need new downloads.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. Email hello@cvali.com within 7 days of buying for a full refund.

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