Frequently asked questions

Getting started

Do I need an account to use meniacv?

Yes — signing in takes a moment with Google, and it's free. Your resume is then saved to your account rather than to one browser, so it's still there on your phone, on a different machine, and after a cleared cache.

What does the free plan actually include?

One resume, every template, full control over the layout, and unlimited PDF downloads with no watermark. It doesn't expire and it doesn't ask for a card.

Can I import a resume I already have?

Yes. Upload a PDF, an image or a text file and our AI reads it into the editor — your details, roles, bullet points, education and skills. Word documents aren't supported yet; export to PDF first.

Is there a free plan?

Building, previewing and exporting a resume is free. An account removes the one-resume limit and unlocks the AI writing tools.

The AI writing tools

What do the AI tools actually do?

Our AI handles four things: writing help while you type, a review of the finished page, reading an existing resume you upload, and translation.

Will the AI invent things about me?

It's instructed not to, and the tools are built around that constraint. The writing tools work only from what's already on your resume — they sharpen wording rather than supply facts, and where a stronger line would need a number you haven't given, they write it without one. Read every suggestion before you keep it.

Does my resume get used to train an AI model?

No. Your resume is sent to our AI only to produce the response you asked for, and is never used to train a model.

Why do the AI tools need an account?

Each use costs us something to run. Tying that to an account is what keeps it available rather than rate-limited into uselessness.

Can I translate my resume?

Yes, into ten languages. Translation keeps the structure, dates and employer names exactly as they are and rewrites only the content, then switches month names and proficiency labels to match.

Formatting and export

Is the exported PDF ATS-friendly?

Yes. Exports are typeset with LaTeX into single-column, real-text PDFs with conventional section headings — which is what applicant tracking systems parse most reliably.

Can I export the LaTeX source?

Yes. The download menu offers both a compiled PDF and the .tex source, so you can take the document elsewhere.

A4 or US Letter?

Both. Page size is a setting under Customize, and the live preview and the PDF follow it.

Which languages are supported?

English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. The language sets section headings, month names, proficiency labels and text direction — Arabic renders the whole document right-to-left.

Questions about writing a resume

Those are answered in the guides — each one ends with the questions people actually ask about that topic.

• How an AI resume builder actually helps
• How to write a resume, step by step
• Writing an ATS-friendly resume
• Finding the keywords that actually matter
• The checklist to run before you submit
• Resume summary examples that aren't filler
• Writing resume bullet points that land
• Choosing a resume format
• Resume mistakes worth fixing first
• Translating your resume for another country
• Writing a resume for a career change
• The chronological resume format
• The functional resume format, and why to be careful with it
• How long should a resume be?
• Turning your LinkedIn profile into a resume
• Using ChatGPT to write your resume
• CV vs resume: the difference, and which one you were asked for
• What a resume is, what it is for, and how to spell it
• What to put on a resume — and what to take off
• What a good resume actually looks like
• Skills on a resume: what to list, and what listing proves
• Hard skills and soft skills: which to list and which to prove
• Technical and computer skills on a resume
• The skills section: where to put it and how to format it
• How to write a high school resume
• The college student resume
• Writing a resume with no experience
• How to add your resume to LinkedIn
• Putting your LinkedIn on your resume
• The best fonts for a resume, and the size to set them at
• The Harvard resume format, and why it works
• Jake's Resume: what it is and why engineers use it
• LaTeX resumes: when they are worth it
• The federal resume: why it breaks every other rule
• The acting resume, and how it differs from every other kind
• References: leave them off, and prepare them anyway
• How to list certifications on a resume
• The education section: what to include and where to put it
• Should you put a photo on your resume?
• Action verbs that carry a resume, and the ones that sink it
• Resume objectives and profiles: what replaced them
• What a cover letter is, and whether you need one
• Resume writing services: what you get for the money
• Building a resume website: when it helps and how to do it