Google Slides is mostly used for creating presentations, but what if you come to know a beautiful resume can also be created using Google Slides? Google slide’s drag-and-drop feature makes it easier to make resumes and customize them as per the requirements.
In this article, we will look into the steps to create a good resume using Google Slides.
How to Create a Resume Using a Google Slides Resume Template
Let us now see the steps of creating a resume using Google Slides. You have to keep in mind that you can import resume templates from some 3rd party websites and later edit them on slides. But this tutorial will be dedicated to only Google Slides and we will create resumes solely using Google Slides.
Step 1: Find a Suitable Resume Template
Find a suitable resume template from the internet for Google Slides.
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Step 2: Make a Copy of the Template
Now click on Make a Copy. And make a copy in your Google Slides workspace.
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Step 3: Customize the Template
Since we have our copy of the template, we can now customize it by changing the data in it.
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How to Export Your Google Slides Resume
Now we need to share our resume with specific people or recruiters. This can be done in many ways. All the methods are explained below.
How to Share Your Resume Link with Specific People
Step 1: Click on the Share Button
Click on the Share button on the top right corner of the Google Slides page.
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Step 2: Click on the Copy Link
After clicking on share, a new box will open. Click on the copy link. Make sure General access is set to Restricted because you want to share files only with specific people. When you share this link, you can control who can access the file.
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Step 3: Share Your Resume Public Link
- For sharing your resume with everyone, you can remove your access control.
- Change the general access to anyone with the link
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Now copy the link and share it with anyone. Now everyone can access your resume file publicly.
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How to Export Your Google Slides Resume as a PDF File
Apart from sharing your resume as a link, you can download your resume on your local computer as a pdf and then share it with the people.
Here are the detailed steps for downloading a PDF file.
Step 1: Click on File Icon
Click on the file. And then click on download. Choose pdf format to be downloaded.
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Step 2: Choose the File Location and Click on Save
Click on a pdf document. A dialog box will open. Choose the file location and click on save.
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How to Design Beautiful Resumes Without the Hassle
We saw how to create a resume by copying the templates in the Google Slides. Google Slides is a very efficient tool for creating resumes. On top of that, we have full hands in customizing the resumes as per our needs. Resume templates can be copied from any third-party template provider or they can be created on their own. It depends on the person and how much customization he needs.
Also, we have different ways to share our resumes, we can share both private and public links and control the access of resumes by the public. We can even download a resume and share it with anyone we wish.
This tutorial serves the purpose of a comprehensive guide for creating a resume on Google Slides and hopefully, it will prove to be helpful.
FAQs
1. How do you make a resume on Google Slides?
You can make resume on google slides by copying the resume templates and then customising it as per one’s requirements. Steps for the resume creation is given in this article.
2. Can I build a resume on Google?
Yes, you can even create your own resume on google slides. Just set the page dimensions and drag and drop the text boxes to make your own resume.
3. What is the Google app that creates resumes?
We can creates resume on Google slides, the detailed steps have been provided in this article. Apart from slides google docs also provides us a way to create the resume.