Creating your first resume - Reactive Resume

<Steps> <Step title="Log in to your account"> Head over to [https://rxresu.me](https://rxresu.me) and log in with your account credentials.

<Tip>
  If you haven't created an account yet, follow the guide on [Creating an Account](/guides/creating-an-account).
</Tip>

</Step> <Step title="Open the Resumes Dashboard"> After logging in, navigate to your Dashboard where all of your resumes live.

<Info>
  This is where you can create, import, organize, and manage multiple resumes for different roles or versions.
</Info>

</Step> <Step title="Click “Create a new resume”"> In the Resumes Dashboard, click on the <Badge>Create a new resume</Badge> card to open the creation form. <Frame caption="Create a new resume dialog"> </Frame> </Step> <Step title="Name your resume"> Fill in the resume name. This can be a generic name (e.g., “General Resume”) or something tied to the position you’re applying for.

<Tip>
  If you can’t think of a name yet, click the magic wand button to generate a random name for you.
</Tip>

</Step> <Step title="Review (or edit) the slug"> The <Badge>Slug</Badge> field is auto-filled based on the name, but you can change it to anything you like.

<Warning>
  If you choose to publicly share your resume, it will be accessible at `https://rxresu.me/{username}/{slug}`.
</Warning>

</Step> <Step title="Add tags (optional)"> Add any <Badge>Tags</Badge> you want. Think of tags like folders or labels to help organize many resumes.

<Info>
  You can filter resumes by tags later from the Dashboard. The tag filter appears after you have at least one tag.
</Info>

</Step> <Step title="Choose a blank or sample resume"> Click **Create** to start with an empty resume, or open the split-button menu and choose **Create a Sample Resume** to start with sample content.

<Tip>
  A sample resume is useful when you want to explore templates, layout controls, and exports before entering your own
  information.
</Tip>

</Step> <Step title="Open the resume in the builder"> Once created, a new card for your resume will appear on the Dashboard. Click it to open the resume builder and start editing. </Step> </Steps>

What you can do next

After creating your first resume, you can:

change the template in Choosing a template;
adjust the page format in Selecting the right page format;
download a copy in Exporting your resume;
organize, duplicate, lock, or delete resumes in Managing resumes from the dashboard.