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Add, Remove & Reorder Resume Sections

Manage every resume section: personal details, summary, experience, education, skills, languages, hobbies, references, internships, publications, and a custom section.

Last updated 2026-08-19

The Review step showing all resume sections
Manage every resume section from the Review step's Add and Navigate toolbar.

A resume is built from sections. Beyond the five core steps, Resume Builder HQ lets you add and manage a full set of optional sections so your resume fits your career exactly.

The core sections

The wizard covers the essentials: Contact, Experience, Education, Skills, and About. These five appear on every resume. The Review step then opens a toolbar with the complete list of sections.

Optional sections

You can add any of these extra sections to your resume:

  • Languages - your languages with proficiency levels.
  • Hobbies and interests - a personal touch when it suits the role.
  • References - a references section or "available on request".
  • Internships - early-career experience that does not fit Experience.
  • Courses and certificates - training and credentials.
  • Publications - for academic or research roles.
  • Extra-curricular activities - leadership and volunteering.
  • Custom section - a completely flexible section for anything else.

Add a section

Open the Review step and use the Add & Navigate Sections toolbar. Click the section you want to add. It appears in your preview and you can fill it in straight away.

Remove a section

Use the remove button next to a section in the toolbar to delete it. Content is preserved while you decide; only a full CV reset clears saved data.

Reorder sections

Drag section blocks in the preview to reorder them. Put what matters most for the job at the top: for a technical role that might be skills; for a research role, publications.

Tip

Fewer, well-chosen sections beat dozens of thin ones. Add a section only when it strengthens your candidacy. A focused resume reads better and survives ATS parsing more cleanly.

Heading styles follow your section style

Every section uses the heading style from your chosen section style, so everything stays visually consistent. See the Section Styles guide for options.