What is Kickresume?
Kickresume is a Slovakia-based CV and portfolio builder launched in 2014. It offers ~35 templates, an AI Writer for bullet points, a website-portfolio builder, and a paid export tier. Kickresume is popular in the UK among design, marketing, and tech candidates who want a visual CV plus a portfolio site. It does not search for jobs, score CVs against specific job adverts, or draft outreach.
Pricing comparison (UK, 2026)
Kickresume's free tier is more generous than Zety's — you can build and export a basic CV without paying. Premium ($19/month, ~£15/month, billed monthly) unlocks all templates, the AI Writer, and the portfolio builder.
Atlas Job is free during beta. After beta, Pro will be £9.99/month — cheaper than Kickresume Premium and includes job search + ATS scoring + outreach which Kickresume does not have.
UK Job Board Coverage
Kickresume has no UK job board integration. It is a CV and portfolio builder. After building, users manually upload their CV to Reed, Indeed, Totaljobs, CV-Library, NHS Jobs, or LinkedIn.
Atlas Job searches eight UK job boards (Reed, Indeed UK, Totaljobs, CV-Library, Glassdoor UK, Adzuna, LinkedIn UK, Google Jobs) and scores every match against your CV automatically.
ATS Scoring Accuracy
Kickresume does not run an ATS score against specific job adverts. It does offer an "ATS-readability" check on the template itself, which is template-level (does the layout parse?), not advert-level (does my CV match this specific role?).
Atlas Job's ATS scoring runs against the specific advert you are applying to, with UK-calibrated weights for DBS Enhanced, NMC PIN, NHS bands, NVQ levels, CSCS, food hygiene levels, and Care Certificate.
CV Template Quality
Kickresume has 35+ templates including some genuinely creative designs that work well for design-portfolio candidates. The flip side: several of the most visually striking templates (two-column, photo-prominent, coloured-sidebar) fail ATS parsing for Workday, Greenhouse, and iCIMS. Always paste-test the PDF text before submitting.
Atlas Job's 29 UK-tuned templates prioritise ATS parsing first, visual polish second. For UK roles where ATS pass-through matters more than design — healthcare, finance, admin, education, NHS, civil service, local council — this is the safer default.
Who Should Use Kickresume?
Kickresume is a good choice if you want a creative-looking CV plus a portfolio website, your target roles are in design or marketing where visual polish opens doors, and you are submitting directly to companies that read the CV by hand rather than ATS-screening.
Who Should Use Atlas Job?
Atlas Job is the better choice if you want a UK-first AI agent that finds jobs, scores them, tailors the CV per role, and drafts outreach. For every non-design industry and for design candidates applying through ATS-routed company sites, Atlas Job's UK-tuned scoring produces better outcomes than a polished Kickresume CV alone.
Verdict
Kickresume is a strong CV-and-portfolio builder for creative candidates. It is not a job-search tool. Atlas Job replaces Kickresume's CV authoring (with ATS-first UK templates), adds job search across eight UK boards, advert-level ATS scoring, and outreach drafting — free during beta.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kickresume free?
Kickresume has a genuinely free tier that lets you build and export a basic CV. Premium ($19/month ~£15/month) is required for all 35 templates, the AI Writer, the portfolio builder, and unlimited downloads.
Are Kickresume templates ATS-friendly?
Many are. Some are not — the most visually creative templates (two-column, coloured-sidebar, photo-prominent) frequently fail ATS parsing. Kickresume marks ATS-safe templates with a tag; stick to those if you are applying through Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, or Reed.
Does Kickresume search for UK jobs?
No. Kickresume is a builder, not a search tool. Atlas Job searches eight UK job boards (Reed, Indeed UK, Totaljobs, CV-Library, Glassdoor UK, Adzuna, LinkedIn UK, Google Jobs) and scores roles against your CV automatically.
Which is better for UK NHS or care roles?
Atlas Job. Kickresume's templates are creative-leaning and do not recognise NHS band terminology, NMC PIN, DBS Enhanced, Care Certificate, or NVQ levels. Atlas Job is calibrated for UK healthcare credentials specifically.