# Sharing your resume publicly

> Turn on a public link for a resume, protect it with a password, and see how many people viewed and downloaded it.

A public link lets anyone you send it to open your resume in a browser and download it as a PDF, without an account. The page always shows your latest version, so you never need to send an updated file.

Public resume pages tell search engines not to index them. They are meant for people you give the link to.

## Turn on the public link

  ![The Share this resume popover in the builder header with the Public link switch](https://docs.hiresweep.com/images/screens/share-popover.webp)

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Share">
    In the builder, select **Share** in the header. The **Share this resume** popover opens. On a phone, open the **…** menu and choose **Share**. The same controls are also under **Design** > **Sharing**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Turn on Public link">
    Switch on **Public link**. The text under it changes to "Anyone with the link can view and download this resume."
  </Step>
  <Step title="Copy the link">
    Select **Copy** next to the **Link** field. Select **Open public page** to see what visitors see.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The link has this form:

```text
https://hiresweep.com/{username}/{slug}
```

<Info>
  You need a username before a resume can have a link. If you don't have one, Share shows "Add a username in Settings ▸
  Profile to get a link for this resume." See [Updating your profile](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/updating-your-profile).
</Info>

A locked resume can't change who can see it. Unlock it first from the **Resume actions** (**…**) menu.

## What visitors see

- Your resume as it is right now, with every change you have made. There's no separate publish step.
- **Print** and **Download PDF** buttons.
- A "Made with Hiresweep" footer.

Visitors can't see your private notes or your statistics.

## Add a password

A password keeps the link working only for people you give the password to.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Share">
    The **Public link** must be on.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Add a password">
    Select **Add a password**. In **Password for the link**, enter 6 to 64 characters and select **Set password**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Send the password separately">
    Share it through another channel than the link, for example a direct message.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Share then shows "Visitors need the password to open it." Visitors enter the password before they see anything. It stays unlocked for the rest of their browser session. A visitor gets 5 attempts every 10 minutes.

To remove it, select **Remove password** and confirm. Anyone with the link can then open the resume again.

<Warning>
  Anyone who has both the link and the password can view and download your resume.
</Warning>

## Statistics

Open **Design** > **Statistics** in the builder:

| Figure | What it counts |
| --- | --- |
| **Views** | Times the public page was opened, with the date it was last viewed. |
| **Downloads** | Times a visitor downloaded the PDF from the public page, with the date of the last download. |

Your own visits and downloads aren't counted while you're signed in. Hiresweep counts visits, not who visited.

While a resume is private, Statistics shows "Track your resume's views and downloads" instead. On **Resumes**, the **Public resumes** card lists the views and downloads of each public resume.

## Turn the link off

Switch off **Public link**. The link then shows "not found" to everyone except you, and links you have sent stop working right away. If you turn it back on, the same link works again.

## Change the link

The link uses your username and the resume's slug.

- To change the slug, choose **Rename and details…** in the resume's menu on **Resumes** or in the builder's **Resume actions** menu. Editing the name also rewrites the slug.
- To change the username, see [Updating your profile](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/updating-your-profile).

Either change gives the resume a new link, and the old one stops working.

## Ideas for using the link

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Profiles and signatures" icon="envelope">
    Add the link to your LinkedIn Featured section, your email signature or your personal website. It always shows
    your latest resume.
  </Accordion>
  <Accordion title="Applications" icon="briefcase">
    Use the link where a form accepts one. When a form asks for a file, upload a PDF instead; see [Exporting your
    resume](https://docs.hiresweep.com/guides/exporting-your-resume).
  </Accordion>
  <Accordion title="Events" icon="users">
    Turn the link into a QR code for networking events. Update the resume beforehand and everyone gets that version.
  </Accordion>
  <Accordion title="A confidential search" icon="lock">
    Add a password and give it only to the recruiters you are talking to.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>