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title: "Managing resumes from the dashboard"
description: "Search, sort, filter, open, duplicate, lock, update, and delete resumes from the Reactive Resume Resumes dashboard in grid or list view."
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The **Resumes** dashboard is where you manage every resume in your account. Use it to keep separate versions for different roles, clients, locations, or application stages.
## Search your resumes
Once you have more than a few resumes, a **Search** field appears above the list. Type any part of a resume name to filter the dashboard in place.
You can also open the command palette from anywhere in the app with `Cmd/Ctrl+K`, or by clicking **Search** in the dashboard sidebar. From there you can jump to a resume, application, or agent thread by name, or run quick actions like **New Application** and **New Thread**. Select **Resumes**, **Applications**, or **Threads** to filter results to a single entity type.
## Choose a view
The dashboard supports two views:
- **Grid** shows each resume as a card. This is useful when you want a visual overview.
- **List** shows resumes in rows. This is useful when you have many resumes and want a denser view.
Use the **Grid** and **List** tabs in the top-right of the dashboard to switch between them.
## Sort resumes
Use the **Sort by** menu to change the order of your resumes.
| Sort option | When to use it |
| --- | --- |
| **Last Updated** | Find the resume you worked on most recently. |
| **Created** | Review resumes by when they were first created. |
| **Name** | Keep resumes in alphabetical order. |
## Filter by tags
If you add tags to your resumes, the dashboard shows a **Filter by** menu. Select one or more tags to show only matching resumes.
Tags are useful for grouping resumes by:
- target role, such as `frontend` or `product`;
- application status, such as `draft` or `sent`;
- market, region, client, or company name.
You can add or change tags when creating, updating, or duplicating a resume.
## Open a resume
Click a resume card or row to open it in the builder.
You can also open the resume menu and choose **Open**.
After you create or import a resume, Reactive Resume opens it directly in the builder instead of returning you to the
dashboard.
## Update name, slug, and tags
Use **Update** when you want to change a resume's metadata.
On the dashboard, open the menu for the resume you want to edit.
Select **Update** to open the resume details dialog.
Change the **Name**, **Slug**, or **Tags**.
Click **Save Changes**.
The slug is part of the public URL. If a resume is public, changing the slug changes the link people use to view it.
## Duplicate a resume
Use **Duplicate** when you want to create a new version without changing the original.
The duplicate dialog starts with the same tags, a copied name, and a copied slug. Edit these before saving if you want the new version to be easier to identify.
Good reasons to duplicate a resume:
- tailoring one resume for a specific job posting;
- keeping a short and long version;
- testing a new template or layout;
- creating a localized version.
## Lock or unlock a resume
Use **Lock** to prevent accidental edits or deletion. A locked resume cannot be updated or deleted until you unlock it.
To edit a locked resume later, open the resume menu and choose **Unlock**.
## Delete a resume
Use **Delete** only when you no longer need the resume.
Deleting a resume cannot be undone. If you might need the content later, export a JSON backup first. See
[Exporting your resume](/guides/exporting-your-resume).