Modern
Tech & StartupsA confident sidebar layout with blue accents and a bold, uppercase name.
- ATS Rating
- Very Good ATS 90
- Color Theme
- Blue
- Length
- One Page
15 professionally designed layouts — drawn at real page proportions, rated honestly for ATS parsing, and 10 of them free to use and export.
Every design is drawn by hand at real page proportions, checked against how applicant tracking systems parse a document, and rated honestly — 10 of the 15 are free to use and export.
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A confident sidebar layout with blue accents and a bold, uppercase name.
A full-width charcoal masthead over a measured two-column body.
Filled section bars, right-aligned dates and disciplined bullet rhythm.
Wide margins, hairline rules and letterspaced type. Nothing spare.
Monospace labels, a grouped stack block and metric-led engineering bullets.
Deliberately plain. One column, standard headings, zero graphics.
Education leads, then projects and coursework — built for a thin résumé.
Serif typography, rules above and below the name, small-caps headings.
A contact strip under the rule, then numbered sections led by hard metrics.
A three-metric results strip on top, then campaign highlights with lift figures.
A serif display name, italic subtitle and a quiet left rail of details.
Tabular deal rows, right-aligned figures and a serif name over sans body.
An asymmetric monogram block, project cards and a restrained indigo palette.
Credentials in the header and a boxed licensure panel above experience.
A running header, numbered publications and grant lines. Built to run long.
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Industry, layout, typography and parsing rating for all 15 designs — so you can match a template to the role you are actually applying for.
| Template | Best For | Industry | Design Style | Layout Style | Font Family | ATS Rating | Length | Plan | PDF Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | SoftwareProductStartups | Tech, Startups, Business | Clean & Contemporary | Split header · Left sidebar + main column | Inter (sans-serif) | Very Good 90 | One Page | Free | |
| Executive | DirectorsVPsC-Suite | Corporate, Finance, Operations | Premium & Authoritative | Masthead · Main column + right rail | Inter (sans-serif) | Very Good 88 | One–Two Pages | Premium | |
| Minimal | EngineersConsultantsAny role | Tech, Consulting, Entry-level | Elegant & Ultra-Minimal | Centered header · Single column, label grid | Inter (sans-serif) | Excellent 96 | One Page | Free | |
| Professional | BankingConsultingAnalysts | Banking, Consulting, Engineering | Structured & Traditional | Split header · Single column | Inter (sans-serif) | Excellent 97 | One Page | Free | |
| Classic | LegalGovernmentPolicy | Law, Government, Public Sector | Editorial & Timeless | Centered header · Single column | Georgia (serif) | Excellent 96 | One–Two Pages | Free | |
| Creative | DesignersMotionArt Direction | Media, Design, Advertising | Expressive & Asymmetric | Monogram block · Single column | Inter (sans-serif) | Creative 74 | One Page | Premium | |
| Elegant | BrandStrategyCommunications | Brand, PR, Luxury, Hospitality | Refined & Editorial | Centered header · Left sidebar + main column | Georgia display + Inter body | Very Good 87 | One Page | Premium | |
| Corporate | OperationsProgramSupply Chain | Corporate, Manufacturing, Logistics | Formal & Systematic | Split header · Single column, contact strip, numbered sections | Inter (sans-serif) | Excellent 95 | One–Two Pages | Free | |
| ATS Basic | Job boardsLarge employersCareer switch | Every industry, high-volume applications | Utilitarian & Austere | Stacked header · Single column | Arial (sans-serif) | Excellent 99 | One–Two Pages | Free | |
| Graduate | New gradsInternshipsCampus hiring | Internships, Graduate schemes, Entry-level | Fresh & Approachable | Split header · Single column | Inter (sans-serif) | Excellent 95 | One Page | Free | |
| Tech | BackendPlatformData | Software, Infrastructure, Data | Technical & Precise | Split header · Single column | Inter (sans-serif) + Geist Mono labels | Excellent 93 | One Page | Free | |
| Healthcare | NursingAllied healthClinical | Hospitals, Clinics, Public health | Clinical & Reassuring | Banded header · Single column | Inter (sans-serif) | Excellent 94 | One–Two Pages | Free | |
| Finance | IBPECorporate finance | Investment banking, Private equity, Audit | Dense & Numerate | Centered header · Single column | Georgia display + Inter body | Excellent 94 | One Page | Premium | |
| Marketing | GrowthContentLifecycle | SaaS, E-commerce, Agency | Results-forward & Energetic | Split header · Single column | Inter (sans-serif) | Very Good 86 | One Page | Free | |
| Academic CV | FacultyPostdocsPhD applications | Universities, Research institutes, Grants | Scholarly & Dense | Running header · Single column | Georgia (serif) | Excellent 93 | Two Pages | Premium |
ATS ratings describe how reliably a layout is parsed by applicant tracking software, not the quality of the design. Single-column templates rate highest; sidebars and design-forward layouts read beautifully to humans and are best paired with a plain version for high-volume job boards.
Every template is built to satisfy the two readers that decide your application — the parser that indexes it and the person who skims it.
Clean document structure and standard headings so parsers read every word in the right field.
Hierarchy tested against the way hiring managers actually skim — name, role, results, in that order.
Your resume is built in the browser. No account, no stored personal data, nothing sold on.
Download a print-accurate PDF in one click. No watermark, no paywall on the free templates.
Reorder sections, change accent colour, adjust margins and spacing — all without touching code.
Every design is drawn at true US Letter proportions, so the preview is the document you export.
Guides and shortcuts that take the template you picked all the way to a submitted application.
The layout rules applicant tracking systems actually enforce, and how to check your own file against them.
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