Free resume templates

Five templates, one engine

Each template is a different arrangement of the same content: you can switch at any time in the builder without retyping anything. The thumbnails above show page 1 of the example resume, laid out by the same engine that draws the builder preview and the PDF.

Every template works with all four fonts (Inter, Noto Sans, Source Serif and EB Garamond), any accent colour, three spacing settings, three date styles, and A4 or US Letter paper. That is 5 layouts with hundreds of looks.

• Modern: a strong name, accent-coloured section titles with a fine rule, and dates on the right. The safe, versatile choice.
• Classic: a centred serif name in capitals and ruled headings, with organizations in italics. Traditional and calm.
• Two-column: a tinted sidebar holds contact details, skills, languages and certifications, and leaves the main column for your story.
• Minimal: section titles sit in a quiet left margin, with plenty of white space. Elegant when you have strong content.
• Executive: a full-width header band in your accent colour and confident headings, for senior roles.

How to choose a resume template

• Match the industry. Conservative fields (law, banking, government) suit Classic or Minimal. Creative and tech roles can carry Modern, Two-column or a bolder accent colour.
• Match your content. Lots of skills, tools and languages fit the Two-column sidebar. A long, steady career reads well in Executive or Classic.
• Keep colour tasteful. One accent colour, used for titles and small details, looks professional and prints well. All the preset colours are dark enough to read in black-and-white printing.
• Test it. Download the PDF, open it, and try selecting the text. If you can select it in order, so can an applicant tracking system.

What makes a template ATS-friendly

Applicant tracking systems read the text out of your file. Designs that put text in images, text boxes in a scrambled order, or tables of tiny cells can confuse them. These templates avoid all of that: text is real text in embedded fonts, headings use the words systems expect (Experience, Education, Skills), and the reading order follows the page from your name down.

The two-column template writes the main column (name, summary, experience, education) into the PDF before the sidebar, so even a simple text extractor reads your story in order.