Resume templates that get read

Every template here is built to survive the software that screens your resume before a human sees it. Pick one, fill it in, export a PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Will these templates pass an ATS?

Every layout here keeps a single readable text order, standard section headings and selectable text in the exported PDF, which is what applicant tracking systems actually parse. You can check any finished resume with our free ATS checker.

Can I change the template later?

Yes. Your content and your template are separate, so you can switch designs at any point and your experience, education and skills move across untouched. Nothing has to be retyped.

Are these resume templates really free?

Several templates are free on every account, with no watermark and no export limit. The rest are part of the Pro plan, which also covers the AI features. You can fill in any template before deciding.

Can I download the template as a Word file?

Resumes export as PDF, which is the format that renders identically everywhere and the one most employers ask for. If a job posting explicitly requires .docx, export the PDF and convert it before sending.

Create a free account and your template is ready to fill in — your details, our layout, an ATS-safe PDF at the end.

Match the template to the industry rather than to your taste. Traditional layouts suit finance, law and public sector applications; modern and minimal designs fit product, design and startup roles; the technical set puts projects and stacks first for engineering. When you are unsure, pick the plainest option — no one was ever rejected for a resume that was too easy to read.

A resume is judged in about seven seconds, and half of that is spent deciding whether the page is worth reading at all. Each template sets its own type scale, margins and line height so your text stays legible at a glance and exports to a PDF that reads the same on any screen, in print, and inside a recruiter's inbox preview.

Parsers match your headings against a known vocabulary — Experience, Education, Skills — before deciding which part of your resume is which. Creative labels like "My journey" or "What I bring" read well to a human and mean nothing to the machine. These templates ship with standard headings you can still restyle.

Applicant tracking systems read a resume top to bottom as a single stream of text. Templates that hide content in text boxes, tables or multi-column sidebars scramble that stream, so a recruiter searching for your job title never finds it. Every design in this collection keeps one readable order underneath, whatever it looks like on the page.