ATS Resume Template
A plain, single-column resume that applicant tracking systems read cleanly: standard headings, no tables or pictures in the Word file, and a plain text copy for job sites' forms.
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How it works
Pick a design
Ten to start from: a dark sidebar, a warm arch photo, classic and centred, bold yellow, a teal header, a minimal timeline, a simple ATS layout, a red sidebar, dark, and pastel shapes.
Fill in your details
Your name, job title, photo and contacts, a short profile, then your jobs, education, skills and languages. Each section flows into place; click anything on the page to edit it.
Download and apply
A PDF to send or upload, a Word file to keep editing (the same file opens in Google Docs), or plain text for job sites that want it pasted into a form.
An ATS-friendly resume template
This ats resume template is one column with standard headings, real text and no pictures, the layout applicant tracking systems read most reliably.
Its Word download is plain paragraphs, which makes it the most ats friendly resume file here, and a plain text copy is ready for forms that ask you to paste your resume.
What makes a resume ATS friendly
Standard section names (Work experience, Education, Skills), dates on each job, your contact details in the body not a header, common fonts, and no text in pictures or text boxes. Use the words from the job advert where they are true for you.
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Why it matters
Real text, not a picture
The Word file has your CV as text and tables you can edit, and the PDF keeps its text, so an applicant tracking system can read it.
One page, laid out for you
Sections flow down their columns. A long CV is set a little smaller to fit, and the page tells you when to trim.
Change the design any time
Your details stay when you switch designs, colours or fonts; the cover letter takes them too.
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Questions
Does a photo hurt ATS?
A tracking system ignores pictures. The ATS design has no photo, which also suits the US, UK and Canada.
What is an ATS resume?
A resume that applicant tracking systems (the software that collects and filters applications) can read: one column, standard headings such as Work experience and Education, real text, and no information hidden in pictures or text boxes.
Which file should I upload?
The Word file of this design is plain paragraphs with no tables or pictures, the format tracking systems handle best. The PDF keeps its text too. The plain text download is for forms that ask you to paste your resume.
Can I use the other designs?
Their PDFs keep real text as well, but a two-column layout can be read out of order by some older systems. When in doubt, use this one.