Templates

Compact

The same structure as Classic with the air taken out: smaller type, closer lines, narrower margins. Reach for it when an otherwise good resume runs four lines onto a second page. It is a fitting tool rather than a nicer look, and past a point the honest fix is fewer words.

  • Calibri at 10pt, lines at 1.22
  • Half-inch margins
  • Bullets close together
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The rest of them

Every template parses the same

The structural choices that decide whether a parser can read a resume are fixed across all six: one column, real headings, no tables, no text boxes, dates in one format. What you are picking here is how it looks to the person who opens it afterwards.

Classic

A serif face and a rule under every heading.

Georgia10.5ptruled headings

Modern

Centred name, rules that sit under the heading text.

Arial10.5ptrule under the words

Serif

Larger type, generous spacing, and no rules at all.

Garamond11.5ptno rules

Plain

Nothing but type, and no rules anywhere.

Times New Roman10.5ptno rules

Wide

Wide margins, a shorter line, and room to breathe.

Verdana10ptruled headings, relaxed