Free Professional Resume Templates

Conservative, well-organized layouts for applications where the reader expects polish rather than personality. Serif or classic sans-serif type, clear chronology, and room for credentials and achievements.

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Professional two-page resume template with a centered header, ruled headings, and spacious chronologyFREE

Professional Two-Page Resume

A clean two-page Calibri layout with a centered header and ruled headings, with room for experience, skills, awards and publications.

Creative professional resume template with a refined gray two-column layoutFREE

Creative Professional Resume

A refined gray two-column layout for portfolio-led careers, with space for skills, awards and a selected-work list beside the experience column.

Simple professional resume template with compact skills, experience, projects, and credentialsFREE

Simple Professional Resume

A restrained one-page design with a compact competencies block, chronological experience, a short projects section and credentials, for mid-career applicants who want polish without design.

Section label resume template with a narrow navigation rail and a wider content areaFREE

Section Label Resume

A structured one-page layout where section names sit in a narrow rail on the left and all content runs in one wide column beside them.

Modern professional resume template with navy serif headings and a one-column layoutFREE

Modern Professional Resume

A typography-led one-column design with navy serif headings, thin rules and clear hierarchy, sitting between the plain professional layouts and the modern ones.

Clean professional resume template with green headings and a chronological work historyFREE

Clean Professional Resume

A green-accented one-column design with a compact skills grid and a clear chronology, for professionals who want one touch of color.

Professional two-column resume template with a profile sidebar and wide experience columnFREE

Professional Two-Column Resume

A restrained sidebar layout: a narrow profile column for contact, expertise and credentials, and a broad experience column, in a corporate register.

Minimal professional resume template with bold rules and compact section labelsFREE

Minimal Professional Resume

A monochrome one-column resume with bold rules, small section labels and wide rows for experience, structured without being busy.

Basic one-column resume with summary, skills, work experience, education, and certificationsFREE

Basic Resume

A straightforward one-column resume with the five sections almost every application needs and no styling decisions to make.

Centered serif resume with thin gray rules and a one-column professional timelineFREE

Centered Serif Resume

A refined one-column resume with a large serif name, thin gray rules and letter-spaced headings, for applicants who want typographic elegance without color.

Graduate split resume with a skills and education sidebar plus internships and projectsFREE

Graduate Split Resume

A two-column resume for recent graduates, with education, skills and certifications in a sidebar and internships and projects filling the wider column.

Dark resume template with a charcoal background, gold headings, and two columnsFREE

Dark Resume Template

A charcoal two-column resume with gold accents, a compact credentials sidebar and a wide experience area, for applications sent directly to people rather than portals.

Two-tone professional resume with a gray contact band and centered serif section headingsFREE

Two-Tone Professional Resume

A polished one-column format with a two-tone name, a gray contact band, centered serif headings and grouped skills above a chronological history.

Slate split resume template with a compact left sidebar and a wide chronological experience columnFREE

Slate Split Resume

A slate-gray two-column layout with a compact sidebar and a wide chronological column, for a modern look that stays muted.

Retail store manager resume with a slate two-column layout, quantified sales results, skills, and educationFREE

Retail Resume

A one-page resume for store roles, with a skills block for POS systems, merchandising and stock, and bullets that show sales, service and reliability.

Modern two column resume template with right-aligned sidebar details and a vertical dividerFREE

Modern Two Column Resume

A sidebar layout with a contemporary accent, room for a longer skills list, and a dense experience column for people with a lot to say on one page.

Professional ATS resume template with one column, navy dividers, and Cambria headingsFREE

Professional ATS Resume

A one-column Cambria resume with navy rules and restrained skill labels: conservative enough for finance and legal applications, structured enough to pass any parser.

Clean ATS Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Clean ATS Resume

A single-column resume with standard section names and a straightforward reading order.

Clean Resume Template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Clean Resume Template

A black-and-white one-column resume with serif headings and thin rules, leaving most of the page to experience.

Classic Professional Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Classic Professional Resume

A traditional single-column format with understated type and a clear chronological structure, for applicants who want a resume that looks like it has always looked.

Entry Level Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Entry Level Resume

A flexible one-column resume for the first one to three years of a career, where education is still relevant and experience is short but real.

Chronological Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Chronological Resume

The standard format: a short summary, then work history from your current role backwards, then education and skills.

Academic CV template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Academic CV

A long-form CV for faculty, postdoc and research applications, with no page limit and sections for education, positions, publications, presentations, grants, teaching, service and references.

Software Engineer Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Software Engineer Resume

A one-column engineering resume with room for work experience, projects and technical skills across two A4 pages.

Product Manager Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Product Manager Resume

A professional one-column resume for PMs, with each role written around the product owned, the launches shipped and the metrics they moved.

Sales resume template with quota results, account executive experience, and gray section bandsFREE

Sales Resume

A one-column resume for sales professionals where the first bullet of every role is a number: quota attainment, revenue closed, rank on the team.

Customer Success Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Customer Success Resume

A resume for CSMs and customer success leaders in software companies, with book size and retention in each role's first line, then onboarding, adoption, expansion and escalation work.

Project Manager Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Project Manager Resume

A modern one-column resume for project managers, with methodologies, tools and certifications in a compact block and each role written as a short portfolio of projects with budget, timeline and result.

Finance resume template with a navy header, financial analyst experience, and highlighted skillsFREE

Finance Resume

A Cambria one-column resume with navy rules and a clear career timeline, built for corporate finance, treasury and controllership roles where the reader expects polish and numbers.

Nurse Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Nurse Resume

A one-column clinical resume with sections for experience, skills, education and certifications.

Teacher Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Teacher Resume

A straightforward education resume with a certification block, then teaching experience described by grade, subject, class size and student outcomes.

HR Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

HR Resume

A two-column resume for HR generalists and business partners, with systems and certifications in the sidebar and bullets about headcount supported, programs run and outcomes in the main column.

Accountant Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Accountant Resume

A single-column resume for staff and senior accountants, with CPA status near the top and bullets about month-end close, reconciliations, reporting and the systems you run them in.

Consultant Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Consultant Resume

A concise resume for management, strategy and functional consultants, with engagements listed under each firm and written as problem, work done, result.

Business Analyst Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Business Analyst Resume

A clean one-column resume for analysts who translate between business teams and delivery teams: requirements, process mapping, stakeholder management and the systems that came out of it.

Legal Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Legal Resume

A formal one-column resume for legal professionals outside the traditional firm track: in-house counsel, compliance, contracts, legal operations and support.

Technical Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Technical Resume

A general-purpose resume for technical roles that don't fit a single job title: field engineers, technicians, implementation specialists, support engineers and people whose work spans several systems.

Corporate Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Corporate Resume

A formal two-column resume for mid-to-senior professionals at large organisations, with credentials, expertise and languages in the sidebar and a broad experience column for leadership and business achievements.

Elegant Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Elegant Resume

A restrained one-column design with Calibri text, blue section headings and thin divider lines.

Traditional resume template with centered Cambria headings and pale gray section bandsFREE

Traditional Resume

A Cambria one-column resume with centered headings on pale gray bands, grouped skills and a tidy employment record, for conservative industries.

Universal Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Universal Resume

A neutral one-column layout designed to work for almost any role and level: standard sections, moderate spacing, no industry-specific styling.

Single-Column Resume Template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Single-Column Resume Template

A one-column resume with slightly more generous spacing than the plainest layouts, keeping the reading order simple while giving each section room.

One-page ATS resume template with a single column, standard headings, work history, education, and skillsFREE

One-Page ATS Resume

A one-column resume tuned to fit a complete work history on one page without shrinking the type: compact spacing, grouped skills, standard headings.

Clean blue technical resume template with grouped skills, achievements, and one-column experienceFREE

Clean Blue Technical Resume

A blue-accented one-page resume with grouped technical skills, an achievements block and a clear chronology, for engineers and IT professionals who want a touch of color.

Classic two-column resume template with a wide experience column and a narrow skills and projects columnFREE

Classic Two-Column Resume

A balanced layout with experience on the left and a compact right column for skills, education and projects, so the work history is the first thing read.

Classic resume template with bold ruled headings, grouped skills, chronological experience, and credentialsFREE

Classic Resume

A one-column Calibri resume with bold ruled headings, a grouped skills block and room for detailed experience bullets and credentials.

Executive two-column resume template with navy headings, expertise sidebar, profile, and leadership experienceFREE

Executive Two-Column Resume

A two-page leadership layout with a compact expertise sidebar and a broad column for roles described by scope and result, in navy.

Elegant Professional Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Elegant Professional Resume

A polished one-page design with serif headings and a navy contact band under the name, for applicants who want a refined page in a conservative field.

Long Career Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Long Career Resume

A two-page sidebar layout built for twenty or more years of experience, with expertise and credentials in the sidebar and a chronology that stays readable across both pages.

Elegant Two-Column Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Elegant Two-Column Resume

A two-page Georgia design with a narrow sidebar for contact, expertise and education and a wide column for a substantial work history.

Senior Professional Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Senior Professional Resume

A focused one-page layout for experienced individual contributors, with an expertise block, advanced credentials and a compressed chronology that highlights progression.

Professional Serif Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Professional Serif Resume

A one-page Georgia layout with centered headings, thin rules and the standard professional sections, for formal fields.

Blue Professional Resume Template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Blue Professional Resume

A one-page US Letter layout with navy accents, Georgia headings and Arial body, for a professional resume with a little color.

Colorful Professional Resume Template with green sidebarFREE

Colorful Professional Resume

A two-page A4 resume with a green sidebar, Cambria headings and Calibri body, for applicants who want color inside a professional structure.

Timeline Resume Template with work experience timelineFREE

Timeline Resume

A one-page A4 resume with a framed header and a vertical timeline down the experience section, so career progression is visible at a glance.

Executive ATS Resume Template with teal section headingsFREE

Executive ATS Resume

A one-page A4 resume with teal headings and a one-column structure, written for leaders who need parser-safe formatting without looking like a junior applicant.

Simple Photo Resume Template with photo placeholder and two columnsFREE

Simple Photo Resume

A one-page A4 two-column resume with a photo placeholder, Arial headings and Calibri body, for a clean photo resume without visual fuss.

Picking the right professional layout

Start with how much you need to say. The Simple Professional Resume and Clean Professional Resume fit one page and suit mid-career applicants. If you have several relevant roles, the Professional Two-Page Resume and Professional Chronological Resume give the work history room. Candidates who want a sidebar for expertise and credentials can use the Professional Two-Column Resume. For a traditional serif look, see the Professional Serif Resume or the Elegant Professional Resume.

What recruiters look for in a professional resume

Consistency first: identical date formats, aligned job titles, and section names they've seen a thousand times. Then evidence: scope, numbers, and outcomes in the bullets rather than a list of duties. The job-tailoring guide explains how to reorder that evidence for each application without rewriting the whole document. Senior applicants may prefer the executive resume templates, which lead with leadership scope.

Professional layouts by role

Several job-specific pages use these designs with realistic content. The Finance Resume, Legal Resume and Project Manager Resume are good references for how a professional format handles credentials, matters and delivery scope. Pair any of them with a professional cover letter in the same style.

Common questions

Should a professional resume be one or two pages?

One page for under ten years of experience; two pages when you have several relevant roles and the second page is genuinely useful.

Serif or sans-serif?

Either. Serif fonts like Georgia and Cambria read as traditional; Calibri and Arial read as neutral. Match the industry.

Are these templates ATS-compatible?

The one-column versions are. The two-column versions parse in most systems but a single column is safer for large portals.