Free Simple Resume Templates

Plain layouts that let the content do the work: clear section headings, readable fonts, and nothing that distracts from your experience. These are the templates to pick when you want the resume to look tidy without looking designed.

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All simple resume templates

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Simplest Resume Format template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Simplest Resume Format

A resume with nothing to configure: standard sections in a plain font, single column, no rules, colors or icons.

Minimal Black Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Minimal Black Resume

A pared-back black-on-white design with typographic headings, generous spacing and no rules or color.

High School First Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

High School First Resume

A one-page resume for students writing their first one, built so school, activities, skills and any informal work fill the page without padding.

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.

One Column Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

One Column Resume

A straightforward one-column layout: summary, experience, education, skills, in that order, with nothing off to the side.

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.

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.

Administrative Assistant Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

Administrative Assistant Resume

A simple one-page resume for administrative and office roles, with software and systems in a skills block and bullets about the people supported, the processes you ran and the improvements you made.

Retail Resume template for Google Docs and WordFREE

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Simple doesn't mean sparse

A simple resume still needs a summary, a skills section, a work history with results, and education. What it leaves out is decoration. The Basic Resume is the most straightforward option here, while the Simple One Page Resume is compact enough for early-career candidates. If your history runs longer, the Simple 2-Page Resume keeps the same restraint over two sheets. The Simplest Resume Format is exactly what its name suggests, for people who want to paste in their content and be done.

When a simple layout is the right call

Simple layouts suit conservative industries, applications sent by email, and any situation where the reader will skim. They also happen to parse well, so if you're unsure whether the employer uses software, the overlap with the ATS-friendly templates is useful. If you'd like the same clarity with a bit more visual structure, the minimalist resume designs add spacing and typographic hierarchy without color.

Filling it in

Delete every placeholder and any section you don't need before you adjust spacing. The checklist of what to remove from a resume template covers the sample skills, fake metrics and unused headings people usually forget. For a role-specific reference in a plain layout, the Administrative Assistant Resume and Customer Service Resume show how a simple format handles support and service roles.

Common questions

What font should a simple resume use?

Arial, Calibri or Georgia at 10.5 to 12 points are all safe. The templates here use one font family so you don't have to decide.

Is a simple resume enough for a professional role?

Yes. Most recruiters prefer clarity over design. Simple layouts are used for everything from entry-level to director applications.

Can I add a photo to a simple template?

You can, but only where photos are expected. For US applications, leave it out. See the photo resume templates if you need one.