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Most "ATS templates" online use two-column layouts, tables and icons that scramble in real applicant tracking systems. These — from graduate to executive, nursing to skilled trades, plus regional CVs for the UK/EU, Australia/NZ, India and the Gulf — use the same layouts as our paid, human-reviewed deliverables, stripped of everything that breaks parsing. Each comes with a guide PDF explaining how to make it yours.
Every template passes the same checks we run on client files:
Mid-career professionals in any industry
The layout our own paid deliverables use: centered name, a dense Core Competencies keyword band, and quantified experience bullets with right-aligned dates. Arial throughout.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeStudents, new graduates and first-job applicants
Education-first layout for when your degree is your strongest asset, with a Projects section and examples showing how to make internships, society roles and part-time work count. Calibri.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Calibri
Download freeDirectors, VPs and C-suite leaders
Board-level format: an Executive Summary, a Leadership Highlights section for your 3–5 biggest outcomes, scope lines (revenue, headcount, geography) on every role, and early career compressed to one entry. Georgia.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Georgia
Download freeSoftware engineers, IT and data professionals
A grouped Technical Skills section that both ATS keyword scans and skimming recruiters read cleanly, a Projects & Open Source section, and bullets built around system scale and measurable performance wins. Calibri.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Calibri
Download freeProfessionals pivoting into a new field
Names the bridge in the summary, leads with a Transferable Skills band written in the target field's vocabulary, puts new-field projects first, and condenses old-field history — with dates kept honest and continuous. Arial.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeApplicants to UK and European employers
British conventions throughout: CV terminology, UK spellings (organisation, programme), degree classifications, £ figures — and none of the photo/date-of-birth clutter that hurts UK ATS applications. Arial.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeNurses and clinical healthcare professionals
Credentials after your name (RN, BSN), a Licenses & Certifications section first — because it's the pass/fail screen — and clinical experience bullets with ratios, unit sizes and patient-outcome numbers. Calibri.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Calibri
Download freeUSAJOBS and US federal agency applicants
US-federal-specific — deliberately different from private-sector resumes: hours per week, salary/grade and supervisor lines on every role, citizenship and veterans' preference in the header, and the longer detail HR specialists need to credit your experience. Arial.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeElectricians, welders, mechanics and other licensed trades
Licenses and certifications front and center — most trade screens are a license checklist — plus a Skills & Equipment band, apprenticeship hours, and safety-record numbers. No degree required anywhere. Arial.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeReturning after parental leave, caring, illness or redundancy
Handles the gap honestly — a one-line career-break entry keeps your timeline continuous for ATS parsing, while a Recent Upskilling & Activity section fills the recency gap with courses, freelance and volunteer work. Calibri.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Calibri
Download freeJob seekers applying in Australia and New Zealand
Built for Australian and New Zealand conventions: a Referees section instead of listing referee details by default, no photo or date of birth, and 2–3 pages for Australia (2 pages for NZ) rather than a US-style single page. Arial.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeJob seekers applying to MNC and Naukri-listed roles in India
Built for Indian MNC and Naukri applications: a Key Details line for CTC and notice period, CGPA kept in Education, and no photo, date of birth or father's name — the traditional biodata fields that parse badly in modern ATS. Calibri.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Calibri
Download freeJob seekers applying in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and wider GCC
Built for UAE, Saudi and wider GCC applications: visa status, nationality and notice period as header fields Gulf recruiters filter on first, no embedded photo (ATS-screened applications, unlike direct recruiter emails, penalise it), and room for GCC/Arabic-language strengths. Arial.
Word (.docx — opens in Google Docs too) + plain-text version · Arial
Download freeNew — Premium Pack
The 13 templates above are free and staying free. The Premium Pack adds 8 field-specific designs (consulting, finance, sales, project management, marketing, HR, academic, modern minimal), each with a matching ATS-safe cover letter template — from $19, credited toward the full human service if you upgrade.
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