Resume Templates
Simple Resume Templates
Simple resume templates keep the focus on your content with clean, single-column layouts and maximum ATS safety. The safest choice when clean parsing matters most.
Modern ATS
Single-column, ATS-optimized layout. Passes Workday, Greenhouse, and Lever parsers — the format most used by Google, Amazon, and Fortune 500 recruiters.
Preview & use →Minimalist
The go-to for FAANG, Y Combinator, and design-first companies. Generous whitespace signals confidence — let your achievements speak.
Preview & use →Simple Clean
Zero distractions. Maximum ATS safety. Trusted by Big Four, consulting, and civil service applicants who need clean parsing above all.
Preview & use →Compact
Fit 10+ years of experience on one page without sacrificing readability. Preferred by senior engineers with deep bullet-point histories.
Preview & use →Nordic
Scandinavian-clean with maximum breathing room. Modelled on the layouts favoured by McKinsey and BCG interviewers who value clear structure.
Preview & use →Elegant
Thin left accent border and refined spacing — a subtle signal of taste. Popular with lawyers, consultants, and academics at elite firms.
Preview & use →Classic Professional
Traditional serif styling with ruled sections. The Harvard Business School standard — clean, formal, and built for investment banking and law.
Preview & use →FAANG Clean
The Gayle Laakmann McDowell single-column format — author of Cracking the Coding Interview and the de-facto resume standard at Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Microsoft. Arial system font, strict right-aligned dates, no summary, pure functional hierarchy. The format that gets past every FAANG recruiter screen.
Preview & use →Jake's Resume
The most viral resume template in tech — originally a LaTeX template shared on r/cscareerquestions. The gold standard for FAANG, Quant, and hardware engineering. Bold all-caps headers, full-width rules, and ultra-tight layout that ATS parsers love.
Preview & use →Frequently Asked Questions
Are simple resume templates the most ATS-friendly?
Yes — single-column, minimal-styling layouts are the safest for ATS parsing, which is why Big Four and consulting applicants favor them.
Are simple templates boring?
Not at all — clean typography and spacing look confident and modern while staying ATS-safe.
Which industries suit a simple template?
Any — but especially consulting, finance, government, and roles that emphasize substance over styling.