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Free Resume Templates by Job Role

24 professional, ATS-friendly resume templates. Every one names its target role, column layout, style, and photo option up front — so you know what you're getting before you open it. All are fully editable and free to download as PDF.

Showing 1–12 of 31 templates across 12 roles

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Teacher • Double Column • Professional • With Photo

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Product Manager • Double Column • Modern • With Photo

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Software Engineer • Single Column • Classic • No Photo

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Finance Professional • Double Column • Professional • With Photo

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General Professional • Double Column • Professional • With Photo

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Project Manager • Double Column • Corporate • With Photo

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Consultant • Single Column • Professional • No Photo

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Executive Leader • Single Column • Premium • No Photo

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Consultant • Double Column • Corporate • With Photo

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Data Analyst • Single Column • Minimalist • No Photo

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Software Engineer • Double Column • Modern • No Photo

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Graphic Designer • Double Column • Creative • With Photo

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How to choose a resume template

Pick for the job, not for the look. A template’s only jobs are to make your strongest material findable in a thirty-second skim and to survive being parsed into a database. Everything beyond that is preference, and preference should be the last filter you apply, not the first.

Start with the role. Every template here is named for the job it was designed around, and that name drives the section order and the sample content it loads — a sales template leads with achievements and a teacher template leads with certification, because that is what each reader checks first. Then filter by column layout, then by style, and only then by whether you like the colour.

ATS-friendly versus creative templates

The ATS score on each card is a structural measure, not an aesthetic one. Templates in the 90s use a single column, standard headings, no photo, and no content that depends on position or colour to be understood — the configuration that parses cleanly everywhere. Templates in the mid-to-high 80s add a sidebar, a photo slot, or proficiency bars. Mainstream applicant tracking systems handle those correctly, but if you are applying at volume through large enterprise portals, the higher-scoring options give you more margin.

What no template can do is compensate for content. A perfectly parseable resume that never uses the posting’s vocabulary will still rank below one that does — the guide to tailoring a resume to a job description covers the fifteen-minute process that fixes that.

Resume templates by job role

Every role below has at least one purpose-built template that opens as a finished sample document, with real bullet points and the keywords that role is screened on. Use the role filter at the top of this page to narrow the library to one of them.

  • Software Engineer resume
  • Data Analyst resume
  • Product Manager resume
  • Project Manager resume
  • HR Manager resume
  • Marketing Specialist resume
  • Sales Professional resume
  • Finance Professional resume
  • Executive Leader resume
  • Graphic Designer resume
  • Consultant resume
  • General Professional resume
  • Assistant Manager resume
  • Teacher resume

Resume template FAQ

Are these resume templates really free?
Yes. Every template can be edited and downloaded as a PDF at no cost, with no watermark and no subscription. There is no paid tier that unlocks better templates.
Which resume template is most ATS-friendly?
Each template carries an ATS score out of 100 on its card. Anything scoring 90 or above uses a single-column layout, standard section headings, and no photo — the safest configuration for parsing. Templates in the 85–89 range add a sidebar or a photo, which mainstream systems still parse correctly but which gives up a little margin.
Should I use a one-column or two-column resume template?
One column is the safer default and the easier read. A two-column template is fine when the second column is a narrow sidebar holding skills, contact details, or languages — the risk comes from putting your work history into one of two equal columns, where reading order can be ambiguous.
Should my resume include a photo?
In the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, no — employers routinely discard photo resumes to limit bias exposure. In much of continental Europe, Latin America, and parts of Asia, a photo is conventional. Each template states whether it holds a photo slot, so filter for the market you are applying in.
Can I change the colours and fonts?
Yes. Typeface, accent colour, spacing, margins, and section order are all adjustable in the editor, within ranges that keep the document legible and parseable.
Can I use these templates for a CV?
Yes. A CV in the UK, Irish, and European sense is the same document under a different name, and every template handles multiple pages cleanly. For an academic CV, use a single-column template and expect the document to run considerably longer.

Before you download

A good template gets you a readable document; the writing gets you the interview. Work through the bullet point guide while you fill it in, choose a structure with the resume format guide, and run the ATS checklist before you submit. If the posting asks for a letter, the cover letter builder uses these same templates so the two documents match.