Simple resume template

A plain text-first resume with a summary, experience bullets, education and skills. No tables, easy for applicant tracking systems.

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US format ยท Letter size
  • Free

Fill in what you need. The preview updates as you type.

One job per line: dates | employer | title | achievements. Split achievements with ; and each becomes a bullet.

One line per school: dates | school | degree and major | notes such as GPA.

One line becomes one bullet.

One per line: date | certification | issuer.

What you type is not saved on our server.

What a US resume leaves out

No photo, date of birth, gender, marital status or Social Security number. One page for under ten years of experience. Phone numbers stay as typed, so write them the US way: (555) 010-0000.

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How to use it

Your name is the title and your contact details form one line under it. Each job is one line in the Experience box: dates, employer, title, then your achievements separated by semicolons. Each achievement becomes a bullet, so start it with a verb and put a number in it where you can: cut acquisition cost 18%, managed a $30,000 monthly budget.

Dates can be typed as Jun 2024, 2024-06 or 2024.06 and print as Jun 2024 to Present. Education, skills and certifications are simple lists. Because there are no tables, the Basic style pastes cleanly into online application forms that want plain text.

Things to watch

Most recent job first. Keep it to one page unless you have more than ten years of experience. Leave out a photo, your age and your street address; city and state are enough. Save as PDF unless the posting asks for Word.

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Frequently asked questions

How is this different from the resume template?

The resume template uses tables for experience and education, which looks more structured. This one is all headings, lines and bullets, which suits applicant tracking systems and copy-paste into web forms.

Where do I put my target role?

In Target role. It prints on the contact line in the Basic style and under your name in the other styles. Leave it empty if you are applying to several different jobs.

How do I show my current job?

Type Present as the end of the date range, for example Jun 2024 - Present.

Is what I type saved anywhere?

No. Everything stays in your browser and nothing is sent to our server. If you refresh the page it is gone, so print, save a PDF or download the DOCX when you are done.