ATS Professional template
ATS Professional: a free ATS resume template
The plainest layout in ResumHero and the one every new resume starts on. One column, uppercase section headings over thin rules, and nothing a parser could read out of order.
What this layout looks like
- Layout: Single column · serif.
- One column in reading order, with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems read it top to bottom.
- Part of Premium.
- Download as PDF or Word, free on every plan.
- No photo slot, which suits most US and UK applications.
Who it is for
Use it when you are applying online and the employer is likely to run every application through an applicant tracking system, which today is most of them.
Getting the most from a plain layout
- Let the words do the work: open each bullet with what you did and end with the result, ideally a number.
- Keep the standard headings (Experience, Education, Skills). Parsers and recruiters both look for them.
- Mirror the job ad’s own wording for skills you genuinely have, rather than synonyms.
- Run the free ATS check before you send it, and fix anything it marks.
How to use this template
Bring your experience in
Import your old PDF or Word resume, or your LinkedIn profile, into your career profile. You review every section before it is saved.
Open it on this template
Pick this layout and your resume opens in the editor. Switching template later never changes your content.
Edit on the page and check it
Click any line and type. Run the free ATS check and the quality check, then download a PDF or Word file.
New to applicant tracking systems? Read how to build an ATS-friendly resume, or see everything the editor does.
ATS Professional template
Questions about this template
Is the ATS Professional template really free?
It is on the free plan, and PDF and Word export are free on every plan. The free plan’s limits are on the pricing page.
Why serif type on an ATS resume?
Applicant tracking systems read the text, not the typeface, so a common serif such as this one parses as cleanly as a sans-serif. It is chosen for how it reads to a person.
Will this template get my resume past every ATS?
No template can promise that. A one-column layout with standard headings removes the formatting problems that trip parsers up; what you write still decides whether a recruiter shortlists you.
Still unsure? Write to hello@resumhero.com.
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Start your resume on ATS Professional.
Bring in the resume you already have, and it opens on this layout in the editor. Switch template any time without retyping.