Beautiful resumes are often unreadable resumes. ATS-friendly templates are single-column, plain-text-parseable, and skip the visual elements that confuse the parser.
What makes a template ATS-friendly
- Single column layout
- Standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills)
- Common fonts (Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, Georgia)
- No tables, text boxes, or columns
- No icons, graphics, or progress bars
- Plain bullet points
When designed resumes are OK
Designer, art director, or some startup product roles where the resume itself is a portfolio piece. For corporate, ops, healthcare, trades, and most tech — single-column wins.
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Resume Bestie's templates are all ATS-friendly by default — and look modern at the same time.
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