Simple templates
Simple Resume Templates
Clean, minimal layouts that put your words first — ideal for graduates, career changers and anyone who wants the content to lead.
Simple Resume Templates
Pearl
Split-Header ATS
Flint
One-Page Compact
Ivory
Headerless ATS
Granite
Structured Grid
Agate
Icon Two-Column
Marble
Finance & Consulting
Celestite
Clean Single-Column
Graphite
Retail & Sales ATS
Larimar
Blue-Banner
Linen
Europass ATS
Choosing a simple resume template
A simple resume template does one thing exceptionally well: it stays out of the reader’s way. Minimal layouts strip a resume back to clear type, honest white space and a single, quiet structure, so nothing on the page competes with the words you chose. That makes them a strong choice for graduates and career changers, whose case rests on how their experience is framed rather than on visual flourish, and for anyone submitting into systems where a plain design is the most predictable.
Simple is not the same as empty. A well-made minimal template still gives you a considered hierarchy — a distinct name, unmistakable section breaks, comfortable line length — it just achieves it with spacing and weight instead of colour and ornament. The payoff is versatility: the same clean layout reads correctly whether it is opened on a phone, printed in black and white, or parsed by software, and it never looks dated because there is nothing trend-bound to date.
Pick a simple template when you want the fastest possible read, when your field is conservative, or when you would rather spend your effort on sharpening the writing than on decoration. It is also the most forgiving starting point if you are unsure — you can always switch to a bolder template later without retyping a word, because your content stays the same underneath. Every template here is free, editable directly online, and exports an unlimited, watermark-free PDF.
What to look for
- ✓Clear hierarchy built from spacing and weight, not colour
- ✓A single-column or light two-column structure that reads top to bottom
- ✓Comfortable line length so long paragraphs stay legible
- ✓A look that survives being printed in plain black and white