Simple & Basic Resume Templates

A reverse-chronological layout in a single column: your most recent role first, standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills), dates in a consistent position. It's the easiest to write, the fastest for a recruiter to skim — and it's the structure that passes through applicant tracking systems reliably, because parsing order and reading order are the same order.

Every template on this page is that format. The differences between them are typographic — density, whitespace, one accent color or none — not structural.

Searchers use "simple" and "basic" interchangeably, and so do we — the useful distinction is between templates. Dense simple (Jake's) fits the most content per page and suits students and engineers. Balanced simple (Classic) is the all-industry default. Airy simple (Minimalist) gives strong content room to breathe. If your one page is overflowing, go denser; if your bullets are strong and few, go airier.