- RosterThe plain biodata page: labelled contact lines, a bordered passport portrait and a personal-details table
- TerracottaOne warm colour for the name, headings and every employer line, grey for the rest, and skills as ruled rows
- JuniperA centred name in sage capitals, a square portrait and dark skill bars
- AzureA full-width accent band with labelled contact, a grey summary strip and ruled entry rows
- GlacierA pale panel down the right, accent headings over grey rules, and the earlier roles in one line each
- DatumEvery heading a highlighted label in the left margin, and one rule between each section
- CharcoalA light first name over a heavy surname, ruled headings with a plus, and a square portrait
- DoveA blue-grey side column, a square photo and a name in spaced serif capitals
- SlabA grey head band with a round portrait, centred band headings and a dated left column
- SaffronAn accent band and a grey contact strip, then a clean one-column page
- HiveA solid accent band, a round portrait and hexagons behind the wide column
- SiennaA round portrait on a slate column, a charcoal head band and rounded band headings
- SterlingThe serif one-column resume every recruiter has already read
- RosetteA pale band, a small centred portrait and every section ruled off in the accent
- AgendaA dated table under a centred name, with a rule running from every heading
- DocketAn accent band across the top, blocked headings and a ruled photo column
- TallyThe plain ruled one-column resume, every section under its own line
- QuadThe plain one-column student resume, ranged down both margins
- PineA deep accent column with a sage band the portrait straddles
- OrbitEvery section marked with its own icon and hung on a short rail
- GazetteRuled off like a broadsheet, with every heading in the margin beside its rule
- HorizonA pale accent band across the top, then a wide column and a narrow one beneath it
- MarginEvery heading set in the page margin, right-aligned against one clean column of content
- MonogramA centred wide-spaced name over a faint initials watermark, two rules and a ruled two-column body
- VarsityCentred teal headings over short underlines, a ruled contact line and uppercase institution rows
- LatticeHeavy uppercase name, accent job title and thick-ruled headings on a faint hexagon ground
- FolioThe tabular CV with a label block and a grey strip on every heading
- TideA hanging accent ribbon over a ringed photo, with outlined pill headings
- PortraitA large round photo heads a left column split from the page by a line
- SlateDark heading bands under a light, centred name
- CampusThe undergraduate CV: statement and contact side by side under a heavy rule
- AuroraA tinted contact band and section labels down the left margin
- DossierThe plain tabular CV: every line a label and a value
- LedgerBanded headings and a dated left column, with no photo
- ScholarA student CV with a navy bar and a labelled left margin
- HeritageThe classic British CV, set in a serif with no photo
- CrispOne column, a round photo, and a rule under every heading
- MinimalRules instead of colour, and nothing else
- ClassicThe safe default, and the hardest one to get wrong
About simple resume templates
A simple CV is the most reliable format there is. One column, plain section headings, and standard fonts give a tracking system nothing to misread, which matters most when you are applying through a large job board or an agency portal.
Simple is not the same as bare. These templates still use weight, spacing, and alignment to build a hierarchy, so the page looks deliberate rather than unfinished.
Best suited for
- High-volume online applications
- Recruitment agency submissions
- Roles that ask for a plain-text or Word CV
- Anyone prioritising ATS compatibility
Looking for a different look?
Each style page collects the templates that share the same design language, so you can compare like with like.