About the Canary template
Canary is a two-column resume with a photo on a white page under a thin band of yellow across the top. The name opens the page in large bold type, the first name over the surname, each line underlined by a dark rule that runs on past the words, and the contact details follow on one line with a thin outline icon before each. A square photo stands at the right margin, laid over a drawn frame set just behind it, a little up and to the right. Every heading is the section's icon in dark ink beside a bold label over a rule the width of its column, and a section the writer adds takes an icon from the words of its title, such as a heart over Volunteering. The left column holds the profile and the work history, each role giving the title in bold over the employer and a small line with the dates behind a calendar and the city behind a pin. The right column holds the degrees, the languages as round gauges showing a percentage with the name beneath, the skills as outlined boxes and the interests as icons three across. It suits HR, office and education staff who want a tidy page with one bright touch.
Read the human resources specialist resume shown hereLeonie Abara’s resume in full, with notes on why each part works.How it is built
- A thin yellow band across the top of the page, the only colour on it
- The first name over the surname, each line underlined by a dark rule that runs past the words
- A square photo laid over a drawn frame offset up and to the right
- Headings pair a dark icon with a bold label over a full-width rule, and an added section picks its icon from its title
- Languages as round gauges with a percentage inside and the name beneath, three across
- Skills as dark outlined boxes, and interests as icons over their names in rows of three
- Style
- Modern · Professional
- Best for
- Business · Admin & Office · Education
- Career stage
- Entry Level · Mid Level
- Layout
- Two Column · With Photo
- Photo
- Includes a photo
Templates with a similar look
These share at least one style with Canary, so they are the closest alternatives if the proportions here are not right for your history.
- HingeA one-column resume hung on a thin yellow rail, with bold capital labels in a left margin and a yellow disc wherever a section rule crosses the rail
- StrataA one-column resume in full-width grey and white bands, each section headed by a blue icon square over its label in a left margin
- FizzPink, pale blue and sand discs crowding the top right corner, and every heading a pale blue pill led by a pink icon square
- CypressA one-column serif resume with a round photo, the name in bold teal and teal headings centred between thin rules
- CloverThe name in two olive blocks and every heading opened by an olive square with a white plus, over two even columns
- HornetA full-width yellow band with a slanted foot over a near-black page, a square photo and heavy black capitals for the name
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