About the Classic template
Classic runs everything down a single column in the order a recruiter reads: who you are, then what you have done, then where you trained. It is the template to pick when the job is competitive and you would rather your experience carried the page than the design did.
Read the financial analyst resume shown hereWilliam Hartley’s resume in full, with notes on why each part works.How it is built
- One column across the full page width, so no section is squeezed into a narrow rail
- A coloured accent bar marks each section heading, and nothing else is tinted
- No photo, which suits applications where a picture is discouraged
- Style
- Professional · Simple · Corporate
- Best for
- Business · Finance · Education · Healthcare · Admin & Office · Other
- Career stage
- Entry Level · Mid Level · Senior / Executive
- Layout
- One Column · Without Photo
- Photo
- No photo
Templates with a similar look
These share at least one style with Classic, so they are the closest alternatives if the proportions here are not right for your history.
- 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
- PewterSpaced serif capitals beside a round portrait, grey heading blocks and a heavy rule under the head
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