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.
- 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
- CypressA one-column serif resume with a round photo, the name in bold teal and teal headings centred between thin rules
- CanaryA thin yellow band over a white page, a name underlined line by line, and a square photo laid over a drawn frame
- RookA near-black column down the left edge carrying every heading in teal capitals, with a crossed monogram at its head
- PlacardA charcoal band across the head of the page with the name on a yellow plate, yellow icon discs and two ruled columns
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