Modern resume templates use clean sans-serif fonts, a confident accent colour and layouts such as sidebars, colour bands and timelines, while keeping the reading order clear. They suit technology, marketing, design-adjacent, start-up and consulting roles, and anyone who wants their resume to look current without being loud.
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The trade-off is that some of these designs use two columns, which a few older applicant tracking systems read out of order; the tags on each card show which ones are single-column. Pick an accent that prints well in black and white too, because many resumes still end up on paper in an interview room.
Clean sans-serif type, generous spacing, one strong accent colour and a layout that guides the eye, such as a sidebar for skills or a band across the top. Clip art, skill bars and heavy borders tend to look dated.
The quieter ones are. For banking, law or government roles, choose a modern single-column design with a dark accent, or look at the professional collection.
The single-column ones will. Two-column and sidebar designs can be read out of order by some older systems, so use them where a person reads your resume first.
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