ATS-friendly resume template
Sterling resume template
One clean column in navy: name with the job title beside it, photo at the right, navy rules under headings and skills in three columns. Suits designers, marketing, it and office roles.
At a glance
- Kind
- ATS-friendly
- Layout
- One column
- Best length
- 1 or 2 pages
- Best for
- Designers, marketing, IT and office roles
- Plan
- Light and Pro
- Downloads
- PDF on every plan; Word with Light and Pro
Is Sterling ATS-friendly?
One column in reading order: the layout applicant tracking systems read most reliably. Dossier4u's ATS check shows its layout as ATS-safe (green).
Whatever the template, the words matter more: name the skills the job advert asks for, give numbers in your work bullets and keep dates in one style. The ATS resume checker shows what is missing for a particular job.
Sterling with a real sample resume
The same template filled with the retail sales assistant resume sample. Every sample works in every template.
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