Grid resume template

It is a good match for analysts, engineers, IT specialists, project managers and operations staff, where readers want to check tools and proficiency quickly. The labels also help on longer resumes: a recruiter can jump straight to Experience or Education.

Your name and headline open the main column, with a thick vertical accent bar beside them and the headline in the accent color. The right panel, nearly a third of the page, starts with a round photo and contact details with icons, then lists skills and languages with bars. Its section titles are dark labels.

• Section titles in solid accent-colored labels, dark ones in the side panel
• Light gray right-hand panel with photo, contacts and level bars
• Thick accent bar beside your name and headline

Some applicant tracking systems (ATS) read a sidebar out of order or skip it, and Grid keeps your contact details and skills there. The bars are drawn shapes, so a parser gets the skill name but not the level. Mention key skills in your experience bullets, and use a single-column template for big job portals.

• Rate yourself consistently: save full bars for skills you could teach, and leave out anything below half.
• Prefer not to show levels? Switch the skill style to chips or inline in the design settings.