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The clean baseline every application can lean on. A quietly confident single-column layout with room to breathe. The safest structural choice in the catalog — nothing for a parser to trip on.

ATS-validated A4 + US Letter Microsoft Word (.docx) 1-page & 2-page

Best for: Career changers · First serious rewrite · Broad job searches

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Essential résumé template — the one-page version of the résumé layout — One-page layout

Essential résumé template — the two-page version of the résumé layout, shown as facing pages — Two-page layout

Essential résumé template — a breakdown of the files included in the bundle: résumés, cover letter, reference page, guide — What's in the bundle

Essential résumé template — a callout that the template is fully editable in Microsoft Word — Fully editable in Word

Essential résumé template — a before-and-after showing how quickly the template can be edited — Easy to make your own

Essential résumé template — the coordinated cover letter and reference page documents — Matching cover letter & references

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