Simple
Use clear headings and a straightforward reading order when you want the emphasis on responsibilities, qualifications and dates. This is a practical starting point for text-heavy applications.
Choose an available designA resume format that serves your experience.
The best layout makes your relevant work easy to find. Choose the structure first, then a design. AnyOpenJobs includes free base resume editing, templates and PDF/DOCX exports; Pro adds job-specific writing tools.
Modern
Use restrained color and a clear hierarchy to separate the summary, experience and skills. Keep contact details readable and make sure color is not the only way to distinguish sections.
Choose an available designCreative
A more expressive design can complement design or communications work. It does not replace a portfolio. Follow the employer’s upload instructions and verify text extraction from the exported file.
Choose an available designCompact
A compact layout can fit concise content into less space. Shorten less relevant material before shrinking the type. A readable second page is preferable to crowded, tiny text.
Choose an available designChronological, skills-focused or a combination?
A reverse-chronological resume puts recent roles first and makes progression visible. A skills-focused summary can help explain a career change, but retain employers and dates so the reader can understand where the evidence comes from. Combine a brief relevant summary with a clear work history when both matter.
What does ATS-friendly mean?
No template guarantees acceptance by every applicant tracking system. Use recognizable section names, selectable text and consistent dates. Follow the requested file format. After exporting, copy the text into a plain-text editor and check that names, roles and bullets read in order. Review the employer’s parsed application fields before submitting.
PDF or DOCX?
Use the employer’s requested format. PDF is useful for preserving the visible layout; DOCX allows further word-processing edits. Check every exported page for clipped lines, missing characters and unintended page breaks. An imported PDF supplies text for rebuilding a resume; it does not make its original layout editable.
Start with evidence
Read the occupation-specific resume examples for ideas about what to include. Do not copy fictional experience, credentials or results into your application.
Choose a design for your own experience
Our occupation examples teach content. These previews show available layouts using separate fictional demo content. Choosing a design does not copy fictional credentials into your resume.
Bronzor
One column: keep roles, dates and credentials in a straightforward reading order.
Azurill
Two columns: separate supporting skills from your main work history.