ATS-friendly resume templates designed to pass applicant tracking systems and improve interview chances.
Applicant tracking systems scan resumes before recruiters do. An ATS resume template keeps your headings, dates, and skills in a format parsers can read reliably.
MakeResume ATS templates avoid text boxes, multi-column body content, and decorative elements that break parsing. Each layout uses standard section labels, readable fonts, and linear content order so Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and similar tools can map your experience correctly. Build your resume in minutes, run it through our free ATS checker, and apply with confidence knowing your file survives automated screening.
These job-title examples use layouts from this category. Start from an example, switch to any template here, and tailor the wording before you export.
Medical — sample sections and bullet ideas you can reuse.
Government — sample sections and bullet ideas you can reuse.
Accounting & Finance — sample sections and bullet ideas you can reuse.
Browse all resume examples by industry, or run your export through the ATS checker before you apply.
Start in the AI resume builder, pick a template, and validate formatting with the ATS checker. Need inspiration? Browse resume examples by job title, or compare resume formats to pick the right structure.
ATS-friendly templates use standard section headings, single-column body text, selectable fonts, and no graphics replacing text. Tables and text boxes should be avoided in the main content area.
Yes. Clean typography and clear hierarchy impress human reviewers while remaining machine-readable. MakeResume balances both.
Upload your exported PDF to the MakeResume ATS checker to see parsing results and keyword coverage before you submit applications.
No, and it is worth being clear about that. An ATS-friendly template solves parsing — it makes sure the system reads your experience correctly rather than scrambling it. It does not make you a match for the role. Ranking still depends on whether your actual skills and keywords line up with the posting, so tailor the content as well as the layout.
Large employers of any kind, plus healthcare systems, government agencies, finance, and most enterprise technology companies. Small businesses, boutique agencies, and many startups still review applications by hand. When you are applying to a small employer directly, parsing matters less — but a parseable file never hurts you there, so the safe default is to stay ATS-friendly.
Rarely for the file you submit through an application portal. The one case worth thinking about is a design-led role where the resume doubles as a work sample — and even then, the better approach is a clean, parseable resume plus a portfolio link, not a heavily designed document that risks being read incorrectly before a human sees it.
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