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ATS Plain resume template: parses anywhere, nothing to distract

ATS Plain is the most conservative design in the builder: one column, a thin rule under the name and a contact line separated by pipes. Choose it when a posting goes through an online application portal and you want nothing on the page between a parser and your history.

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Who the ATS Plain template is best for

  • Applications submitted through online portals and applicant tracking systems
  • Career changers who want the experience, not the design, to carry the page
  • Any seniority: it holds a one-page early-career resume or a two-page senior one equally well

Less ideal for: Design-led roles where the resume doubles as a sample of your taste.

ATS notes for the ATS Plain layout

This is a single-column family, the layout that reads in the simplest order.

  • Every template in this family is a single column that reads top to bottom, with section titles in capitals and contact details on one line.
  • Body text is set at 10.5 pt, the largest body size of any family, so a printed copy stays easy to read.

The only way to know what a parser reads from your own file is to look: export it, then run it through the ATS resume checker.

Layout specs

Read from the family's definition in the builder. Individual designs in the family vary in colour, font and detail.

Look
Simple & ATS-safe
Columns
One
Body text
10.5 pt
Page margins
16 mm
Contact details
one inline line
Section titles
capitals
Header rule
Yes

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Every template in this family is a single column that reads top to bottom, with section titles in capitals and contact details on one line. Body text is set at 10.5 pt, the largest body size of any family, so a printed copy stays easy to read. No template can promise a result with every employer system, so check the exported file in the analyzer's ATS view before you apply.

It sits in the "Simple & ATS-safe" look. Applications submitted through online portals and applicant tracking systems. Career changers who want the experience, not the design, to carry the page. Any seniority: it holds a one-page early-career resume or a two-page senior one equally well. Less ideal for: design-led roles where the resume doubles as a sample of your taste.

No. People who skim resumes look for titles, dates and results, and a plain layout puts those first. If you want a little more character while staying in one column, Minimal and Classic Centered keep the structure and change the typography.