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Free ATS friendly resume template for freshers and experienced candidates

A plain, single-column Word template that applicant tracking systems read in the right order. No signup, no watermark. Fill it in, export to PDF, and apply.

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Word files open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, WPS Office, and Pages. Want to see one filled in? Download a fresher resume sample (PDF).

YOUR NAME

Target Job Title | Skill 1, Skill 2, Skill 3

City, State · +91 98XXX XXXXX · you@email.com · linkedin.com/in/yourname

Summary

[Job title] with [X] years of experience in [domain]. Known for [strongest result]. Skilled in [3–4 skills from the job description you can prove]. Looking for a [target role] role.

Experience

Job Title, Company Name, City

Mon YYYY – Present

Action verb + what you did + tools used + measurable result.
Action verb + scope (team size, budget, users, volume) + outcome.
Action verb + a skill from the job description shown in real work + result.

Education

Degree, Branch, College / University, YYYY

Skills

Technical: Skill, Skill, Skill
Tools: Tool, Tool, Tool
Languages: English, Hindi

Certifications

Certification Name, Issuer, YYYY

What makes this template ATS friendly

Single column

Two-column layouts can merge unrelated lines when software reads the file.

Standard headings

Summary, Experience, Education, Skills, Projects, Certifications: parsers look for these words.

Real text only

No tables, text boxes, icons, photos, or skill bars holding important information.

Contact details in the body

Some parsers skip headers and footers, so your name, phone, and email sit at the top of the page.

Consistent dates

Month and year in one format, so experience is calculated correctly.

Common font

Calibri 10.5–11 pt, which every system and printer renders the same way.

How to fill it in

1. Pick one target role and write it in the headline, with the 2–3 skills the job description asks for most.
2. Write bullets as action + tools + result."Built X in Y, cutting Z by N%" beats "Responsible for X".
3. Match the job description. Make sure every required skill you genuinely have appears inside a bullet, not only in the skills list.
4. Keep it to one page as a fresher, and up to two with more experience.
5. Export to PDF and check you can select the text.

Freshers: see the full guide to the resume format for freshers and summary examples by role.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is a single-column Word document with standard headings and plain text, with no tables, text boxes, columns, icons, or images. Save it as PDF from Word or Google Docs so the text stays selectable.

Should I submit Word or PDF?

Use whatever the application asks for. If both are allowed, a text-based PDF exported from this template keeps your formatting and is read correctly by most applicant tracking systems.

Can I edit it in Google Docs?

Yes. Upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs, then download as PDF when you are done.

Which template should a fresher use?

Use the fresher version. It puts education and projects above experience and includes Class 10 and 12 lines, which many Indian employers and campus drives ask for.