Free Résumé Templates
Three working layouts — not pictures of layouts. Copy any one as plain text, or print it straight to PDF from your browser, then make it yours: the sample entries show the shape of a strong line, and the gray notes tell you what each section is for.
One rule that matters more than the design: every fact in the finished résumé has to be yours. Templates carry structure — they never carry experience. When your draft is done, tailor it to the posting: that's the part that moves the score.
1 · Classic
Serif, centered, traditional. Best for trades, warehouses, healthcare, and employers who print résumés out.
Claremont, NH · (555) 010-2030 · jordan.rivera@email.com
Summary
Warehouse associate with four years in distribution and a current OSHA forklift certification. Known for accurate picking, a clean safety record, and keeping the morning sort on schedule.
Guidance: two lines at most — your trade, your years, your strongest proof. Rewrite every word as your own.
Experience
Warehouse Associate — Lakeside Distribution Center, Lebanon, NH 2022 – Present
- Pick, pack, and scan 120+ orders per shift using RF scanners; picking error rate under 0.5%.
- Operate sit-down forklifts and pallet jacks to move and stage freight for outbound loads.
- Train new pickers on the scanner workflow and daily safety checks.
Guidance: start every bullet with a verb, then the task, then a number or result wherever you honestly have one.
Shipping Clerk — North Country Foods, Claremont, NH 2020 – 2022
- Prepared bills of lading and verified outbound loads against pick tickets.
- Kept the dock log and flagged damaged freight before it shipped.
Skills
Forklift operation · RF scanners · Inventory management · Shipping and receiving · Cycle counting · OSHA safety compliance
Education
High School Diploma — Stevens High School, Claremont, NH · 2020
Certifications
OSHA Forklift Operator Certification · 2023
2 · Modern
Clean sans-serif with a skills row up top. Best for customer service, office, retail, and tech-adjacent roles.
Customer Service Representative
Lebanon, NH · (555) 014-7788 · taylor.chen@email.com
Profile
Customer service representative with five years across retail and phone support. Calm with frustrated customers, fast on the systems, and careful with money.
Guidance: name the channels you have worked (phone, email, chat, counter) and one measure of how well — a rating, a volume, a queue time.
Experience
Customer Service Representative — Green Mountain Outfitters 2021 – Present
- Resolve 40+ customer contacts a day across phone, email, and live chat; hold a 96% satisfaction rating.
- Process returns and exchanges in the point-of-sale system and reconcile the cash drawer at close.
- Wrote the team's response library for shipping questions, cutting handle time on those tickets by a quarter.
Front Desk Clerk — Sunapee Lodge 2019 – 2021
- Checked guests in and out, handled billing questions, and coordinated housekeeping requests.
- Answered multi-line phones and kept the reservation book accurate through two booking systems.
Skills
Customer supportConflict resolutionCash handlingPoint of saleZendeskMicrosoft Office
Education
Associate Degree, Business — River Valley Community College · 2019
3 · Simple — ATS-safe
One column, standard headings, no tables, graphics, or text boxes — the layout applicant tracking systems read most reliably. Best whenever you apply through an online portal.
Newport, NH · (555) 012-9044 · sam.whitaker@email.com
Summary
Retail sales associate with three years in hardware and home supply. Trusted with keys, cash, and the contractor desk; known for learning a department fast and keeping regulars coming back.
Guidance: keep the headings exactly this plain — screening software looks for the standard words: Summary, Work Experience, Skills, Education.
Work Experience
Retail Sales Associate — Corner Hardware & Supply, Newport, NH · 2022 – Present
- Help 60+ customers a day find materials for repairs and small builds; cut and thread pipe to order.
- Run register and will-call orders; close out the till with zero shortages in the last year.
- Restock and face the paint and plumbing aisles; run cycle counts for the department.
Grocery Clerk — Valley Foods Market, Claremont, NH · 2020 – 2022
- Stocked shelves, rotated perishables, and covered the register at peak hours.
Skills
Customer service, cash handling, point of sale, inventory counts, stocking, forklift (in-store certification)
Education
High School Diploma — Newport High School, Newport, NH · 2020
A template is the start — tailoring is the finish
These layouts get your experience onto the page cleanly. The score comes from matching the posting's own keywords with wording your experience honestly supports. Résumé Tailor does that in about 30 seconds, shows you the before/after score free, and flags gaps instead of filling them.
The names, employers, and figures in these templates are samples that show the format — replace all of them with your own real experience before you send anything. A template with someone else's facts is worse than no template.