Which resume template should I use?
For most jobs, use a single-column template such as Modern, Classic, Timeline, Corporate or Fresher, because they are marked ATS-safe in FixDoks's builder. Choose Sidebar, Compact, Prime or Creative only for design-led roles or when you apply directly to a person.
Resume Templates at a glance
| Designs | 16 templates |
|---|---|
| Styling | 10 colour presets, custom colour, 17 fonts |
| Paper | A4 or US Letter |
| Processing | On our server over HTTPS; files are deleted right after conversion |
| Max file size | 50 MB per file |
| Price | Free to use, no watermark |
| Download | First download free, then ₹49 for 2 months of unlimited downloads (US$3 outside India) |
| Files at once | 1 free, up to 30 with a plan |
| Works on | Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone |
How to use Free Resume Templates
- Click Choose a template and begin with a sample, a blank page, or your own resume text.
- Open the template picker and click through the designs. Your content stays the same.
- Set a colour, font, text size, spacing, margins and paper size.
- Check the page count in the live preview, then sign in and download.
Sixteen templates for different jobs
A template is only a layout. It does not make your experience better or worse, but it changes how easy that experience is to read. FixDoks offers sixteen designs, and you can switch between them at any time without losing a word you typed. Try two or three on your own content before you decide, because a design that looks good on a sample can feel crowded with your real details.
Meet the designs
| Template | Layout | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Modern | Single column, ATS-safe | Most office, tech and business roles |
| Classic | Single column, ATS-safe | Banking, law, government-linked and traditional employers |
| Minimal | Single column, ATS-safe | People who want the words to do the talking |
| Executive | Single column, ATS-safe | Senior and management profiles with long histories |
| Fresher | Single column, ATS-safe | Students and first-job seekers |
| Sidebar | Two columns | Skill-heavy resumes sent to a person |
| Compact | Two columns | Fitting a lot onto one page |
| Creative | Single column with a colour band | Design, media and marketing roles |
| Timeline | Single column, ATS-safe, dates in a left rail | Steady career progressions and project-based work |
| Elegant | Single column, ATS-safe, serif | Architecture, hospitality, writing and design-aware roles |
| Bold | Single column, ATS-safe, strong headings | Sales, engineering and field roles |
| Tech | Single column, ATS-safe, monospace accents | Developers, DevOps and IT |
| Academic CV | Single column, ATS-safe | Teaching, research and doctors with publications |
| Clinical | Single column, ATS-safe | Nursing, pharmacy and healthcare |
| Corporate | Single column, ATS-safe | Finance, consulting and management |
| Prime | Two columns with a light side panel | Analysts and business roles sent to a person |
What "ATS-safe" means here
Many employers use software that pulls the text out of your file. Plain single-column layouts are the least likely to scramble that text, so those twelve templates are marked ATS-safe. Sidebar, Compact and Prime use two columns. Creative uses a decorative colour band. They look good and can be fine when a human opens your file directly, but they are not marked ATS-safe. If you are applying through a job portal, pick one of the marked ones. You can test your file with the ATS resume checker.
Make it yours
- Colour: 10 presets, or enter a custom colour. A dark, calm colour for headings is usually best.
- Fonts: 17 to choose from. Keep to one, and make sure it stays readable at small sizes.
- Size and spacing: adjust text size, line spacing and margins. The Fit to one page button tightens spacing, margins and size in one click.
- Paper: A4 for India, the UK and most of the world, US Letter for the US and Canada.
- Photo: switch it on or off. Leave it off for the US, UK, Canada and Australia. It is common in India and the Gulf.
Choosing without overthinking
Ask three questions. First, who reads it: a portal, or a person? A portal favours Modern, Classic, Minimal, Executive or Fresher. Second, how much do you have to show? Long careers suit Executive, and short ones suit Fresher or Minimal. Third, does the industry expect style? Creative fields can use Creative or Sidebar, while finance and law lean toward Classic.
Layout habits that help in any design
- Keep dates in one style and one place, such as right-aligned.
- Put the most recent role first.
- Use the same bullet style throughout and keep each bullet to one or two lines.
- Leave breathing room. A crowded page is harder to read than a slightly longer one.
- Reorder sections to lead with your strongest one, and hide any that are empty.
Do not let the template hide weak content
A pretty page with vague bullets will still be passed over. Use the template to give good content space. If your bullets need work, try the bullet point generator. If your top paragraph is weak, try the summary generator. First job? The fresher resume guide explains what to put first.
Exporting
With a free account you can download a PDF with selectable text (it carries a small FixDoks line at the bottom). A one-time Resume Pass removes that line and adds a Word file with a simplified layout and plain text for portal boxes. The preview is the real PDF, so what you see is what you get. Big file? Use compress PDF. Need Word to PDF? Use this converter. Or open the full AI resume builder.
Templates by profession
Each design also comes pre-matched to a job. The resume examples by profession page shows a sample resume for more than 50 jobs, with the design, section order, skills and bullet points that fit that work. Start from one with Use this template, or download the sample as PDF or Word.