ATS-friendly resume templates

23 of the 27 Hirenix resume templates are ATS-friendly: standard section headings, real selectable text, and no image or graphic that a parser has to guess at. Every one of them is free to open and edit, 2 export to PDF free, and none of them puts a watermark on your resume.

All 23 ATS-friendly templates

Pro

Classic ATS

Timeless, recruiter-tested, ATS-perfect

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Modern Blue

Clean header, blue accents, contemporary

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Free PDF

Minimalist

Whitespace, light typography, modern restraint

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Pro

Two-Column Pro

Sidebar with skills, main column with experience

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Bold Header

Gradient color band, strong identity

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Compact

Dense layout, fits more on a single page

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Designer Creative

Avatar circle, emerald accent, expressive feel

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Executive

Serif headings, formal feel, leadership-grade

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Fresher Focus

Education + projects first — no work experience needed

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Corporate

Boxed sections, navy accents, structured feel

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Tech Pro

Blue-accent headers, skills grid, developer-ready

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Aster

Centered classic with a thin accent rule

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Meridian

Accent side-bar with hairline section rules

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Slate

Skills-forward sidebar, ATS-tuned two-column

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Editorial

Refined serif layout for senior profiles

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Timeline

Experience on a vertical timeline rail

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Header Pro

Full-width accent band, corporate feel

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Compact Grid

Dense two-column footer, fits one page

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Monogram

Rounded monogram, product-design feel

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Underline

Airy layout with accent-underlined headings

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Mono

Monospace labels for developers (ATS-safe text)

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Basic

Plain black, one column, nothing to distract a recruiter

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Free PDF

Plain

Unformatted, no styling — the free download

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Looking for the design-forward layouts too? See all resume templates, or read the resume format for freshers first.

What you get, exactly

Every number below is read from the code that enforces it.

Resume templates
27 designs, 2 free (Minimalist and Plain)
Watermark
None — not on the free plan, not on Pro, on any template
Price
Free plan, or Pro at ₹99 per month, paid by UPI
ATS score checker
3 checks per day with no sign-up
Free account
1 full AI resume build, 5 AI polishes per month, 3 ATS scores per month
Languages
Resume is always written in English; guidance and feedback in 6 languages including Hinglish

ATS-friendly resume templates — FAQ

What makes a resume template ATS-friendly?

Text a machine can actually read. That means standard headings an ATS recognises (Experience, Education, Skills), real selectable text rather than an image, a layout the parser reads in the intended order, and no skill bars, icons or rating graphics carrying information that exists nowhere else on the page.

Are these ATS templates free?

All 23 are free to open, edit and preview. 2 of them export to PDF with no payment at all. Exporting any of the others as a PDF needs Pro. There is no watermark on either path — the free PDF is a clean PDF.

Which ATS template is best for a fresher?

Fresher Focus — it leads with education and projects rather than work experience, which is the correct order when you have none yet. The full section-by-section breakdown is on the resume format for freshers page.

Will my resume pass ATS screening if I use one of these?

The template stops the layout from being the reason you fail. It cannot fix missing keywords or vague bullets, which is the more common reason. Run the finished resume through the free ATS checker — it needs no account and names the specific gaps against a job description.

Do these templates work with Naukri and Indian company portals?

Yes. They are built around the parsing rules those systems share: single readable column order, plain headings, text-based PDF output. The PDF Hirenix generates is text-based, not a scan, so the content can be extracted rather than guessed at.

Can I switch template later without retyping anything?

Yes. Content is stored separately from the design, so you can move between any of the 27 templates from inside the editor and the content reflows. Accent colour, font and the photo toggle are separate settings, so switching never loses them.

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