ATS-friendly CV templates 2026
Verified formatting that gets through automated screening. Single column, standard type, no graphics to confuse the parser.
Senior, academic, legal and finance profiles.
Why it's proven: Ivy League structure: single column, grey, big name. The layout recruiters recommend most.
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- Enhancv Ivy League
- Who it's for
- Senior, academic, legal and finance profiles.
- ATS level
- ATS verified · Single column: parses correctly in Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Taleo.
- Market
- International: UK, US, Ireland and multinationals. No photo or personal details, as their recruiters expect.
Any sector. The safe pick when you don't know which ATS they use.
Why it's proven: Single column, hairline rules and standard type: 99% parse rate across the five major ATS.
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- Resume.io Oslo · Simple ATS
- Who it's for
- Any sector. The safe pick when you don't know which ATS they use.
- ATS level
- ATS verified · Single column: parses correctly in Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Taleo.
- Market
- International: UK, US, Ireland and multinationals. No photo or personal details, as their recruiters expect.
IT, data, engineering and technical roles.
Why it's proven: Skills separated with vertical bars, not tables — the format Jobscan documents as the most readable.
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- Resume.io Prime ATS
- Who it's for
- IT, data, engineering and technical roles.
- ATS level
- ATS verified · Single column: parses correctly in Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Taleo.
- Market
- Spain and continental Europe (optional photo, common locally). Remove the photo for UK/US applications.
Public-sector applications, civil-service pools and EU grants.
Why it's proven: Europass-standard fields in a clean single column, exactly what points-based selection boards require.
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- Europass
- Who it's for
- Public-sector applications, civil-service pools and EU grants.
- ATS level
- ATS verified · Single column: parses correctly in Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Taleo.
- Market
- Spain and continental Europe (optional photo, common locally). Remove the photo for UK/US applications.
Healthcare, education and public sector, in the UK and Ireland too.
Why it's proven: Capitalised section titles and well-spaced blocks: the layout an ATS reads best when there are many courses and certificates.
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- Zety Cascade ATS
- Who it's for
- Healthcare, education and public sector, in the UK and Ireland too.
- ATS level
- ATS verified · Single column: parses correctly in Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Taleo.
- Market
- International: UK, US, Ireland and multinationals. No photo or personal details, as their recruiters expect.
General profiles who want two columns with zero risk.
Why it's proven: Two-tone with no fills or tables: the best-parsing two-column layout of all.
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- Resume.io Two-column ATS
- Who it's for
- General profiles who want two columns with zero risk.
- ATS level
- ATS compatible · Two columns with a linear reading order, no tables or icons. Older Taleo and iCIMS instances may reorder the side column.
- Market
- International: UK, US, Ireland and multinationals. No photo or personal details, as their recruiters expect.
General management, banking, insurance and board-level roles.
Why it's proven: Restrained serif with a key-facts sidebar: the executive two-column with no fills that could break parsing.
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- Zety Executive Two-column
- Who it's for
- General management, banking, insurance and board-level roles.
- ATS level
- ATS compatible · Two columns with a linear reading order, no tables or icons. Older Taleo and iCIMS instances may reorder the side column.
- Market
- International: UK, US, Ireland and multinationals. No photo or personal details, as their recruiters expect.
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