KaizenCV

14 templates · 5 free · every one exports selectable text

Resume templates that ATS software can read.

The words stay yours. The document changes to fit the room it's walking into — and every version still comes out as text a screening system can read.

KaizenCV offers 14 resume templates, all with a selectable text layer that applicant tracking systems can parse. 5 are free: Flux, Zenith, Apex, Onyx, and Nova. Templates differ by layout (single or two-column), header position, photo support, and page limit, and each page explains which roles and industries the design suits.

Layout before style

How to choose

The wrong template doesn't look bad. It gets read wrong — a sidebar interleaved into your job history, a heading the parser doesn't recognise, a strong candidate filtered out by a layout decision. So the question isn't which design you like. It's which sector you're walking into, and whether you know what software sits between you and a human.

Single-column — the most reliable for ATS

One column of text flows in exactly the order a parser reads it, so there is no ambiguity in any applicant tracking system, old or new. Choose these when you cannot find out what the employer uses.

Flexible — single or two columns

These render either way, so one template covers a conservative application and a modern one. Switch layout per application without touching your content.

Two-column — best for dense skills sections

A sidebar holds short scannable content — tools, languages, certifications — so the main column stays dedicated to what you achieved. Two-column layouts parse correctly in modern systems.

Fair questions.

There are 14 resume templates and 11 cover letter templates, 25 in total. 5 resume templates — Flux, Zenith, Apex, Onyx, and Nova — are available on the free plan.

All templates export a selectable text layer rather than an image, which is the requirement for applicant tracking systems to read a resume. Single-column templates such as Element and Zenith are the most predictable because text flows in exactly the order a parser reads it. Two-column templates parse correctly in modern systems.

Yes. Content and template are separate, so switching template keeps your content intact. This makes it practical to keep a single-column version for unknown ATS portals and a two-column version for everything else.

Match the template to the sector. Conservative fields such as law, finance, healthcare, and government suit Element, Core, or Zenith. Technical and product roles suit Nova, Blade, or Prism. Creative roles suit Orbit, Volt, or Mosaic. If you apply across several sectors, Flux covers all of them.

Pick one. Your words move with you. Switch any time.

Content and template are separate, so changing the design never touches what you wrote. Keep a single-column version for unknown ATS portals and a two-column one for everything else.

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