Choosing a template

A template sets your resume’s overall look: header style, columns, dividers and accents. You can change it at any time; your content stays as it is.

Change the template

Open the Design tab

In the builder, select the Design tab at the top of the Edit panel. Template is the first group.

Open the Template Gallery

The group shows your current template’s preview, name, description and tags. Select the preview (Change template) to open the Template Gallery.

Pick a template

Select a template. The gallery closes and the preview updates.

Review the result

Check how your content flows in the new design. You may want to adjust the layout, fonts or colors afterwards.

Judge a template with your own content, not an empty page. What looks good with sample data can break across pages with a longer work history.

ATS-friendly templates

Templates marked ATS-friendly in the gallery use plain, single-flow text with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems read every section in order. Prefer one of these when you apply through online portals.

All templates

New resumes start with Ridge. The sample resume uses Beacon.

Template	Columns	ATS-friendly	Suits
Compass	Single	Yes	Skill-heavy or senior resumes; all skills in one compact block
Beacon	Two	No	Creative or tech roles; bold colored sidebar and skill bars
Bastion	Two	Yes	Corporate, finance or consulting; subtle section dividers
Haven	Two	No	Marketing, HR or client-facing roles; circular photo
Summit	Two	No	Developers, data scientists, technical PMs; dark teal sidebar
Atlas	Two	Yes	Traditional industries and text-only portals; no decoration
Meridian	Two	No	Business analysts or operations; accent colors
Cardinal	Two	No	Legal, finance or executive roles; light grey sidebar
Cove	Single	Yes	Entry-level and internships; magenta left border
Vantage	Single	Yes	Senior or enterprise positions
Grove	Two	No	Sustainability, healthcare or nonprofit; muted sidebar
Tide	Single	Yes	CN, JP and KR resume conventions; inline entry header
Ridge	Single	Yes	Any professional or technical role; clean grid
Drift	Two	No	Creative, editorial or junior roles
Vista	Single	Yes	Designers and content creators; lots of white space
Crest	Single	Yes	Executive, consulting or startup; uppercase headings

All templates support the same sections and settings. They differ only in how they present your content. You can also browse them without signing in at hiresweep.com/templates.

Adjust the template

The other Design tab groups change the template’s details:

Group	What it changes
Layout	Pages, which sections go in the main column or sidebar, full-width pages and sidebar width
Typography	Fonts, weights, sizes and line height for body text and headings
Design	Primary, text and background colors and the style of skill and language levels
Page	Paper format, margins, spacing between sections, icons and resume language
Custom Styles	Targeted rules for one section or one part of a section

See Designing your resume, Selecting the right page format and Using custom styles.

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Change the template

ATS-friendly templates

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Adjust the template