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Modern Professional

Modern Professional puts your name and headline on the left with contact details aligned right, which keeps the top of the page uncluttered and gives a reviewer both pieces of information without either competing. Section headings sit above a short accent rule rather than a full-width line, so the page reads as structured rather than ruled. It remains a single column throughout, which means it parses reliably while looking considerably less plain than a strict ATS layout.

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What makes it different

  • Split header keeps the name prominent without pushing contact details down the page
  • Short accent rules give structure without heavy horizontal lines
  • Dates align right on the role line, which speeds up scanning a career history
  • Single column, so it still parses cleanly

Best for

Business and operations roles · Marketing and communications · Mid-career applications · Direct applications to a named hiring manager

When to choose something else

  • The header puts your name on the left and contact details on the right. A crude parser can read the two as one line, so the plainer Minimal ATS is safer for an unknown portal.
  • The accent rules print as grey on a mono printer, which flattens the structure they are there to give.
  • Conventional enough that it will not distinguish you in a creative field.

Where your sections go

Every section runs the full width of the page, one after another, in the order you set them. Nothing is moved into a side column, which is why the order you choose in the editor is exactly the order a reader meets it in.

Parses correctly in normal use, with some visual structure. Suitable for most direct applications.

Showing the Project Manager example. All sample details are fictional.

Professions this layout suits

These examples open on Modern Professional by default. You can pair any profession with any template — the suggestion is a starting point, not a restriction.

Frontend DeveloperHuman Resources ProfessionalProject ManagerBusiness Analyst

Guides that go deeper

Choosing a layout settles how the page looks. These settle what goes on it.

How to Write a Professional SummaryFour lines at the top of the page that decide whether the rest gets read. A method, and the three ways they usually go wrong.How to Write a CVThe structure, the order, and what belongs in the first third of the page — where most CVs are won or lost.How to Describe Work ExperienceThe difference between listing duties and demonstrating impact, and a repeatable way to rewrite any weak bullet point.

If this is not the right layout

The layouts a reader of this page most often wants instead, rather than the rest of the gallery in order.

Minimal ATSA plain one-column layout designed to survive applicant tracking systems intact.ExecutiveA formal serif layout with a centred header, for senior and board-level applications.DeveloperA single column with an accented name, heavy header rule and chip-style skill groups.CompactA high-density single column for long histories that need to fit a strict page limit.