Resume Templates and Samples | The Job Explorer

Starting a resume from scratch is harder than editing one that already works, which is why so many people look for a sample first. Each template below comes with a filled-in example for an invented person, a list of what belongs on that kind of resume and tips for the field. Copy the layout. Then swap in your own facts and tweak the headings to fit the job you want.

If you are not sure where to begin, the Basic Resume Template works for most jobs. The Chronological, Functional and Combination samples show three ways to order your history, and students or first-time applicants should start with the Student, High School, Internship or Entry-Level samples.

By format and career stage

Start here if you are not sure which layout to use. A chronological resume suits most people with a steady work history, and the functional and combination layouts help when your skills tell a clearer story than your dates. Students and first-time job seekers can pick the sample closest to where they are now.

Basic Resume Template

A plain one-page layout that works for most jobs, shown with a sample from a warehouse inventory coordinator.

Chronological Resume Template

Lists your jobs newest first, the order most employers expect when your work history runs in a straight line.

Functional Resume

Groups your experience by skill, which can help after a long gap or when you are changing fields.

Combination Resume

Opens with your strongest skills and follows with a full work history, a good fit for experienced people moving between roles.

Executive Resume

Directors and senior leaders can see how to fit company results, team size and budgets onto two pages.

Student Resume

College students can lean on classes, projects and campus jobs while their work history is still short.

High School Resume

Shows how to fill a page for a first part-time job using school, sports, volunteering and the hours you can work.

Entry-Level Resume

For a first full-time job after school or training, it puts skills and short jobs where a long history would go.

Internship Resume

Internship applicants get a layout where coursework, projects and a clear goal carry more weight than job titles.

Business, sales and office

Office, sales and management samples lean on numbers such as calls handled, accounts opened, budgets managed and people trained. Pick the one closest to the job you want and swap in your own figures.

Sales Resume

Puts quota, rank and deal size up front, since sales managers read the numbers before anything else.

Marketing Resume

Campaigns, channels and results take center stage in this sample for marketing coordinators and managers.

Accounting Resume

Staff accountants and bookkeepers can show software, month-end close work and progress toward a CPA.

Finance Resume

Covers analyst and finance jobs, where the models and reports you built and the decisions they supported matter most.

Customer Service Resume

Turns everyday customer service work into numbers a manager can check, like call volume and resolution times.

Retail Resume

Sales floor, cashier and key holder applicants will find ways to count sales, stock and shift results.

Receptionist Resume

Front desk applicants can show call volume, visitor numbers and the scheduling systems they use every day.

Administrative Assistant Resume

Support work rarely comes with sales figures, so this sample counts calendars managed, trips booked and records kept.

Human Resources Manager Resume

HR managers can show hiring, turnover and policy results here without naming a single employee.

Corporate Trainer Resume

Shows courses delivered, people trained and what changed afterward, for corporate trainers and training specialists.

Project Manager Resume

Each job in this sample leads with projects delivered, their budgets and the teams behind them.

Manager Resume

Whatever the field, this layout helps a manager show team size, budgets and what the team achieved.

Supervisor Resume

Written with first-line supervisors in mind, it shows scheduling, training and the daily output they answer for.

Event Planning Resume

Event coordinators and communications graduates will find headcounts, budgets and vendor work laid out event by event.

Healthcare, law and public service

Licenses and certifications come first in these fields, because an employer often cannot hire you without them. Each sample shows where to put them and how to describe work with patients, clients or cases without sharing private details.

Medical Resume

Medical assistants and clinic staff get a layout that puts certifications, clinical skills and patient volume near the top.

Nurse Resume

Lists license, unit type and specialty certifications the way nurse managers expect to see them.

Athletic Training Resume

Athletic trainers can present their certification, the teams they covered and the injury care they handled.

Social Work Resume

Shows caseloads, field placements and licensure for social workers at every level.

Human Development and Family Studies Resume

HDFS graduates heading into family services or youth work can see how to present practicum hours and clearances.

Attorney Resume

Bar admissions, practice areas and representative matters appear in the order firms expect, with notes for LL.M. graduates.

Paralegal Resume

Helps paralegals show the case types, filing systems and attorneys they supported.

Government Resume

Federal and state applications ask for extra detail, such as hours per week and pay grades, and this sample includes it.

Education, arts and media

Teachers and academics need licenses, grade levels and publications in the right place. Artists, designers and writers need a portfolio or clips to point to, and these samples show where each one goes.

Education Resume

Instructional coaches, curriculum writers and program staff can show how far their work reached beyond one classroom.

Teacher Resume

Puts your license, grade levels and classroom results where a busy principal will see them first.

Academic CV

Faculty and research applicants need a longer record of teaching, publications and grants, and this CV shows how to order it.

Journalism Resume

Reporters and editors can see how to present clips, beats and publications on one page.

Graphic Designer Resume

Pairs a clean resume with a portfolio link, because designers usually need both to get an interview.

Artist Resume

Lists exhibitions, commissions, residencies and teaching for working artists.

Science, engineering and technology

Technical readers want to know what you can do without supervision. These samples size projects in plain engineering terms, name the tools and instruments, and separate your own work from the team's.