An ATS-friendly resume is specifically designed to pass through applicant tracking systems (ATS). These systems automatically scan and filter resumes based on keywords and formatting. To increase your chances of getting noticed by hiring managers, follow these tips:
- Use an ATS Resume Template: Opt for minimalist designs that are compatible with ATS processes. Keep the layout simple, use a straightforward font, and include clear labels1.
- Keyword Optimization: Tailor your resume to match the job description. Use relevant keywords directly from the posting to increase your chances of passing the ATS scan.
- Avoid Fancy Formatting: ATS systems struggle with complex formatting, so keep it clean. Avoid tables, images, and intricate designs.
- Highlight Relevant Work Experience: Focus on work experience and skills that directly relate to the job you’re applying for.
ATS Resume Template
Editable Resume: https://bit.ly/ATS_Resume_Template
Below is Sample PDF:
Here’s a basic template to get you started if you want to edit latex code:
\documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article}
\usepackage{latexsym}
\usepackage[empty]{fullpage}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
\usepackage{verbatim}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\setlength{\multicolsep}{-3.0pt}
\setlength{\columnsep}{-1pt}
\input{glyphtounicode}
\RequirePackage{tikz}
\RequirePackage{xcolor}
\RequirePackage{fontawesome}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{svg.path}
\definecolor{cvblue}{HTML}{0E5484}
\definecolor{black}{HTML}{130810}
\definecolor{darkcolor}{HTML}{0F4539}
\definecolor{cvgreen}{HTML}{3BD80D}
\definecolor{taggreen}{HTML}{00E278}
\definecolor{SlateGrey}{HTML}{2E2E2E}
\definecolor{LightGrey}{HTML}{666666}
\colorlet{name}{black}
\colorlet{tagline}{darkcolor}
\colorlet{heading}{darkcolor}
\colorlet{headingrule}{cvblue}
\colorlet{accent}{darkcolor}
\colorlet{emphasis}{SlateGrey}
\colorlet{body}{LightGrey}
%----------FONT OPTIONS----------
% sans-serif
% \usepackage[sfdefault]{FiraSans}
% \usepackage[sfdefault]{roboto}
% \usepackage[sfdefault]{noto-sans}
% \usepackage[default]{sourcesanspro}
% serif
% \usepackage{CormorantGaramond}
% \usepackage{charter}
% \pagestyle{fancy}
% \fancyhf{} % clear all header and footer fields
% \fancyfoot{}
% \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
% \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}
% Adjust margins
\addtolength{\oddsidemargin}{-0.6in}
\addtolength{\evensidemargin}{-0.5in}
\addtolength{\textwidth}{1.19in}
\addtolength{\topmargin}{-.7in}
\addtolength{\textheight}{1.4in}
\urlstyle{same}
\raggedbottom
\raggedright
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{0in}
% Sections formatting
\titleformat{\section}{
\vspace{-4pt}\scshape\raggedright\large\bfseries
}{}{0em}{}[\color{black}\titlerule \vspace{-5pt}]
% Ensure that generate pdf is machine readable/ATS parsable
\pdfgentounicode=1
%-------------------------
% Custom commands
\newcommand{\resumeItem}[1]{
\item\small{
{#1 \vspace{-2pt}}
}
}
\newcommand{\classesList}[4]{
\item\small{
{#1 #2 #3 #4 \vspace{-2pt}}
}
}
\newcommand{\resumeSubheading}[4]{
\vspace{-2pt}\item
\begin{tabular*}{1.0\textwidth}[t]{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r}
\textbf{\large#1} & \textbf{\small #2} \\
\textit{\large#3} & \textit{\small #4} \\
\end{tabular*}\vspace{-7pt}
}
\newcommand{\resumeSubSubheading}[2]{
\item
\begin{tabular*}{0.97\textwidth}{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r}
\textit{\small#1} & \textit{\small #2} \\
\end{tabular*}\vspace{-7pt}
}
\newcommand{\resumeProjectHeading}[2]{
\item
\begin{tabular*}{1.001\textwidth}{l@{\extracolsep{\fill}}r}
\small#1 & \textbf{\small #2}\\
\end{tabular*}\vspace{-7pt}
}
\newcommand{\resumeSubItem}[1]{\resumeItem{#1}\vspace{-4pt}}
\renewcommand\labelitemi{$\vcenter{\hbox{\tiny$\bullet$}}$}
\renewcommand\labelitemii{$\vcenter{\hbox{\tiny$\bullet$}}$}
\newcommand{\resumeSubHeadingListStart}{\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=0.0in, label={}]}
\newcommand{\resumeSubHeadingListEnd}{\end{itemize}}
\newcommand{\resumeItemListStart}{\begin{itemize}}
\newcommand{\resumeItemListEnd}{\end{itemize}\vspace{-5pt}}
\newcommand\sbullet[1][.5]{\mathbin{\vcenter{\hbox{\scalebox{#1}{$\bullet$}}}}}
%-------------------------------------------
%%%%%% RESUME STARTS HERE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{document}
%----------HEADING----------
\begin{center}
{\Huge \scshape Your Name} \\ \vspace{1pt}
city,state \\ \vspace{1pt}
\small \href{tel:+xxxxxxxxxxxx}{ \raisebox{-0.1\height}\faPhone\ \underline{+xx-9999999999} ~} \href{mailto:yourname@gmail.com}{\raisebox{-0.2\height}\faEnvelope\ \underline{yourname@gmail.com}} ~
\href{https://linkedin.com/in/yourid}{\raisebox{-0.2\height}\faLinkedinSquare\ \underline{yourid}} ~
\href{https://github.com/yourid}{\raisebox{-0.2\height}\faGithub\ \underline{yourid}} ~
\href{https://www.hackerrank.com/yourid}{\raisebox{-0.2\height}\faHackerrank\ \underline{yourid}} ~
\href{https://codeforces.com/profile/yourid}{\raisebox{-0.2\height}\faPoll\ \underline{yourid}}
\vspace{-8pt}
\end{center}
%-----------EDUCATION-----------
\section{EDUCATION}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
\resumeSubheading
{College Name}{MM YYYY -- MM YYYY}
{Degree Name - \textbf{CGPA} - \textbf{xx}}{city, country}
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
\resumeSubheading
{College Name}{MM YYYY -- MM YYYY}
{Exam Name - Course Name - \textbf{Percentage} - \textbf{xx\%}}{city, country}
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
%------RELEVANT COURSEWORK-------
\section{COURSEWORK / SKILLS}
%\resumeSubHeadingListStart
\begin{multicols}{4}
\begin{itemize}[itemsep=-2pt, parsep=5pt]
\item Data Structures \& Algorithms
\item Operating Systems
\item Network Security
\item Database Management System (DBMS)
\item Artificial Intelligence
\item OOPS Concept
\item Web Development
\item Android Development
\end{itemize}
\end{multicols}
\vspace*{2.0\multicolsep}
%\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
%-----------PROJECTS-----------
\section{PROJECTS}
\vspace{-5pt}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
\resumeProjectHeading
{\href{ProjectLink.com}{\textbf{\large{\underline{Project Name}}} \href{Project Link}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink }} $|$ \large{\underline{Technology Stack Used}}}{MM YYYY}
\resumeItemListStart
\resumeItem{\normalsize{About project \textbf{key points to highlight}.}}
\resumeItem{\textcolor{accent} {\href{Live Project Link} {\underline{\normalsize{Live site here}}}}}
\resumeItemListEnd
\vspace{-13pt}
\resumeProjectHeading
{\href{ProjectLink.com}{\textbf{\large{\underline{Project Name}}} \href{Project Link}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink }} $|$ \large{\underline{Technology Stack Used}}}{MM YYYY}
\resumeItemListStart
\resumeItem{\normalsize{About project \textbf{highlight key points}.}}
\resumeItem{\textcolor{accent} {\href{Project Link} {\underline{\normalsize{Download}}}}}
\resumeItemListEnd
\vspace{-13pt}
\resumeProjectHeading
{\href{ProjectLink.com}{\textbf{\large{\underline{Project Name}}} \href{Project Link}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink }} $|$ \large{\underline{Technology Stack Used}}}{MM YYYY}
\resumeItemListStart
\resumeItem{\normalsize{About Project \textbf{highlight key points} }}
\resumeItemListEnd
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
\vspace{-12pt}
%
%-----------EXPERIENCE-----------
\section{INTERNSHIP}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
\resumeSubheading
{Company Name \href{certificate Link}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink }}{MM YYYY -- MM YYYY}
{\underline{Role Name}}{city, country}
\resumeItemListStart
\resumeItem{\normalsize{About the role \textbf{and responsibilities carried out.}}}
\resumeItemListEnd
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
\vspace{-12pt}
%-----------PROGRAMMING SKILLS-----------
\section{TECHNICAL SKILLS}
\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=0.15in, label={}]
\small{\item{
\textbf{\normalsize{Languages:}}{ \normalsize{Python, Java, C, C++, Dart, JavaScript, SQL, NoSQL, R, XML, Go}} \\
\textbf{\normalsize{Developer Tools:}}{ \normalsize{VS Code, Android Studio, DataGrip, Goland, Intellij Idea Ultimate}} \\
\textbf{\normalsize{Technologies/Frameworks:}}{\normalsize{ Linux, GitHub, ReactJS, Redux, NextJS, NodeJS, ExpressJS, Git, Mongo, Flutter}} \\
}}
\end{itemize}
\vspace{-15pt}
%-----------INVOLVEMENT---------------
\section{EXTRACURRICULAR}
\resumeSubHeadingListStart
\resumeSubheading{Organization Name \href{Certificate Proof link}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink } }{MM YYYY -- MM YYYY}{\underline{Role}}{Location}
\resumeItemListStart
\resumeItem{\normalsize{About the role \textbf{and responsibilities carried out.}}}
\resumeItem{\normalsize{Participation Certificate. \href{ParticipationCertificateLink.com}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink }}}
\resumeItemListEnd
\resumeSubHeadingListEnd
\vspace{-11pt}
%-----------CERTIFICATIONS---------------
\section{CERTIFICATIONS}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.1cm}$ {\href{certificateLink.com}{ReactJS \& Redux - Udemy}} \hspace{1.6cm}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.1cm}$ {\href{certificateLink.com}{Java}} \hspace{2.59cm}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.2cm}${\href{certificateLink.com} {Command Line in Linux - Coursera}}\\
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.2cm}${\href{certificateLink.com}{Python for Data Science - XIE}} \hspace{1cm}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.1cm}$ {\href{certificateLink.com}{SQL}} \hspace{2.6cm}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.2cm}${\href{certificateLink.com}{Microsoft AI Classroom - Microsoft}} \\
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.2cm}${\href{certificateLink.com}{\textbf{5 Stars} in \textbf{C++} \& \textbf{SQL} \href{certificateLink.com}{\raisebox{-0.1\height}\faExternalLink }}}\hspace{1.45cm}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.2cm}${\href{certificateLink.com}{MongoDB Basics}} \hspace{0.5cm}
$\sbullet[.75] \hspace{0.2cm}${\href{certificateLink.com}{NodeJS with Express \& MongoDB - Udemy}} \\
\end{document}
Remember, the goal is to make your resume easy to read and keyword-rich. Good luck with your job search! 🌟
