Sterling ATS Resume Template
Serif body, sans headings, a skills table. The plainest layout that still looks deliberate.
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About this template
Sterling is the resume you send when the only reader for the first round is software. Single column, standard headings, black text, a 1.5px rule under each section: nothing for a parser to misread. It is the template CVEdge recommends for large-company portals and government applications.
The distinctive touch is the Technical Proficiencies table: each skills category becomes a bold label with its tools listed beside it, so "Marketing Analysis" and "Tools" read as rows rather than a wall of comma-separated keywords. Parsers still see plain text; humans see structure.
Experience entries put company and location in bold on the first line, dates on the right and the role beneath, followed by diamond-marker bullets. The header pairs a sans-serif name with a serif body, and Sterling sets a Times-style body font, regular-weight headings and as-written heading case on pick so it matches the specialist resumes recruiters in finance and marketing expect.
Who is this template for?
- Applicants to large-company and government portals
- Marketing, finance and operations specialists
- Career changers who need every keyword to parse
- Anyone who has been rejected by an ATS before
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Questions about this template
Is the skills table safe for ATS?+
Yes. It is laid out with CSS, not an HTML table, and the exported PDF contains each row as plain text: the label followed by the skills. Parsers read it in order.
Why does Sterling change my font?+
Sterling's identity is a serif body with a sans name and headings. When you pick it, CVEdge sets that pairing as the default. You can change the body font in the Design tab at any time.
Template features
- Single column with no tables in the parse path
- Skills rendered as label and value rows
- Heavy rule under each heading for scanning
- Diamond bullets by default
- Serif body with sans headings applied on pick
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