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Two column resume templates

A wide main column for your work history and a side column for contact details, skills, languages and certificates. Fits more on one page and looks polished on screen.

Best for: Designers, developers and marketers with many tools to list, people emailing a resume to a recruiter or hiring manager directly, and anyone squeezing a lot onto one page.

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11 two column templates

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Getting the most from two column templates

  1. 01

    Story on the wide side, lists on the narrow side

    Experience and projects need room to read. Put short lists in the side column: skills, tools, languages, certificates, links.

  2. 02

    Know when to switch to one column

    For big job portals, a single column is the safer bet for the ATS. Your content moves over with one click, so keep both versions.

  3. 03

    Don't let the sidebar get crowded

    Eight to twelve skills is plenty. A sidebar full of every tool you have touched hides the ones that matter for this job.

Questions

Do two column resumes pass ATS?
Many modern ATS read them fine, but some older systems read straight across both columns and mix up the text. If you apply through a portal, check the file with an ATS checker first, or use a one-column template.
What goes in the side column?
Contact details, skills, tools, languages, certificates and links. Work experience and projects go in the main column, where they have room.
Can I switch from two columns to one later?
Yes. Your content is kept when you change templates, so you can send a two-column version by email and a one-column version to job portals.

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