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Crest resume template
Traditional single-column with a squared monogram crest, centered serif name, and ruled headings — formal and ATS-perfect.
Who the Crest design suits
Crest fits conservative fields where a serif page and a formal header are expected: law, banking, insurance, public service, architecture and heritage or museum work. The square monogram adds a personal seal without a photo, which suits partner-track and senior applications.
How the page is laid out
A single centred column set entirely in PT Serif. A solid rust-brown square with the initials sits above the centred name, a rust title and a plain contact line. Headings are rust uppercase with a thin full-width rust rule. Skills print inline in category rows, languages use rust dots, link and tag chips are pale rust, and dates align right.
How it reads to an ATS
One column of serif text read in order, with no icons in the contact line and inline skills, so extracted text stays faithful. The square is a drawn block; the initials in it are not mistaken for the name because the full name prints beneath. Crest is a strong choice for strict portals and for any region, since it carries no photo.
Best for: Single column · Classic. Free to use, exports selectable text a résumé parser can read, and edits entirely in your browser — no account and no upload.
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Everything on this design can be changed
The picture is a starting point, not a fixed layout. Open the design and change any of this in the editor, with your own words on the page as you do; nothing needs retyping.
- Colours: the accent, heading, text, background and sidebar colours
- Fonts: heading, body and name typefaces, sizes, line height and letter spacing
- Header: photo or monogram on or off, the contact line’s style and whether it sits under, beside or above the name, or in the sidebar
- Section headings: rule, band, side heading and more, for every section at once or one at a time, with an optional icon
- Dates: at the right edge, before the entry, beside the title or in the company line
- Language levels, skill badges and link style
- One or two columns, the sidebar width, section order and which sections appear
- Spacing, margins and page size (A4 or US Letter), and Magic fit to keep it to one, two or three pages
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