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The Harvard resume template is the one-page, single-column format Harvard's career office recommends: Education first, bold organization names, italic job titles, right-aligned dates and action-verb bullets. Download it free in Word, or edit it online and check its ATS score in the same place.
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FIRSTNAME LASTNAME
City, State • (555) 555-5555 • name@email.com • linkedin.com/in/yourname
Education
Experience
Leadership & Activities
Skills & Interests
Technical: Excel (advanced), SQL, Python, Tableau
Languages: English (native), Spanish (fluent)
It's a conservative, one-page resume built to be skimmed in seconds. The sections, in order:
Do
Don't
Yes, and that's a big part of why it still works. It's a single column with standard headings and no graphics, which is what Applicant Tracking Systems parse best. In HAIRED's analysis of 10,000 CVs, 61% used tables, columns or graphics that cause parsing problems, and PDFs with columns or tables failed to parse in 52% of cases versus 4% for a plain single-column file. The Harvard format avoids all of that.
Each bullet should read: action verb + what you did + result.
✗ Responsible for social media accounts.
✓ Grew the club's Instagram from 800 to 4,200 followers in one semester with a weekly content calendar.
Once it's filled in, check it free against a 14-point ATS checklist: you get a 0-100 score and the exact fix for every point you lose.
Download it free for Word and Google Docs, or edit it online, score it and fix it in one place.
Yes. The Word (.docx) template is a free download with no account. You can also edit the same format online in HAIRED’s resume editor for free; a watermark-free PDF from the editor is part of HAIRED Pro or a one-time purchase.
A one-page, single-column resume in a serif font, with Education first for students and recent graduates, then Experience, Leadership & Activities and Skills & Interests. Organizations are in bold, job titles in italics, locations and dates are right-aligned, and every bullet starts with an action verb.
Yes. It is a single column with standard section headings and no tables, graphics or photo, which is what ATS software parses best. In HAIRED’s analysis of 10,000 CVs, 61% had tables, columns or graphics that cause parsing problems; the Harvard format avoids all of them.
If you are a student or graduated in the last few years, yes. Once you have a few years of relevant work experience, move Experience above Education.
Yes. Upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs; the layout, fonts and right-aligned dates carry over.
No. It follows the resume format Harvard’s career office recommends to students, but HAIRED is not affiliated with Harvard University.
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