CreativeCreative layout, ATS cautionTwo columns

Gauge resume template

Gauge keeps the story on the left and the facts on the right. Skills you rate in the editor get a five-segment meter with the level written beside it, languages get a bar, and contact details, education and certifications sit in a lightly tinted column. A rounded square photo next to your name is optional.

Check my resume free

Free to edit and download. Have a resume already? Check it first, then open it in Gauge without retyping.

Gauge resume template, first page — Shown with a sample resume. Select the preview to see every page. The sample resume shows a fictional person with invented contact details. Any resemblance to a real person is coincidental.

Who it's for

Developers and data roles
Designers and technical marketers
Career changers who lead with skills
Graduates

Is the Gauge template ATS-friendly?

Two columns with graphic meters, so some applicant tracking systems may misread it. Every level is also printed as a word next to its meter. For portal applications, ATS Plain is safer.

Bolder layouts like this can be misread by some applicant tracking systems. If you apply through a job portal, switch to ATS Plain or another single-column layout; your content moves over unchanged.

Need a photo for this template?

Turn 1–5 selfies into a professional portrait and insert it here in one click. Included in Resume Pass and Pro.

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Accent colors

Starts in Indigo. Pick any of these in the editor's Design panel, or enter your own color.

Template details

Layout: Two columns
ATS: Creative layout: columns or graphics can be misread by some applicant tracking systems
Style group: Creative
Default accent: Indigo (changeable)
Page size: US Letter or A4
Download: PDF or DOCX

See it with real content

No sample resume is set in Gauge yet. These examples use a layout from the same style group, and any of them opens in Gauge with one click in the editor.

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Gauge template questions

Where do the skill levels come from?

From the level you pick next to a skill in the editor (Expert, Advanced, Proficient, Intermediate or Beginner). Skills without a level show as tags.

Do I have to rate my skills?

No. Without levels the skills appear as a tidy list of tags.

Give your resume the Gauge look

Open it in the editor with your details, or check the resume you already have first.