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Reverse-chronological resume template

Download the UK/global or US version, replace the bracketed placeholders and delete the grey notes. The template is one column with real headings, so parsers and screen readers follow it, and every section note says what belongs there and what to leave out. It is a container: the evidence you put in it does the work.

UK and global version (.docx)US version (.docx)

Direct downloads: no account, email address or payment. Formats: Word, Word.

What is inside

  • Header: name, headline, town and contact line, with a regional note on what personal details to leave out.
  • Profile: a four-line framework that forbids adjectives you cannot evidence below.
  • Experience: entries for recent, previous and earlier roles, with a bullet formula (action, scale, outcome) and a note on how far back to go.
  • Education, certifications and a plain-text skills line, each with a note on what to include.

How to use it

  1. Choose the UK/global or US file; they differ in spelling, section labels and the personal-details note.
  2. Replace each bracket with your own content, working from your most recent role down.
  3. Delete every grey note, save as PDF unless the employer asks for Word, and run the free structure check.
  4. For each application, tailor the profile and the first bullets to the job rather than keeping one generic version.

Why it is built this way

  • Single column and real heading styles because two-column layouts and text boxes are the most common cause of interleaved or lost text when a file is parsed.
  • Skills as a plain line rather than rating bars: bars carry no readable text and invite inflated self-assessment.
  • Notes are in the document itself because templates are usually opened without the page that explained them.

Accessibility

The Word file uses true heading styles, a single column and real text only: no tables, text boxes or images carry meaning, so screen readers and parsers follow the same structure a sighted reader sees. Guidance notes are plain text in grey italics and are meant to be deleted. This page summarises what the file contains.

Browser tools that work with it

Common questions

PDF or Word when I send it?

PDF unless the employer or portal asks for Word. A text-based PDF keeps the layout and parses cleanly; a scanned PDF does not.

Can I add a photograph?

Not for UK or US employers unless asked; it is excluded in many hiring processes and adds nothing a parser can read.

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Published 6 November 2026 · Files are generated from version-controlled source so every copy is identical. Drafted with AI assistance and checked against Luceria’s editorial standards.