# ATS-friendly résumé templates — Roleform

Roleform renders every tailored résumé in up to 11 templates. Each template's ATS rating is computed from five structural rules — single-column body, standard section headings, no tables or text boxes, contact details as body text, no information carried only by icon or colour. All five met: High. One violation: Medium. Two or more: Low.

| Template | Family | ATS rating | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Slate | classic | High | Single-column body, standard section names, contact as body text — no structural violations. |
| Broadsheet | classic | High | The same clean structure as Clean Slate; the serif is a typographic choice, not a parsing one. |
| Ledger | sidebar | Medium | One violation: a two-column body. Everything else is clean, so it rates Medium — honest, not flattering. |
| Margin Note | sidebar | Medium | One violation: the rail makes the body two columns. The main column is still plain text top to bottom. |
| Atlas | creative | Low | Three violations: two-column body, icon-only meaning, contact outside body text. Send it to humans, not job boards. |
| Kite | creative | Low | Three violations including floated blocks. Strongest when a hiring manager opens it directly. |
| Keystone | banner | High | The band is decoration above a single-column body; contact stays as real text, so nothing structural breaks. |
| Throughline | timeline | Medium | One violation: dates sit in their own column, which some parsers detach from the role beside them. |
| Blueprint | modular | Low | Two violations: a panel grid reads as a table, and the tiled skills panel loses its reading order. |
| Marque | editorial | Medium | One violation: the hanging labels make a two-column grid. No graphics, no colour, standard section names. |
| Beacon | infographic | Low | Three violations: reversed-out header, a two-column body, and skill levels carried by bar length rather than words. |

## Clean Slate (classic, ATS High)
Single column, standard headings, nothing between your words and the parser.

Rules not met: none.

## Broadsheet (classic, ATS High)
A serif classic with generous leading. Reads well on paper and parses clean.

Rules not met: none.

## Ledger (sidebar, ATS Medium)
Skills and contact in a left rail. Easier for a human to skim, harder for a parser.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow.

## Margin Note (sidebar, ATS Medium)
A narrow right rail for dates and skills; the main column stays plain text.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow.

## Atlas (creative, ATS Low)
Coloured section bands and an icon contact row. Striking; parses worst of the set.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow; Contact details as body text; No information conveyed only by icon or colour.

## Kite (creative, ATS Low)
Editorial layout with a graphic header. For portfolios and direct applications.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow; No tables, text boxes, or header/footer content; No information conveyed only by icon or colour.

## Keystone (banner, ATS High)
A tinted masthead with a monogram, then one plain column. Presence without a second column.

Rules not met: none.

## Throughline (timeline, ATS Medium)
Dates run down a left margin against a spine, so nine years read as one continuous line.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow.

## Blueprint (modular, ATS Low)
Every section is a bordered panel on a grid. Scannable in seconds, awkward for a parser.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow; No tables, text boxes, or header/footer content.

## Marque (editorial, ATS Medium)
Oversized name, section labels hung in the left margin, no colour at all. Quiet and confident.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow.

## Beacon (infographic, ATS Low)
A dark masthead and proficiency bars for skills. Persuasive to a person, opaque to software.

Rules not met: Single-column body flow; Contact details as body text; No information conveyed only by icon or colour.

When to choose which: apply through a job board or applicant tracking system with a High template; send a Medium or Low template directly to a person.

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