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Nordic Resume Template

The Nordic template pairs a soft, lightly tinted sidebar with a clean white main column. Your name, contact details, skills and languages sit on the left; your experience gets the room it deserves on the right. It looks modern and relaxed without shouting.

Best for

  • Product managers, designers and IT professionals
  • Modern companies and startups
  • Anyone with many skills, languages or certifications

What's in the Nordic template

  • Soft sidebar tinted with your accent colour
  • Name in your accent colour, with an optional photo above it
  • Contact, skills, languages and certifications in the sidebar
  • Roomy main column for experience, education and projects
  • Sidebar comes first in reading order, so ATS finds your name and contact details

Frequently asked questions

Are two-column resumes ATS-friendly?

Most modern applicant tracking systems read them, because the text is real and the sidebar comes first in reading order. For strict government or bank portals, a single-column template such as Standard is the safest choice.

How is Nordic different from Creative?

Creative uses a solid colour sidebar with white text; Nordic uses a very light tint with dark text, which feels calmer and prints with less ink.

Can I add a photo?

Yes. Upload one in the Contact step and it appears at the top of the sidebar. Leave it out for jobs in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

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