Ascendant Modern Professional Resume Template
$12.00
Ascendant Modern Professional Resume Template
$12.00
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The modern professional resume template in the Ascendant Collection is a flexible format that can be easily adapted to create a resume for almost any professional or executive. The colors are easily changed with the press of a button. The MS Word template is designed to follow all modern ATS compatibility rules.

ATS-FRIENDLY...EASY TO USE & CUSTOMIZE...EYE-CATCHING, MODERN FORMATS
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A Modern Professional Resume Template With a Matching Bio and Letterhead Template
The Ascendant Resume Template is a modern professional resume template that is especially flexible and adaptable for experienced executives and professionals across a wide range of industries. While the template is ATS-friendly, the “Impact Snapshot” boxes will be seen as a graphic in ATS systems, so you will need to repeat any keywords in that section in the body of the resume.
An important aspect of any ATS-friendly modern professional resume template is its keyword friendliness. This requires that you put thought into the resume content, to ensure it includes the keywords employers might use when searching for a candidate with your qualifications.
While our templates require that you create your own resume content, they can help you by providing lots of room in the template to include keywords. The “Key Areas of Qualifications” section of the Ascendant resume template is a great place to include keywords.
Easily adaptable for a variety of circumstances, this professional resume template will help give you an instant competitive edge.
Like all our templates, everything, including the color scheme, is easily customizable. The Ascendant resume takes on a whole new “look and feel” when you change the colors.
Available separately, the Ascendant executive biography template and letterhead template are designed to coordinate with our Ascendant Resume template. See all templates in the collection:
As with all our template collections, MS Word is required.
Easily Change the Color Scheme of All Our Resume Template

Additional information
| Collection Type | Resume Template |
|---|---|
| Color | |
| Format | |
| Career Stage | Executive, Experienced/Mid-Career, Senior-Level Professional |
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Free Expert Resources (Included with Every Template)
Every Distinctive Resume Template comes with 3 expert-created tools — a $49 value — included free with your purchase.
These aren’t fluff freebies. They’re professional resources designed to help you write smarter, faster, and more confidently. Whether you’re starting from scratch or giving your resume a refresh, this bundle gives you the strategy, structure, and tools to do it right — without the guesswork.
Most templates stop at formatting. Ours go further. It's not just a resume template. It's your a full resume strategy system created by experts, backed by results, and proven to work in today’s AI-driven hiring world.
Bonus #1: AI + Distinctive Resume Templates Playbook

Your AI Resume Writing Guide | Value $27
- 40+ expert-crafted prompts
- Best Practices Prompt Block
- Resume Context Pack Worksheet
This guide alone is worth the price of the template — it turns AI into your strategic writing partner.
Bonus #2: 20 Actionable Resume Tips: Expert Advice & Examples

50+ pages of expert strategies & 55 resume examples | Value $17
- Over 50 pages of insider advice drawn from 30 years of real-world resume writing expertise
It’s like having a professional resume writer walk you through what works — and what doesn’t.
Bonus #3: The Ultimate Resume Checklist: 20 Critical Checks

Your final polish checklist | Value $7
- Step-by-step: review and polish your resume before you hit send
- Covers formatting, strategy, clarity, branding, and ATS-readiness
- Designed to help you catch what most job seekers miss
Think your resume is ready? Run it through this checklist and make sure.
That’s $49 of expert-created resources, free with every purchase — so you get the design and the strategy to build a better resume, faster.
USER REVIEWS
WHAT OUR TEMPLATE USERS SAY
Appearances matter, even with the written word, and how a document looks can make an immediate impact on the decision to read it or toss it aside. I train and mentor many excellent resume writers who have mastered the art of crafting highly effective resume content, but who lack the basic MS Word skills to create eye-catching, ATS compatible and uniquely branded documents. Distinctive Templates are the perfect solution for easily transforming well-written content into works of art that capture attention, generate interest, and motivate the recipient to read every word.

When I was starting out with resume writing a little over a year ago, one of the most intimidating aspects was visual design of resumes. I didn’t want to have to learn graphic design to stand out—and with these templates, I didn’t need to! I was a little hesitant at first because I thought the templates might be too rigid or generic. In actuality, they are incredibly flexible and easy to play around with. I can customize any template with my client’s favorite colors in just two clicks—which means they never look exactly the same, even if I use them for multiple clients. Using the templates means I can just do what I do best—write—and then plug the text right into the appropriate section. It saves me literal HOURS of work and hassle. One of the best parts about purchasing from Michelle is that she is extremely responsive to questions. There’s a private Facebook group where she records screen share tutorials about how to switch up certain elements in the templates, and she’s always been responsive to my emailed questions. My clients are completely thrilled with the unique, modern design of their resume, and I’m thrilled that I’m saving time and don’t have to learn graphic design!

I love Michelle’s resume templates! The designs are eye-catching and easy to use. I highly recommend these templates for anyone who finds that designing a creative, contemporary formatted resume is a challenge. They’re a huge time-saver.

I used the “Pivot” template to create a combination functional/chronological resume for my first big client. Her words when she saw the finished product: “THIS IS AMAZING!” I’m a writer, not a designer. My resumes aren’t unprofessional, but they needed a “wow” factor – and now they have it. Thank you, Michelle, for offering such affordably priced tools!

While I primarily write resumes from scratch for each of my clients, I have also used Michelle’s templates and received great feedback. I find the templates are especially helpful to organize my thinking for those clients who have an overabundance of important information that still must fit in an ATS-friendly, 2-page format without looking cluttered or disorganized.

Michelle, your templates are wonderful! You are so creative, and I especially love the templates for specialized career industries! I just used Global Impact for an executive with extensive global work and living experience, Driving Growth for a successful sales director, and Agricultural Edge for a seasoned landscape professional — they all absolutely loved the unique, contemporary look of their new resumes. Thank you so much for providing this service within our industry. You are so talented, and I greatly appreciate our connection and the creativity your templates bring to my client engagements!



















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