Refined Resume Template
$12.00
Refined Resume Template
$12.00
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Stand out in the job market with a polished, ATS-friendly resume template designed for professional roles. This refined two-column layout helps present your experience clearly and confidently—without feeling cluttered or generic. Built for Microsoft Word, it’s easy to customize and structured to support modern hiring systems, so you can focus on telling your story instead of fighting formatting.

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ATS-Friendly, Two-Column Resume Template for Professional Jobs




In today's competitive job market, having a resume that is not only professionally appealing but also ATS-friendly is a must. If you're in the market for a resume template for professional jobs that delivers on both fronts, look no further than our Refined Collection.
Designed by a professional resume writer with over 25 years of experience, this resume template is crafted with a popular two-column layout that is both strategic and sophisticated. It has been meticulously constructed to ensure it's compliant with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) - a feature that many two-column templates lack. With ATS systems commonly used by employers, having an ATS-friendly resume can make the difference between your resume being seen or not.
Our resume template offers a seamless blend of style and functionality, focusing on the key elements that employers and recruiters look for in candidates for professional jobs. From the resume layout to eye-appealing design, every aspect of the template has been strategically designed to highlight your professional skills, experience, and qualifications.
Our Refined Collection resume template is designed for real-world use following resume writing best practices. We've made our resume templates fully customizable in Microsoft Word, which is the recommended file format for submitting resumes. Even those without design experience can easily create a resume in MS Word while changing the color scheme, fonts, and order to match their personal brand and preference, transforming their resumes into professional, job-winning masterpieces.
Here are just some of the many resume color schemes available when you use our Refined Collection resume template for professional jobs and the other matching career templates in the collection.
Easily Change the Color Scheme of All Our Resume Templates

The Refined Collection also includes an optional bundle of matching career marketing documents such as a designer biography, networking resume, references list, and a cover letter template. These documents are designed to coordinate with the professional resume template, creating a cohesive and polished look for your job applications.
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Invest in your professional future today by using our ATS-friendly, two-column resume template for professional jobs. Stand out from the crowd and make a refined impression on potential employers. Get started on your path to career success with the Refined Collection!
Microsoft Word is required to use our resume templates. Due to the digital nature of this template, all sales are final. For more information on licensing rights, please review our licensing terms.
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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!















John –
I used your resume writing service 5 years ago to get the executive job I am in now. It helped a lot! I just updated my resume and decided to use this template to refresh the look. It looks great! Thank you once again. I refer your services and products to everyone I talk with.