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Centrefold résumé template — the full sample page, Everything centred — name, contact, section heads. Formal without a single graphic.
Colour
Classic · ATS-safe

Centrefold — centred serif resume template

Everything centred — name, contact, section heads. Formal without a single graphic.

Centrefold is one of 22 free résumé templates in PaperKit, the no-login résumé builder from CodeSierra. It is free to use and free to download as a PDF — no account, no watermark and nothing to pay — and it prints to A4 or US Letter. Centrefold is single-column and ATS-safe, so an applicant tracking system reads it in the order you wrote it. You fill it in as a form with the real PDF rendering beside you, and switching to any other template carries your content across untouched.

CentredNo rulesSerif
Use this template
No login · No watermark · Free PDF
Audience
Academia · Teaching · Research
Colour schemes
Ink, Olive, Maroon
Photo slot
No
Paper
A4 and US Letter

Pick Centrefold if…

  • You are applying to a university, school or research institution.
  • You want a ceremonial, print-first look that still parses cleanly.
  • Your resume is short and needs to fill a page with dignity.

How it stays parsable

  • One column, top to bottom — no sidebars or text boxes to reorder your history.
  • Section headings are real text, not images, so a parser can label your content.
  • No background graphics, so a scanner reads black text on white paper.
  • Dates and employers sit on the same line as the role they belong to.

Centrefold works well for these roles

Each example comes with profession-specific bullets you can edit in place.

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Questions about Centrefold

Is the Centrefold resume template free?
Yes. Centrefold is free — no login, no watermark and nothing to pay at the download step. You can edit it in your browser and download the PDF straight away. Every PaperKit template is free the same way, in all four makers: there is no premium set and nothing to unlock.
Is Centrefold ATS-friendly?
Yes. Centrefold is single-column with semantic headings and no background graphics, sidebars or text boxes — the structure an applicant tracking system parses reliably. The editor also shows a live ATS score as you type.
Can I switch away from Centrefold later?
Yes. Templates are a design layer over your content, so you can change template at any point inside the editor without retyping or losing a single line.

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