ATS score: 5 / 5

Elegant Resume Template

Refined amber highlights for hospitality and consulting.

Amber highlights and refined spacing — sophisticated without being flashy. A favorite for hospitality and consulting.

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Alex Johnson

alex.johnson@email.com◆+1 (555) 123-4567◆San Francisco, CA◆linkedin.com/in/alexjohnson◆alexjohnson.dev

Summary

Results-driven software engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable web applications. Proficient in React, TypeScript, and Node.js. Passionate about creating clean, maintainable code and delivering exceptional user experiences.

Experience

Senior Software EngineerJan 2022 - Present

TechCorp Inc. — San Francisco, CA

- Led development of customer-facing dashboard serving 50K+ daily users - Reduced page load time by 40% through code splitting and lazy loading - Mentored 3 junior developers and conducted weekly code reviews - Implemented CI/CD pipeline reducing deployment time from 2 hours to 15 minutes

Software EngineerJun 2019 - Dec 2021

StartupXYZ — Remote

- Built RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express serving 1M+ requests/day - Developed responsive React components used across 5 product lines - Collaborated with design team to implement pixel-perfect UI from Figma mockups - Wrote comprehensive unit and integration tests achieving 90% code coverage

Education

University of California, BerkeleyAug 2015 - May 2019

Bachelor's in Computer Science — GPA: 3.7

Skills

JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, SQL, Git, Docker, AWS, REST APIs, GraphQL, Agile/Scrum

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect Associate — Amazon Web Services

Mar 2023

Achievements

Employee of the YearJun 2023

Recognized for outstanding contributions to the engineering team and delivering critical projects ahead of schedule.

Hackathon WinnerSep 2022

First place at TechCorp internal hackathon for building an AI-powered code review tool.

Projects

Open Source Component Library

React, TypeScript, Storybook, Rollup

github.com/alexjohnson/ui-kit

Created and maintained a React component library with 500+ GitHub stars, used by 50+ projects.

Real-time Chat Application

Node.js, Socket.io, Redis, React

Built a scalable real-time messaging app supporting 10K concurrent users with WebSocket connections.

Languages

English

Native

Spanish

Conversational

Design traits

Font

Serif display headings + sans body

Layout

Single-column with thin header rule

Accent

Warm amber (#b45309)

ATS parseability

5 / 5

About the Elegant template

Elegant is the template you pick when the brand you're applying to cares about how things look and how things sound. A warm amber highlight signals the name and section headings; a serif display face gives the header weight while the body stays practical in clean sans. Spacing is slightly more generous than Modern, which gives the page the feeling of a letter more than a spec sheet. Standard margins and parsing order keep ATS parsers happy. Among the 12 templates, Elegant scores the highest on European recruiter feedback we've collected in informal trials.

Best for

Management consultants (MBB, Big Four)
Hospitality and hotel management
Luxury retail and fashion
PR and communications
Senior client-facing roles
Candidates applying to European employers

Skip it if

Pure tech roles (feels old-world)
Early-career — the sophistication reads as misplaced

When to use the Elegant template

Choose Elegant for management consulting (especially European MBB offices), hospitality, luxury, fashion, PR, and senior client-facing roles where how your materials feel is part of the evaluation. It's also a strong match for anyone applying primarily to European employers — Continental recruiters tend to prefer templates that lean slightly traditional with a thoughtful touch. Skip Elegant for pure-tech roles where Modern or Metro signals product-culture fit better, and for early-career applicants — the template's sophistication can feel put-on when the content underneath it is light.

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