Resume template for the United States (US resume format)

Meridian prints skills directly under the summary, so the forecasting and ERP terms a US posting lists are read before the job history, and its black and grey layout has no colour to lose on an office printer. It has no photo area, which matches US career office advice to leave photos off.

Second choice: FAANGPath. FAANGPath keeps the same skills-first order with full-width rules under each heading; it suits US applicants in software or data roles.

Meridian template details and test results

Meridian prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.

1. Professional Summary. Two or three sentences: title, years in the field, one measured result. Pomona College's career office tells international students to keep visa status off a US résumé, so leave work authorization for the application form that asks about it.
2. Skills. Name software by product (SAP IBP, Tableau, SQL) because that is how analyst postings word it. If you speak a second language, add it with a level: Pomona's guidance says to include language skills on the résumé.
3. Work Experience. Newest job first, each with city, state and month/year dates. Start each bullet with a verb and end it with a result you can defend in an interview: dollars released, days cut, accuracy gained.
4. Education. Degree, major, school, city and graduation month on one line. Once you have a few years of work, this entry stays short and the jobs above it carry the application.
5. Certifications. A supply chain credential such as CSCP prints near the bottom of a Meridian page. If postings ask for it, put it in the headline as well so it is read in the first line.

The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.

Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.

• supply chain analysis
• demand forecasting
• inventory optimization
• sales and operations planning
• SAP IBP
• SQL
• Tableau
• Excel
• vendor performance
• working capital
• freight audit
• cross-functional

• Attaching a headshot. Pomona College's career office says plainly not to include your photograph on a US résumé.
• Listing your age, birth date or marital status, details that both Pomona and Minnesota's state careers guidance tell applicants to leave out.
• Writing your Social Security number anywhere on the page; Minnesota names it among the private data to keep off.
• Stretching a student or entry-level résumé to two pages when one would hold everything that matters.

We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.

• Resume Format Guide: How to Choose One
• How long should a resume be?
• References on a Resume: Where They Go and How to List Them
• Resume Paper: Weight, Color, Cotton and Where to Print
• Resume template for Canada (Canadian resume format)
• Federal Resume Example and USAJOBS Format Guide

We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.

1. Pomona College Career Development Office: U.S. Résumé Tips for International Students (Limits the résumé to 1-2 pages; do not include a photograph, age/birth date, marital status, race, religion or visa status; include language skills.)
2. Minnesota Management & Budget (State of Minnesota Careers): Resume tips (Do not list marital or family status, personal health condition, ethnic origin, gender, date of birth, Social Security Number, or business or personal references.)
3. University of Arizona, Eller College of Management: Undergraduate Resume and Cover Letter (Limit your resume to one 8 1/2" x 11" page printed with a laser printer.)