Why Job Seekers Choose Distinctive Resume Templates
Most resume templates just help you fill in blanks.
Ours help you tell your story, impress hiring managers, and get hired — with guidance built in, every step of the way.
“You never get a second chance to make a great first impression.
WHAT IMPRESSION ARE YOU MAKING WITH YOUR RESUME?
What You’ll Gain With a Distinctive Resume Template
Our resume templates aren’t just pretty documents — they’re career tools designed to get you hired faster, with more confidence and less guesswork.
Co-Create a Winning Resume With AI and Our Templates
When used right, AI can be a fantastic brainstorming tool — but it shouldn’t be your resume writer. Generic AI resume builders churn out bland, robotic content that sounds the same as everyone else.
Distinctive Resume Templates are different. Designed by a certified expert, our resume templates help you guide AI to work for you — not against you. Combined with strategic prompts and resume formatting that’s proven to get results, you can co-create a resume that’s authentic, powerful, and uniquely you.
Use tools like ChatGPT to accelerate your process — and our templates to make sure your final resume is worthy of the opportunities you’re aiming for.
Standout Resume Templates That Get Results Fast
The Easy Way to Transform Your Boring, Generic Resume into an Attention-Getting Masterpiece — in Less Than ONE Hour!
Explore expertly crafted resume templates tailored to different goals, levels, and industries.
Choose from resume templates specifically built for your career stage and direction. Whether you’re pivoting, advancing in your career, or applying for your first job, you’ll find designs that combine visual appeal with strategy — all fully customizable to fit your story.
Struggling with what to say on your resume — not just how it looks? Our Resume Writing Toolkits guide you through both. Each one includes multiple resume templates plus in-depth guides filled with expert tips, writing strategies, and insider advice to help you craft your resume with clarity and confidence.
Plus Matching Templates for Bios, Resume Addendums, Networking Resumes, Cover Letters & Professional References Available
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!
👋 Meet the Creator Behind Distinctive Resume Templates
Hi, I’m Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services and the creator of Distinctive Resume Templates. Over the past 25+ years, I’ve helped more than 10,000 job seekers worldwide—from students and entry-level candidates to C-suite executives—land interviews, win job offers, and advance their careers with powerful, professionally written resumes.
I’m a multi-certified professional resume writer and career coach, the award-winning author of The AI-Savvy Job Seeker, and a recognized industry leader whose work has been featured in over a dozen top resume-writing books.
I created Distinctive Resume Templates to bring real-world, results-driven resume design to a wider audience. These are the same templates I’ve used in my own professional practice—ATS-friendly, strategically structured, and enhanced with tips and prompts to help you create compelling content faster.
Today, these templates are trusted not only by job seekers across every profession and career level, but also by hundreds of professional resume writers, career coaches, and other employment industry experts who use them with their clients.
Distinctive Resume Templates are the Difference Between ORDINARY and EXTRAORDINARY!
Professional Resume Templates
Why waste another day with a resume that holds you back? Our professional resume templates / professional CV templates will propel your resume to the next level, providing you with a clear competitive advantage and ultimately saving you heaps of time and money, potentially slashing days, weeks, or even months off your job search. If you can copy and paste, you can use these resume templates. It’s really that simple!
