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Classic Resume Template

A traditional resume for industries that still expect one: finance, law, government, healthcare administration and academia. Serif headings, black ink, and the same parse-safe single-column structure as our ATS template.

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Best for

  • Banking, accounting, legal, public sector and academic applications
  • Senior candidates who want a formal, understated look
  • Hospital and health system roles screened through Workday or Taleo

Skip it if

  • You are applying to a design-led startup that expects a modern look

Maria Santos, RN

Registered Nurse, Telemetry

Phoenix, AZ · (555) 318-2290 · [email protected] · linkedin.com/in/mariasantosrn

Profile Summary

Registered nurse with 6 years of telemetry and med-surg experience in a 400-bed teaching hospital. Strong in cardiac monitoring, patient education, and precepting new graduates. Active Arizona RN license (compact).

Skills

Cardiac monitoring · Patient assessment · Medication administration · Epic EHR · Care planning · Patient and family education · IV therapy · Infection control · Rapid response · Precepting

Experience

Registered Nurse, Telemetry — Desert Valley Medical Center08/2020 – Present · Phoenix, AZ

• Manage 5 to 6 telemetry patients per shift on a 32-bed unit, escalating rhythm changes per protocol with zero missed alarms in the 2025 audit.

• Precepted 7 new graduate RNs through 12-week orientation; all completed on schedule.

• Co-led a discharge teaching project that cut 30-day heart failure readmissions on the unit from 21% to 16%.

• Charge nurse 1 to 2 shifts per week, balancing assignments for 8 RNs and 3 techs.

Registered Nurse, Med-Surg — St. Luke's Community Hospital06/2018 – 07/2020 · Mesa, AZ

• Cared for 5 to 7 post-surgical and medical patients per shift, documenting in Epic.

• Joined the unit falls committee; hourly rounding changes contributed to a 30% drop in falls over one year.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) — Arizona State University2018 · Phoenix, AZ
Classic template with sample content. Every word is editable in the builder.

What makes this template work

Serif headings, sans-serif body

Headings use a serif face for a formal look. Body text stays in a clean sans-serif so bullets remain easy to read at 10 to 11 point sizes.

Black ink only

No accent color, which prints cleanly and photocopies well for in-person interviews and panel packets.

Same structure as the ATS template

Only typography changes. Section order, headings and reading order are identical, so switching templates in the builder never breaks parsing.

How to use it: open the template, import your current resume or start from the sample, edit with the live preview, then download your PDF free. Before applying, run it through the free ATS checker to see what a parser reads. Want a filled-in starting point? Try the registered nurse resume template.

Classic template FAQ

Is a classic resume template outdated?

No. In conservative industries a traditional layout signals that you know the norms. What dates a resume is content, like an objective statement or a list of duties, not a serif font.

Can I switch from Classic to another template later?

Yes. Your content stays the same and you can switch templates at any time in the builder before downloading.

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