Using Resume Templates from Microsoft

Microsoft offers a variety of free resume templates in Word. Using these templates is very simple.

Open a new document in Microsoft Word by selecting "New" from the File menu.

In the sidebar, you will see a task pane entitled "New Document." Under "New from template" in the pane, click on "General Templates..."

A new window will open up with several options. Click on "Other Documents" and you will see a collection of templates to choose from, including "Elegant Resume," "Professional Resume" and "Resume Wizard."

Select the resume style of your choice or click on "Resume Wizard."  Use the step-by-step wizard program to create a custom resume. The wizard will give you several options for styles, headings and more.

These Microsoft word resume templates are very basic and easy to use.

If you are looking for a resume template for a specific position, you can find more downloadable templates on the Microsoft website.

Again, open up a new document in Word. This time in the task pane, select "Templates on Microsoft.com."

This will take you to the website where you find hundreds of templates available for download. Click on "Resumes and CVs" in the middle of the screen under "Browse Templates." On the next screen, you can select basic, job specific or situation specific resumes. You can find resume templates for advertising jobs, accounting jobs, engineering jobs, finance jobs, IT jobs and much more.