14 HR Experts and Recruiters Review Novoresume’s Resume Templates

Recruiters and career coaches on four continents, including former Microsoft and TopResume experts, evaluated the templates used by 18M job seekers.

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Novoresume, the resume builder used by more than 18 million people worldwide, has published the results of an expert review of its resume, CV, and cover letter templates.

The review panel includes 14 HR professionals, recruiters, and career coaches based in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa, India, and Puerto Rico. Between them, the reviewers have screened resumes for employers including Microsoft, American Express, Boeing, and MongoDB. The panel includes two Certified Professional Resume Writers, the founder of a job search site read by over a million people monthly, and a career advising director at a top US business school.

Each expert independently evaluated all three template collections against the criteria they use in their own hiring work: ATS compatibility, readability in a recruiter’s first screening pass, and suitability across career levels, industries, and regions.

A recurring theme across the reviews was how the resume templates compare to the general-purpose tools most job seekers start with.

“Compare that to a blank Word doc or Google Doc, where nothing stops you from adding a table or text box that silently breaks parsing, or Canva, which is built for graphic design, not document parsing. Novoresume removes that guesswork,” wrote Jessica Anghelescu (linkedin.com/in/jessicaanghelescu), a US talent acquisition strategist with 15 years of resume screening experience.

“Canva templates often look great stylistically, but those same eye-catching qualities can just as easily confuse an ATS. Novoresume’s templates split the difference because they are visually distinct enough to stand out, but built with an eye toward getting through the ATS filters,” wrote Alison Webb Lawrence (linkedin.com/in/alison-webb-lawrence), a US recruiting leader.

“As a former Recruiter, if a candidate sent me a resume built with one of these templates, I would take notice and be impressed,” wrote Biron Clark (linkedin.com/in/biron), former executive recruiter and founder of Career Sidekick.

“I believe that resume companies have a responsibility to consider the quirks of applicant tracking systems and how recruiters assess resumes. Novoresume is one of the few that gets this right,” wrote Christy Morgan (linkedin.com/in/christymorgan123), an international career coach and resume writer based in Italy.

“Anyone can claim their templates are ATS-friendly. We asked 14 people who actually screen resumes for a living to test that claim, and we published everything they said, including the criticism. That’s what 18+ million users deserve from us.,” said Andrei Kurtuy, Co-founder and CMO of Novoresume, and a Certified Professional Resume Writer.

The reviewed collections are available at novoresume.com/resume-templates, novoresume.com/cv-templates, and novoresume.com/cover-letter-templates. Full reviews and expert profiles are published at https://novoresume.com/career-blog/reviewers

About Novoresume
Founded in Denmark, Novoresume helps job seekers create professional resumes, CVs, and cover letters. More than 18 million people worldwide have used its templates and career guidance. 73% of users report getting more interviews after switching to Novoresume and getting hired 2 times faster.

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