Classic CV templates
The CV in table form, as HR departments in Germany have read it for decades: dates on the left or right, the role beside them, fine rules, hardly any colour.
9 classic CV templates
ClassicOne column · Photo optional · balancedFormal and symmetrical, with a centred header and fine rules.Start with Classic
ExecutiveOne column · Photo optional · balancedA coloured bar along the top, a left-aligned header and headings with a trailing rule.Start with Executive
FacetOne column · Photo optional · spaciousThe dossier in a light version: a tinted panel with a coloured corner, a photo in a fine frame and headings with a fine rule.Start with Facet
CampusOne column · No photo · balancedSober and without a photo: a centred header, headings with a full-width rule and the dates on the right of the job title line.Start with Campus
AcademicOne column · No photo · compactFor long careers: name on the left, contact details on the right, headings under a double rule and a narrow column for the years.Start with Academic
RegentOne column · Photo optional · spaciousCeremonial and centred: a letter-spaced name, a diamond between two metallic rules and centred headings.Start with Regent
DatelineOne column · Photo optional · balancedThe dates sit on the right in a column of their own behind a fine rule; the header has the photo on the left and a rule below.Start with Dateline
LetterOne column · No photo · spaciousLike a letterhead: the name in small caps between two fine rules, the address as a block on the right and headings in italics.Start with Letter
NotchOne column · Photo optional · balancedA centred header on a tinted panel whose point faces down towards the content.Start with Notch
What classic templates are good for
Public administration, law, banking, insurance and academia. Long careers: several of these templates are deliberately set compactly. When you are unsure what is expected. You cannot go wrong with a classic template.
Some classic templates never show a photo. That suits you if you would rather apply without one, which is acceptable in Germany.
A closer look
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