Professional CV templates
Templates with clearly defined areas: often a sidebar for photo, contact details and skills, with the career history beside it. That keeps a lot of content easy to take in on one page.
16 professional CV templates
SidebarTwo columns · Photo featured · compactA coloured sidebar for the person, with the career along a timeline.Start with Sidebar
PortraitTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedA large photo above a dark sidebar, with the name in two weights.Start with Portrait
FrameTwo columns · Photo featured · compactA light sidebar with the photo, and section headings as coloured bars.Start with Frame
DuoTwo columns · Photo optional · compactA full-width header with a tinted sidebar on the right below it.Start with Duo
SlateOne column · Photo featured · balancedA dossier with an edge: a colour block with a cut corner and the photo top right, details as a table with icons, headings with a bold rule and a wide column for the dates.Start with Slate
RidgeOne column · Photo optional · balancedA dossier with a band: a full-width band of colour with an angled end, the name in white and the photo on its lower edge.Start with Ridge
LedgerOne column · Photo optional · balancedThe CV in table form: personal details first, roles as rows with alternating shading and the photo on the right of the header.Start with Ledger
FolioOne column · Photo featured · spaciousA header like a cover page: a tall colour block with a large name, a large photo on the right resting on its lower edge and contact details with icons.Start with Folio
OffsetTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedA sidebar without a background, separated from the content only by a fine rule; the photo has an offset colour block behind it.Start with Offset
TabOne column · Photo optional · balancedHeadings as solid colour bars, the photo to the left of the name and contact details with icons on a tinted strip.Start with Tab
BracketTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedHeader band and sidebar form an angle in a single colour; the photo sits in the corner where the two meet.Start with Bracket
OnyxTwo columns · Photo featured · balancedA charcoal sidebar on the right with metallic rules; the accent colour belongs to the content alone.Start with Onyx
ToplineOne column · Photo optional · balancedA narrow colour bar at the very top carries the contact details in white; below it a large name, the photo on the right and headings with a double stroke.Start with Topline
BandeauOne column · Photo optional · balancedContact details on a full-width tinted band that the photo overlaps; dates on the right.Start with Bandeau
QuadrantOne column · Photo optional · compactContact details as a grid of small tiles on the right of the header, with photo and name to their left.Start with Quadrant
PlinthTwo columns · Photo optional · compactThe career first; skills, languages and personal details sit side by side at the bottom on a tinted plinth.Start with Plinth
What professional templates are good for
Experienced professionals with many skills, languages and roles. When the photo is meant to be a fixed part of the CV. Sales, consulting, engineering and management positions.
Two-column templates arrange the content in two areas. Within each area, your sections keep the order you gave them.
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