6 CV Templates — Which One Should You Actually Use?

The right CV template doesn't win you the job — but the wrong one can quietly cost you an interview before anyone reads a word of it. Here's what each of the 6 templates is actually good for.

Nordic Authority

A navy header with clean section grouping and a language-proficiency grid. The safest default for corporate, finance, and consulting roles — it reads as competent and organised without trying too hard.

Minimal Grid

Plain text, generous whitespace, no colour blocks. Built for roles where the CV is likely to pass through an Applicant Tracking System first — logistics, procurement, technical operations. Nothing in this template can confuse an automated parser.

Editorial Executive

A serif-led design with an ivory background, closer to a magazine masthead than a spreadsheet. Suits senior, strategy, marketing, or communications roles where a bit of visual confidence is expected.

Bold Sidebar

A dark indigo rail running down the side holding your contact details and skills, with your experience in the main column. Works well when you have a long work history and want the visual structure to help a recruiter navigate it quickly.

Swiss Functional

Strict black-and-white, uppercase headings, zero decoration. The template to reach for in engineering, architecture, and design-adjacent roles where restraint itself is a signal of taste.

Studio Portfolio

An amber accent and slightly more expressive layout, for creative, product, and design roles where a fully neutral CV would undersell you.

You don't have to guess

Every template renders from the same underlying CV data, so you can preview all 6 in full before deciding — and generate a matching cover letter in the same design once you've picked one.