Simple CV templates

Keep the focus on your experience with clear headings, fine rules and restrained colour. Compare these samples, then choose a layout for your own CV.

Start with a blank CV in your chosen design. Adjust the colour and font, then preview your pages before downloading.

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Dar es Salaam

A round photo, neat contact grid and pale section bars.

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Accra

A centred serif heading, strong rules and right-aligned dates.

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Cairo

A serif heading, date column and skills with clear proficiency levels.

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Addis Ababa

A centred serif heading with clear rules and two-column skills.

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Dakar

A centred serif heading with fine rules and compact details.

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Abuja

A left-aligned colour heading with fine section rules.

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Johannesburg

A centred colour heading with compact sections and grouped skills.

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Lusaka

A serif layout with a large monogram and a slim contact column.

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Gaborone

A pale name header, left-hand profile and a timeline for your experience.

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Melbourne

Contact details beside your profile, followed by full-width experience sections.

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Auckland

A two-tone name, compact contact bar and clear full-width sections.

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Vienna

A photo heading with section labels aligned down the left.

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Copenhagen

A strong heading with a slim right-hand details column.

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Milan

A simple heading and a fine timeline linking your sections.

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Nairobi

A clean heading and a fine coloured rule.

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Paris

A centred heading with fine, balanced rules.

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Tokyo

Compact headings and a precise, structured layout.

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Berlin

A large name and strong section dividers.

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Toronto

A slim coloured rail with classic headings.

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Choose the structure that fits your information.

A simple design can still give you choices. Accra and Addis Ababa use centred serif headings. Abuja and Johannesburg use fine coloured rules, while Durban has pale section bars. Lusaka pairs a large monogram and contact column with serif headings. Auckland uses a compact contact bar and full-width sections. Melbourne places contact details beside the profile before the experience section. Gaborone keeps the profile in a left column beside an experience timeline. Nairobi, Paris and Milan offer other simple layouts.

Start with the template’s default font and size. Add your information before changing the typography, then check long entries and page breaks in the PDF preview. You can change the template later without rewriting your CV.

Before you download

Use section headings that describe the information below them.
Keep dates and contact details consistent across the document.
Follow the application’s instructions about format and required information.

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