Graduate CV Template

Contact heading

Use a clear text heading with the contact details an employer needs. Do not include a photo, full street address, age, or protected characteristics unless local practice explicitly requires them.

Placeholder: Your Name · City, Country · your.email@example.com · +00 0000 000000 · linkedin.com/in/your-name

Professional profile

Write a short, role-specific introduction supported by the experience below. Replace every bracketed prompt with your own facts.

Placeholder: [Degree subject] graduate targeting [role type], with experience in [relevant project, placement, or part-time context] and strengths in [two supported capabilities].

Work experience

Use reverse chronology. Each bullet should make the action, context, and result easy to understand without copying claims that belong to someone else.

Placeholder: Job Title, Company Name — Handled [workload or responsibility] while [constraint such as full-time study], achieving [quality, service, or process result].

Skills

Group relevant capabilities in plain text and support the important ones in experience, projects, placements, or education.

Placeholder: Role skills: [relevant capabilities] · Tools: [tools you used] · Languages: [language and level if relevant]

Education and projects

Move relevant projects above unrelated work. Explain the question, your contribution, method, and result rather than listing module titles.

Placeholder: [Project title] — Worked with [team or data], used [method or tool], and delivered [report, prototype, presentation, or outcome].

Education and qualifications

List the qualification, institution, location where useful, and completion date or expected date. Include grades only when relevant or requested.

Placeholder: [Qualification], [Institution Name] — [Completion year or expected date]

How do I use this graduate cv template?

Use the structure as a starting point, replace every placeholder and sample claim with your own evidence, then tailor the finished document to the actual job description.

Can I copy the example text?

Copy the pattern, not the facts. Invented employers, results, skills, or qualifications can damage an application and create problems in screening or interview stages.

Is this template ATS friendly?

The recommended structure uses conventional headings and text-first content. Final readability still depends on your export, font size, spacing, columns, tables, and the employer's system.

Should I tailor the template for each application?

Yes. Keep one accurate baseline, then adjust the profile, skills order, project selection, and emphasis of relevant bullets for serious applications.

Should the CV be one or two pages?

Use the shortest length that shows the required evidence clearly. One page can suit early-career applicants; two pages are common for experienced candidates, especially in the UK.

Does DoCV guarantee that this template passes ATS?

No. No independent template can guarantee an employer's screening result. DoCV helps with alignment and readability, but private configurations and hiring decisions vary.