Blank Classic CV
Most UK jobs: a serif name, clear section labels and one column a recruiter reads top to bottom.
Blank CV templates
Every design as a blank Word file with the usual UK headings and a short prompt in each place, so you know what goes where. Replace the brackets, delete what you do not need.
Blank Modern CV
Office, technical, graduate and creative-adjacent roles where a side column for contact, skills and tools saves space.
Blank Minimal CV
Any job where a calm page with wide margins and no colour suits the employer, from libraries to finance.
Blank Professional CV
Management, finance, public sector and client-facing roles that expect a formal page.
Blank Compact CV
Long work histories that must fit one page: retail, warehouse, hospitality and trade jobs with many roles.
Blank Creative CV
Marketing, design, events and hospitality, where a coloured header shows some personality.
Blank Academic CV
Research, lecturing and PhD applications that need publications, teaching and grants on two or more pages.
Blank Plain CV
Online application portals, parsers and anyone who wants a blank CV with nothing to fight: black text, no tables or columns.
What each blank asks for
Each file has the same five sections, in the order most UK employers expect. The prompts say what to write; the CV writing guide explains each one in more detail.
- Profile: Two or three sentences: who you are in work terms, the experience or study that matters for this job, and the kind of role you want next.
- Work experience: Job title, Employer, town, Month Year–present
- Education and training: Qualification and subjects, School, college or university, Year
- Skills: - A skill the advert asks for that you can show above
- Additional information: Volunteering, interests that show a skill, or availability. Delete this section if you have nothing useful to add.
Prefer not to start from nothing? Every design also has a complete fictional example, and the CV builder lets you start from one, swap the design and download Word, without an account.
Which blank to choose
For an online application portal, choose Plain: black text, no tables or columns. For an email or a printed CV, Classic, Minimal and Professional read well in any sector. Modern and Creative add colour and, for Modern, a side column; keep a Plain copy for portals.