Simple CV template
A plain, single-column CV with monochrome headings. Use it when a clear work or volunteering history needs little explanation.
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Library assistant with experience helping visitors find information and keeping lending records accurate. Comfortable explaining booking rules, checking returned stock and handing over unresolved enquiries.
Work experience
Library Assistant | Alder Community Library | September 2024 – present
Help visitors locate books and use the catalogue, checking the enquiry before suggesting a source.
Check returned items against lending records and refer damaged or missing stock to the supervisor.
Record room bookings and explain the terms to visitors.
Write clear handover notes so colleagues can follow up enquiries.
Volunteer | Westfield Reading Group | February 2023 – August 2024
Prepared reading materials and welcomed new members.
Kept attendance notes with permission and passed requests to the organiser.
Education
A levels: English Literature, History and Sociology
Westfield College | 2022 – 2024
Skills
Library catalogue searches and accurate record entry.
Written handovers and clear explanations for visitors.
Word document formatting and shared calendar bookings.
Fictional example for a library assistant. Replace every detail with your own. The PDF shows the download layout.
How to use this template
Keep the headings plain
The monochrome Arial layout gives each section a clear place without colour, columns or rating bars.
Use your own work
Replace the library example with your real responsibilities and a result or completed output you can explain.
Leave room around the text
This short example leaves space to read. Add useful evidence before worrying about filling the page.
Know when to choose another structure
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