Professional Resume Templates

Executive

Centered serif name, commanding header. The format executive search firms use for C-suite and VP placements at ASX 200 and S&P 500 companies.

Slate

Dark charcoal header with high contrast body — used by senior finance and operations leaders who want gravitas without heavy graphic design.

Prestige

Lavender sidebar with elegant dividers — the refined, understated format preferred by partners at law firms and accounting practices.

Ember

Warm amber accents with bold section headers — optimised for roles where personality matters: sales directors, HR leaders, and BD executives.

Midnight

Dark navy sidebar with amber accents. The format that gets noticed on a hiring partner's desk — used by senior consultants at tier-1 firms.

Luxe

Charcoal sidebar with gold timeline accents. Inspired by how private equity, wealth management, and luxury brand professionals present themselves.

Coral

Coral-to-rose gradient header with warm tones. Top performer for people-facing roles: HR, nursing, social work, education, and customer success.

Obsidian

Ultra-premium dark theme with gold accents. Built for Managing Directors, Partners, and C-suite executives at global firms — where first impressions command authority.

Monogram

Large decorative initial with navy/gold palette. Inspired by how Harvard Business School alumni and senior partners at Deloitte and KPMG present themselves.

Wall Street

The Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan IB recruiting standard — popularised by Wall Street Oasis. Times New Roman, pure black/white, education-first with GPA, thin horizontal section rules, and an Interests section that gets you through the partner interview. The format investment banking analysts submit on day one.

Europass

The official European Union CV standard (CEDEFOP 2024). EU blue header, label-left layout with section names in the left column and content on the right. Mandatory or strongly preferred for EU government, public sector, NGO, and academic roles across 36 countries.

Harvard OCS

The exact format Harvard's Office of Career Services recommends — Times New Roman serif, full-width ruled sections, education-first, dates flush right. Pure black & white. Used by Harvard, Princeton, and Yale students applying to finance, law, and consulting.

Consulting (MBB)

Modelled on the McKinsey, BCG, and Bain recruiting standard. Georgia serif, dense single-column layout, horizontal ruled sections, impact-formula bullets. Education, Experience, Leadership, Skills — the four sections that get you to first-round interviews.

Functional

Skills-first layout that leads with grouped competencies and downplays dates. The go-to for career changers, returners, and anyone bridging an employment gap.

Modern CV

Academic-style layout with a left-hand date column and serif headings. Inspired by the LaTeX ModernCV — ideal for PhDs, researchers, and academic-to-industry moves.

Stanford GSB

The MBA & founder format — centered serif header, small-caps rules, and an impact-forward hierarchy that leads with quantified results. Built for business school, VC, and product leadership.

Big Law

The conservative, formal format expected at elite law firms and clerkships — centered serif header, small-caps sections, and a bar-admissions-ready credentials block.