Plain & dependable · Simple

Free Clarity CV template.

Nothing between your experience and the reader.

A plain name, title, and contact line sit above a single rule. Sections use familiar names — Professional summary, Work experience, Education — in one column, with no tables, icons, photos, or side panels. Text stays selectable in reading order.

  • Single column, top to bottom
  • Standard section names
  • No graphics, panels, or photos
  • Selectable text in reading order
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Who it suits

Online applications, recruitment portals, and conservative industries, or anyone who wants the most straightforward possible structure.

Clarity keeps one reading order from top to bottom, so a recruiter and an online application system meet your sections in the same sequence.

Its simple styling keeps attention on your content and prints clearly in black and white.

Clarity does not show a photo, which matches the usual expectation for CVs in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada.

Your information, your order

Add or remove entries, move sections, and keep only what matters for your application. Empty sections stay out of your CV, and longer documents flow across multiple pages.

Pick one of ten accent colours, choose your own, or keep the template’s. You can also switch between a sans and serif body and tighten or open up the spacing. You can switch templates in the editor without losing your details, and preview every page before downloading your free PDF.