Skills CV template

If you're changing your career, or returning to work after a short break (under 12 months), or going for a 'new' role on a new product or service or in a new industry; this CV template is for you. If you have recently completed a course or retrained so that you can change jobs our 'qualifications based CV' may be more suitable for you.

Download a copy of this CV template in Microsoft word format for an editable version. If you don't have Microsoft word, you can download a PDF version or print this page and use it as a guide.

CV template to view and print:

Your full name
Your home address
Your home phone number
Your mobile phone number
Your personal email address

Profile
I am a hard working team player and I enjoy exceeding targets. I look for ways to do things better because I am motivated by being successful and achieving.

Profile explained:your profile should be about 30 words long and describe what you are like to work with, focussing on how you can help an employer to prosper. Remember, you don't need to have had a job to be able to describe yourself as a colleague.

Key skills and achievements
List up to five achievements - remember, you want to show how you would add value to a company. Define and explain the skills like this:

Customer Service

Developed Service Level Agreements to enhance customer experience for new and existing customers, which led to a 3% increase in renewals and a 2.5% increase in value of units sold.

Systems used
List all of the systems that you have used that are relevant to the job that you are applying for, stating your competence level. For example:

Sales Force CRM super user
MS Excel advanced
HTML basic

Career summary
Focus on the skills and experience that you have from previous employment that supports your key skills list above. List your employment history in reverse order, starting with your most recent job first. List you employment history like this:

Job title

From-to dates

Company name

Tip: If you do not want to name your current employer, describe the company instead e.g. Leading UK software house

Training and qualifications
List any recent courses that you have completed where the course or skills acquired are relevant to the job that you are applying for. State the grade or mark that you achieved where relevant.

Course/skill name

From-to dates

Educational institution

Grade/mark

Awards and membership of professional bodies
List all relevant awards, membership of professional bodies and also membership of 'news' groups etc. For example: