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CV examples for 69 roles

Find a role-specific UK CV example with suggested evidence, skills and illustrative achievement bullets.

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Entry Level

Student CV

Lead with education, then projects, then part-time work. One page is enough for most students. Skip internships you did not do. Skip this example if you already have two relevant placements — use the graduate page and two pages instead.

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Entry Level

Graduate CV

Name the scheme in the profile, put the degree high, and give two placement or project proofs. Two pages is normal for UK schemes that ask for two. Skip “eager graduate” openers. Skip this page if you have three years in post — you are not a graduate applicant.

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Entry Level

Internship CV

Treat the internship hunt like a job: one page, education first, then projects that look like work. Skip a two-page life story. Skip this example if the advert is a graduate scheme — that is a different document.

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Entry Level

School Leaver CV

One page: GCSEs or equivalent, any vocational course, part-time work, and a short profile that names the apprenticeship or job. Skip university language. Skip this page if you already have a degree.

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Entry Level

Apprenticeship CV

Name the apprenticeship standard in the profile, show English and Maths, and prove you can attend and complete. One page. Skip a CV written like a graduate scheme. Skip this if you are already qualified in the trade and applying for experienced hire.

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Entry Level

Part-Time Job CV

One page, availability in the profile, and two proofs of reliability (shifts, till, caring). Skip a corporate two-pager. Skip this example if you are applying for a professional full-time role — use the occupation page instead.

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Entry Level

Volunteer CV

Treat volunteering like work: organisation, dates, caseload or hours, result. One page unless you also have a professional history to keep. Skip listing every bake sale. Skip this page if volunteering is a one-line extra on a two-page professional CV.

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Entry Level

Gap Year CV

Label the year as a dated block with what you actually did (work, travel with a job, volunteering, a course). One page. Skip a travel diary. Skip this if the year was unemployment with no activity — use the gaps guide and one honest line instead.

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Technology

Software Developer CV

Lead with the stack you actually shipped, then two systems with scale. Two pages. Skip icon skill clouds. Skip this example if you are a new graduate with only course work — use the student or graduate page and one page.

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Technology

Frontend Developer CV

Show shipped UI, accessibility, and the framework the advert names. Two pages for mid-level. Skip a screenshot collage. Skip this if you are applying for backend-only roles with no UI — the frontend proof will not help.

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Technology

Backend Developer CV

Prove data, APIs, reliability. Name stores and queues you ran in production. Two pages. Skip frontend decoration. Skip this page if you are a full-stack generalist applying to a full-stack seat — use that example so the UI work is not missing.

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Technology

Full Stack Developer CV

Show one vertical slice you owned: UI to datastore. Two pages. Skip listing every library on both sides. Skip this if the advert is backend-only or frontend-only — send the specialist cut.

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Technology

DevOps Engineer CV

Show pipelines, runtime, and an incident you shortened. Two pages. Skip a cert dump with no clusters. Skip this if you are a developer who ran a GitHub Action once — that is not this job.

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Technology

Data Scientist CV

Lead with a decision your model changed, not a Kaggle rank. Two pages. Skip a methods laundry list with no stakeholder. Skip this if the advert is a data-analyst SQL seat — use that example or you will look over-specified.

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Technology

Data Analyst CV

Show SQL, a dashboard someone used, and a decision it supported. Two pages for experienced analysts; one if you are converting from another field with little proof. Skip “passionate about data”. Skip this if the advert wants machine learning — that is the data-scientist page.

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Technology

Cyber Security CV

Lead with scope (estate size, clearance if you can say it, frameworks). Two pages. Skip movie-hacker language. Skip this if you are applying for a first SOC job with only a home lab — use a one-page student-style cut and name the lab honestly.

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Technology

IT Support CV

Show ticket volume, time-to-resolve, and the stack you supported. One or two pages. Skip a fake architect title. Skip this if you are applying for engineering roles — this evidence will not substitute for shipped code.

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Technology

QA Tester CV

Show the product, the risk you covered, and automation if you have it. Two pages for SDETs; one for manual-only juniors. Skip “I have an eye for detail” with no cases. Skip this if you want a developer role — testing proof is not a substitute for shipped features.

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Technology

Product Manager CV

Lead with a product outcome, the constraint, and the team you worked through. Two pages. Skip a feature laundry list. Skip this if you have never owned a backlog — use BA or delivery examples instead of inflating the title.

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Technology

UX Designer CV

The CV is a parseable index to a portfolio, not the portfolio. One or two pages of text plus a URL. Skip embedding ten images. Skip this if they asked only for a portfolio PDF with no CV — send what they asked.

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Business & Operations

Project Manager CV

Lead with a delivered outcome, budget or timeline, and the constraint. Two pages. Skip a methodology slogan with no project. Skip this if you coordinated meetings but did not own delivery — use administrator or BA examples instead of inflating the title.

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Business & Operations

Operations Manager CV

Show throughput, cost, people and a process you changed. Two pages. Skip generic “ensured smooth operations”. Skip this if you have never owned a team or a budget — that is a coordinator CV, not this one.

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Business & Operations

Business Analyst CV

Show a requirement you clarified, a process you mapped, and a change that shipped. Two pages. Skip UML as decoration. Skip this if you are applying for product management without discovery ownership — the BA example is the honest file.

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Business & Operations

Management Consultant CV

Lead with a client outcome you can name without breaking confidentiality. Two pages. Skip a logo salad. Skip this if you have not worked in consulting — a corporate strategy secondment is a different example.

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Business & Operations

Office Manager CV

Prove the office ran: vendors, budget, people, a process you tightened. One or two pages. Skip “varied duties”. Skip this if you are applying for EA/PA roles that are diary-first — use those examples.

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Business & Operations

Executive Assistant CV

Show the principal’s scope, the calendar load, and discretion. Two pages for senior EAs. Skip “I’m a people person”. Skip this if you want office-manager work — different job.

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Business & Operations

Supply Chain CV

Show flow: forecast, suppliers, OTIF, cost or risk. Two pages. Skip buzzword “end-to-end” with no number. Skip this if you are a warehouse operative applying for planning roles without the evidence.

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Finance

Accountant CV

Lead with qualification status, systems, and a close you own. Two pages. Skip “hard-working”. Skip this if you are bookkeeping-only — use the bookkeeper example rather than implying you sign off accounts.

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Finance

Financial Analyst CV

Show a model or pack that changed a decision. Two pages. Skip “strong analytical skills” with no artefact. Skip this if you are a bookkeeper — the artefacts are different.

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Finance

Bookkeeper CV

Show the books you kept: volume, software, and a control you ran. One or two pages. Skip calling yourself an accountant if you are not. Skip this if you are qualified ACA/ACCA applying for accountant seats.

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Finance

Auditor CV

Show the audits, the standards, and a finding that changed a control. Two pages. Skip “attention to detail” as a personality. Skip this if you have only prepared packs for auditors — that is an accountant CV.

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Finance

Finance Manager CV

Lead with the team, the close, and a control or insight you own. Two pages. Skip a laundry list of systems. Skip this if you have never managed people or a close — use financial-analyst or accountant examples.

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Finance

Investment Banking CV

Deal list, your role on the deal, and the outcome. One page is still common for junior IB. Skip a two-page narrative. Skip this if you have no deal or markets experience — a general finance CV will not convert.

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Finance

Tax Advisor CV

Show the tax, the clients or business, and a saving or risk you handled. Two pages. Skip “good with numbers”. Skip this if you only processed returns with no advice — say tax technician or bookkeeper instead.

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Marketing

Marketing Manager CV

Lead with a commercial result, the channel mix, and the budget. Two pages. Skip vanity followers with no revenue. Skip this if you have only executed tasks — use digital-marketing or social examples instead of the manager title.

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Marketing

Digital Marketing CV

Name channels, spend, and a metric you moved. Two pages for specialists with several years; one for juniors. Skip “grew engagement” with no baseline. Skip this if you want a brand-manager seat without commercial ownership.

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Marketing

SEO Specialist CV

Show a ranking or organic-traffic result you can defend, plus the work (tech, content, links). Two pages. Skip “I know algorithms”. Skip this if you only posted blogs with no measurement — that is a content-writer CV.

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Marketing

Content Writer CV

Show pieces that performed, the audience, and the brief you can take. One or two pages plus URLs. Skip a witty bio with no clips. Skip this if you want an SEO specialist seat without technical work.

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Marketing

Social Media Manager CV

Connect channel work to a business result, not only likes. Two pages. Skip a screenshot wall. Skip this if you ran a personal TikTok and want a brand manager job — that is not this evidence.

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Marketing

Brand Manager CV

Show the brand P&L or share, a campaign, and the team you briefed. Two pages. Skip mood-board language. Skip this if you have only posted social — use the social-media example.

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Marketing

PR Officer CV

Show coverage you earned, the issue you handled, and the journalists or stakeholders. Two pages. Skip “excellent communicator”. Skip this if you only scheduled social posts.

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Healthcare

Nurse CV

Lead with NMC registration status, setting, and a clinical proof with caseload. Two pages. Skip a photo. Skip this if you are not a registered nurse — use HCA or student examples. A CV will not replace a PIN.

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Healthcare

Healthcare Assistant CV

Show the setting, the shift pattern you can work, and care duties you are trained for. One or two pages. Skip calling yourself a nurse. Skip this if you are registered — use the nurse example.

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Healthcare

Pharmacist CV

Lead with GPhC status, setting (community, hospital, industry), and a clinical or operational proof. Two pages. Skip a photo. Skip this if you are a dispenser or technician — use a technician cut, not this title.

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Healthcare

Physiotherapist CV

HCPC registration, setting, and caseload outcomes. Two pages. Skip a photo. Skip this if you are a technician or student — say so in line one.

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Healthcare

Medical Receptionist CV

Show the system (EMIS, SystmOne), call volume, and confidentiality. One page. Skip clinical claims. Skip this if you want a medical-secretary or PA role with audio typing you have not done.

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Healthcare

Care Worker CV

Setting, hours you can work, and care you are trained to give. One page. Skip calling yourself a nurse. Skip this if you are applying for registered roles.

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Education

Teacher CV

QTS status, phase, and pupil-outcome or pastoral proof. Two pages. Skip a photo. Skip this if you are unqualified — use TA or tutor examples and say so in line one. QTS is not optional for most school posts.

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Education

Teaching Assistant CV

Setting, age group, and how you supported learning or inclusion. One or two pages. Skip claiming you were the teacher. Skip this if you have QTS and want teacher posts.

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Education

SEN Teacher CV

QTS plus SEN setting, EHCP caseload, and a progress proof. Two pages. Skip a photo. Skip this if you are a TA — use that example. The title “SEN teacher” without QTS is a problem.

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Education

Lecturer CV

Use an academic structure: teaching, research, admin. Length follows the field. Skip a two-page industry CV if they asked for a full academic CV. Skip this if you are applying to a school — use teacher.

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Education

Tutor CV

Subject, age range, and a progress proof. One page. Skip QTS claims you do not have. Skip this if you are applying for a school teacher post.

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Education

School Administrator CV

MIS, parent communication, and a process you keep running. One or two pages. Skip teaching claims. Skip this if you want a PA-to-head role with no office proof.

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Retail & Hospitality

Customer Service CV

Volume, channel, and a quality or retention proof. One or two pages. Skip “people person”. Skip this if you want account-management sales seats with no book of business.

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Retail & Hospitality

Retail Assistant CV

Availability, till or floor proof, and a target you hit. One page. Skip a corporate strategy CV. Skip this if you are applying for store manager — use that example.

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Retail & Hospitality

Store Manager CV

P&L or sales, people, and a KPI you moved. Two pages. Skip assistant-manager padding if you never held the keys. Skip this if you are applying for shop-floor assistant roles.

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Retail & Hospitality

Barista CV

Shifts you can work, drinks you can make, and a peak-volume proof. One page. Skip a two-page hospitality manifesto. Skip this if you want chef or manager roles.

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Retail & Hospitality

Chef CV

Section, covers, and a kitchen you can name. One or two pages. Skip a recipe book. Skip this if you are applying for kitchen porter — different job.

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Retail & Hospitality

Hotel Receptionist CV

PMS, check-in volume, and a recovery proof. One page. Skip “passion for hospitality” with no system. Skip this if you want hotel-manager roles.

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Retail & Hospitality

Waiter CV

Covers, section, and a sales or service proof. One page. Skip a sommelier CV if you are not. Skip this if you want chef or manager roles.

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Human Resources

HR Manager CV

Lead with the employee population, the ER or hiring you own, and a policy or metric. Two pages. Skip “people person”. Skip this if you have only done HR administration — use HR advisor.

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Human Resources

Recruiter CV

Show reqs filled, time-to-hire, and the desk (perm, temp, in-house). Two pages. Skip “hunter-gatherer” slogans. Skip this if you are an HR manager without a desk — different job.

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Human Resources

HR Advisor CV

Show the employee group, the queries, and ER support you provided. Two pages. Skip manager titles you did not hold. Skip this if you only did payroll admin — say so.

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Human Resources

Training Coordinator CV

Show the programmes, the completions, and the system. One or two pages. Skip L&D director language. Skip this if you designed strategy you never ran — that is a different seat.

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Legal & Admin

Legal Secretary CV

Show the department, audio typing, and the systems. One or two pages. Skip calling yourself a paralegal if you are not. Skip this if you want PA-to-partner with no legal secretarial proof.

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Legal & Admin

Paralegal CV

Practice area, tasks you are allowed to do, and a volume or quality proof. Two pages. Skip giving legal advice on the CV. Skip this if you are a secretary — use that example. Skip if you are a solicitor.

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Legal & Admin

Administrator CV

Systems, volume, and a process you improved. One page unless you lead people. Skip “varied duties”. Skip this if a specialist title fits (legal secretary, school admin, medical receptionist).

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Legal & Admin

Receptionist CV

Show the front desk: volume, systems, and a recovery. One page. Skip medical or hotel examples if that is not the desk — those have their own pages. Skip this if you want EA work.

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Legal & Admin

Personal Assistant CV

Show the principal, the diary load, and discretion. Two pages for senior PAs. Skip office-manager vendor lists if that was not the job. Skip this if you want EA-to-C-suite and have only team admin — use administrator.

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