Kickstart CV template
First job, students and career changers.
Why it's proven: Skills and education ahead of experience: the format Novoresume validates for profiles without a track record.
Template spec sheet
- Market reference
- Novoresume Skill-Based · College
- Who it's for
- First job, students and career changers.
- ATS level
- ATS compatible. Two columns with a linear reading order, no tables or icons. Older Taleo and iCIMS instances may reorder the side column.
- Market
- Spain and continental Europe (optional photo, common locally). Remove the photo for UK/US applications.
- Structure
- Two columns with a linear reading order (body first, sidebar second)
- Photo
- Optional. On by default in Spanish, off in English
- Typography
- Standard sans serif, no icons or tables
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