The only real template you need
is to remember to go

Personal details
Education
Professional Qualifications
Relevant Experience
Supporting Interests
References

And to keep it under two pages. Anything else is just fluff.
( Kroney, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:44, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Mine's 5-6 pages but then it's an academic CV so hardly relevant I guess.
Otherwise, yeah. If you need a fancy template you're just trying to cover for lack of content.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:45, Reply)

The worst CV I've ever seen fell into our email filter.
It was from some guy who was billing himself as a graphic designer. He'd used a fancy template and put a load of graphics on it, including fake coffee cup rings etc. It just made him look like a cunt.

It fell into our filter because his spelling was awful. No amount of flash is going to make up for poor English on a CV.
( Kroney, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:48, Reply)

Oh, man, this
I've been sifting through application forms for 3 jobs I'm recruiting for. These are academic roles requiring PhDs; do you seriously think I'm going to consider you if you can't fill in the form correctly, can't spell and ignore questions you don't like?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:58, Reply)

As long as it's clearly formatted, though
that's pretty important
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:50, Reply)

Well, yeah
but anyone that needs a template to clearly format a document shouldn't be allowed fizzy drinks, let alone a job.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 11:52, Reply)

Why?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 12:03, Reply)

because "clearly formatted"
just means "readable"

If you can't make a readable document I suspect your problems are deeper than your CV content. Unless you have dyslexia or similar I guess.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 10 Aug 2011, 12:12, Reply)