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Harvard CV template

The university career-centre format: serif, centered name, institution first.

Harvard CV template – example CV

About this template

The Harvard template follows the format recommended by university career services: a centered name, institution or employer first, role in italics, dates aligned to the right. It is compact, conservative and instantly familiar to recruiters.

Category
ATS / Simple
ATS-friendliness
Excellent
Layout
Single column
Photo
Optional, off by default
Default fonts
Times New Roman
Downloads
PDF, Word (.docx), PNG and plain text
Price
Free, with no sign-up and no watermark

A good fit for

  • Graduates and students
  • Consulting, banking, law and academia
  • Traditional employers that expect a classic CV

Colours, fonts, spacing and the photo can all be changed in the editor, and you can switch templates without losing your content.