CV template for Croatia (Croatian CV format)

Leslie prints work experience straight after the profile and before skills, so the shipments, routes and systems a logistics employer screens for come first. HZZ suggests making section headings stand out in one consistent style, which is what Leslie's dark headings with short blue underlines do under a centred blue header.

Second choice: Henrietta. Henrietta keeps the jobs first and puts education right after them, in plain black and grey; choose it for a more formal look.

Leslie template details and test results

Leslie prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.

1. Professional Summary. Three lines on the cargo, routes and systems you handle. HZZ asks that the CV and the cover letter be adapted again for each job, so rewrite the profile for every application.
2. Work Experience. HZZ wants work and education in chronological order with the newest entry at the top of each section; the University of Rijeka's career office calls it reverse chronological. Give month and year at both ends and the volumes you moved.
3. Skills. Systems, customs and transport documents, then languages. HZZ's filled-in example names Croatian as the mother tongue and rates other languages on the European A1 to C2 scale; use the same levels.
4. Education. Newest first, with the qualification written as it appears on the diploma. EURES says public employers ask for proof such as certificates and diplomas, so the title here should match the paper.
5. References. EURES says recommendations from former employers are usually not mandatory but are a good idea to enclose. List two people who have agreed, with their role, company and a phone number or email.

The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.

Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.

• freight forwarding
• intermodal transport
• container logistics
• port operations
• customs documentation
• CMR
• bill of lading
• shipment tracking
• TMS
• carrier management
• SAP
• Croatian (native)
• English (C1)
• Italian (B2)

• Sending the CV without a cover letter, a mistake the University of Rijeka's career office lists.
• Going past two pages, the limit HZZ sets.
• Adding family status or religious affiliation, information EURES says an employer may not request.
• Putting older jobs first; HZZ puts the newest entry at the top of each section.

We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.

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We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.

1. EURES (European Commission and the public employment services): Living and working conditions: Croatia (A CV is compiled in chronological order with personal data, education, additional knowledge and skills; typed and in Croatian unless otherwise requested; a photograph is not necessary but you can include one; recommendations from former employers usually not mandatory but a good idea; employers may not request information unrelated to employment (family status, pregnancy, religious or national affiliation); public sector asks for certificates, diplomas and a no-criminal-record certificate.)
2. Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje (Croatian Employment Service), Razvoj karijere portal: Zamolba i životopis (Education and work entries in chronological order with the newest at the top of each section; must not be longer than one to two pages; consider a table layout, for example the Europass CV form; highlight section headings in one consistent style; adapt the cover letter and CV to each job.)
3. Hrvatski zavod za zapošljavanje (Croatian Employment Service), Razvoj karijere portal: CV primjer (filled-in Europass example) (Example shows date of birth among personal details, dates written day/month/year with "TRENUTAČNO" (present), Croatian as mother tongue and other languages rated on the European levels.)
4. University of Rijeka, Career Office (Ured za karijere): Zablistaj pred poslodavcem! (presentation, 18 October 2022) (1-2 pages; reverse chronological order for education and work experience; table layout (links to Europass); avoid abbreviations; a CV sent without a cover letter is among the common mistakes.)