Resume template for Norway and the Norwegian CV

Olivia sets the name and contact line in white on a full-width blue band, then prints skills before experience, so a communications adviser's media, crisis and writing skills are read early. When the CV itself is a sample of how you present information, its bolder look works in your favour on screen.

Second choice: Leslie. Leslie keeps a single touch of blue in a centred header and prints experience ahead of skills, for applicants whose job titles say more than their skill list.

Olivia template details and test results

Olivia 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. Four lines: field, years, one result with a number and the kind of role you want next. NTNU advises writing the CV in the same language as the job advertisement, so a Norwegian-language posting gets a Norwegian profile, and the rest of the CV follows.
2. Skills. Communication methods first, software after them. For Norwegian, say whether you write Bokmål, Nynorsk or both, as the sample does; for other languages a plain level such as "fluent" or "reads fluently" is enough.
3. Work Experience. Most recent job first: NTNU and utdanning.no both tell you to start with the newest experience and work backwards. Give each role three or four bullets that name an audience, a channel and an outcome.
4. Education. NTNU lists degree, institution, graduation date (or expected date) and specialisation. Students often lead with education, NTNU notes; Olivia prints it after the jobs, which suits someone with several years of work, like the sample.

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.

• communications adviser
• press releases
• media relations
• crisis communication
• internal communication
• web content
• newsletters
• social media
• campaign planning
• spokesperson training
• stakeholder communication
• Norwegian
• Nynorsk
• English

• An English CV for a posting written in Norwegian. NTNU's advice is to match the language of the advertisement.
• Running past two pages, the maximum both NTNU and utdanning.no give.
• Printing referees and their phone numbers when the advertisement has not asked for them.
• A holiday snapshot as the photo, if you add one at all; NTNU asks that it looks professional.

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. NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Career Services: Writing your CV (Keep the CV within two pages, with a one-page version for career fairs; date of birth and photo are optional; postal address or location plus LinkedIn; references generally provided on request; reverse chronological order; write in the language of the job advertisement; education: degree, institution, expected graduation date and specialisation.)
2. utdanning.no (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills): Slik skriver du CV (Maximum two pages; a photo is voluntary; lists name, address, phone, email and date of birth as personal details; references need not be on the CV unless the posting asks; newest experience and education first.)