Resume template · Updated October 2026
CV template for the United Kingdom (UK CV format)
Short answer
In the UK the document is a CV, and Leslie suits an experienced candidate: a short personal profile, then work history ahead of skills, with no photo and no date of birth, as UK careers services advise. The fictional sample is a marketing executive in Leeds with six years of experience, written to fill two full sides of A4, the paper size the templates already use.
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Why Leslie suits a United Kingdom resume
Leslie prints work experience straight after the profile and before skills, the work-first order the National Careers Service suggests once you have plenty of experience. A centred blue header and short blue underlines add one restrained touch of colour to a two-page CV.
Second choice: Henrietta. Henrietta keeps work first in black and grey and moves education up to follow the jobs directly; pick it for a conventional business look.
What goes in each section, in Leslie's order
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.
- Professional Summary. UK careers services call this the personal profile. The National Careers Service lists an introduction among the sections a CV should include: four lines on what you do, the sectors you know and the job you want next.
- Work Experience. Most recent job first, each with employer, job title and dates. The National Careers Service describes what you did in usually 2 to 3 lines per job; three or four short bullets with an outcome cover the same ground and scan faster.
- Skills. Leslie prints skills as labelled rows after the jobs. Name the platforms the adverts mention (HubSpot, GA4, Meta Ads Manager) and the methods behind them, so the jobs above have something to point to.
- Education. Kent's careers service suggests the official title of the qualification, where you achieved it and when; Prospects adds the grades. School results can be summarised as the number of GCSEs (or equivalents) and grades.
- Certifications. Professional qualifications such as a Chartered Institute of Marketing certificate print near the end in Leslie. If an advert asks for one, mention it in the profile too.
The sample resume as text
The same content as the files above, so you can copy a line or compare it with your own.
Eleanor Whitfield
Digital Marketing Executive, B2B Lead Generation
Leeds | eleanor.whitfield@example.com | 07700 900412 | linkedin.com/in/sample-eleanor-whitfield
Digital marketing executive with six years in B2B software and professional services, running paid social, email and SEO programmes on budgets of up to £250k a year. Grew marketing-qualified leads by 38% in 2025 with a rebuilt nurture programme. Looking for a senior executive or manager role in Yorkshire or remote.
Experience
Digital Marketing Executive, Aire Valley Software Ltd, Leeds (04/2022 to Present)
- Plan and run LinkedIn and Meta campaigns on a £250k annual budget, cutting cost per lead by 22% over two years.
- Rebuilt the HubSpot email nurture programme into five tracks by job role, lifting marketing-qualified leads by 38% in 2025.
- Brief and edit two freelance writers producing four long-form articles a month for organic search.
- Report monthly pipeline figures from GA4 and HubSpot to the sales director.
Marketing Assistant, Kirkgate Legal Services LLP, Leeds (09/2020 to 03/2022)
- Ran the firm's newsletter to 12,000 clients and contacts, raising open rates from 19% to 27%.
- Organised eight client seminars a year, from speakers and venues to follow-up emails.
- Updated website pages in WordPress and fixed broken links found in quarterly audits.
Education
BA (Hons), Marketing, 2:1, University of West Riding (06/2020)
Certifications
- Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing (2023)
Skills
Paid social, Email marketing and automation, SEO and content planning, Campaign reporting, HubSpot, GA4, Meta Ads Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, WordPress, Briefing freelancers, Presenting to senior stakeholders
How to make the sample yours
Fill two full sides or keep to one
Kent's careers service is precise: a CV should be one or two full sides of A4, not one and a half. Trim or expand until the second page is full or gone.
Strip out personal details
The National Careers Service says not to include your age, date of birth, marital status or nationality. Name, phone number, email and a link to your work network profile are all the header needs.
Handle references in one line
The National Careers Service warns against putting someone else's contact details on your CV. Kent adds that unless the vacancy asks for referees you can drop the section or write "References are available on request".
Early in your career? Lead with the degree in the profile
The National Careers Service suggests education straight after the introduction if you are early in your career. Resumity templates fix their order and none prints education directly under the profile, so name your degree in the profile sentence instead.
No photo, even on a creative CV
Prospects says that unless you are applying for acting or modelling work you do not need a photograph. Resumity templates print none, so a UK application needs no changes here.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- digital marketing
- campaign management
- content strategy
- SEO
- paid social
- email marketing
- HubSpot
- GA4
- marketing automation
- lead generation
- stakeholder management
- budget management
- CIM
Mistakes to avoid
- Putting a photo in the header. Kent notes that UK CVs do not tend to include one.
- Listing date of birth, age, nationality or marital status; Kent recommends leaving them out in case of discrimination.
- Stopping halfway down page two. Kent asks for one or two full sides of A4.
- Printing referees' phone numbers and emails unasked, when the National Careers Service says not to put other people's contact details on your CV.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
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.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 7 of 7 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 7 of 7 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 7 of 7 |
Frequently asked questions
How long should a UK CV be?
Two sides of A4 at most. Kent's careers service asks for one or two full sides, and Prospects quotes the University of Chester's careers team recommending no more than two A4 pages. Kent notes that academic CVs tend to run longer.
Should a UK CV include a photo?
No, unless you are applying for acting or modelling work, as Prospects puts it. Resumity templates have no photo slot.
Do I need to list referees on my CV?
Not at the application stage. Prospects says you do not need to give referees' names yet, and the National Careers Service suggests "references are available on request" instead of listing anyone's contact details.
Should I put my date of birth on a CV?
No. The National Careers Service says not to include your age or date of birth, and Prospects calls date of birth irrelevant.
Should education or experience come first on a UK CV?
It depends on your stage. The National Careers Service suggests education first if you are early in your career and work history first if you have a lot of experience; Prospects agrees that plenty of relevant experience goes before education.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Leslie PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 7 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- National Careers Service (GOV.UK): How to write a CV: CV sections (Do not include age, date of birth, marital status or nationality; do not put someone else's contact details on your CV, say references are available on request; education can follow the introduction early in a career, work history first with a lot of experience; describe each job in usually 2 to 3 lines.)
- University of Kent Careers and Employability Service: Writing a CV (A maximum of 2 sides of A4, 1 or 2 full sides and not 1 and a half; UK CVs do not tend to include a photograph; leave out age, date of birth, gender, marital status and similar details; referees can be omitted unless requested.)
- Prospects (Jisc): How to write a CV (Quotes the University of Chester careers team: CVs no longer than two A4 pages; no photograph unless acting or modelling; date of birth is irrelevant; no need for referees' names at this stage; plenty of relevant experience goes before education.)
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