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CV examples for 100 everyday UK jobs

See what a good CV looks like for your job: the profile, the skills and the bullet points, drawn in our real designs. Then make yours from your own words.

Swipe through, and tap any CV to read it in full with tips.

CV examples for 100 jobs

Search for your job, or pick your area of work below.

Retail and customer service

Care and health

Education and childcare

Hospitality and food

Warehouse, driving and logistics

Cleaning, facilities and security

Office, admin and sales

Trades and construction

Beauty, fitness and leisure

Students, graduates and first jobs

Tech and digital

The parts of a UK CV

Every example follows the same simple order. Here’s what goes where.

Jordan Hale

Retail Assistant

jordan@example.com

07700 900123

Birmingham

Profile

Friendly, reliable retail assistant with two years on the tills at a busy supermarket. Calm with customers and quick to learn new systems.

Experience

Retail Assistant

Jun 2023 – Present

Supermarket, Birmingham

Handled card and cash payments accurately at a busy supermarket

Helped customers find products and answered their questions

Kept shelves stocked, tidy and well organised

Weekend Assistant

Sep 2021 – May 2023

Café, Birmingham

Served customers and took orders at a busy counter

Education

GCSEs

2016 – 2021

King Edward VI College

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Teamwork

Staying calm when busy

Certificates

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Emergency First Aid at Work

  1. 1

    Name and contact details

    Your name, phone number, email and town. No need for your full address, date of birth or a photo.

  2. 2

    Profile

    Two to four sentences: who you are, what you’re good at and the job you want.

  3. 3

    Work experience

    Newest job first, with dates and a few bullet points that start with what you did.

  4. 4

    Education

    Your school, college or training, and the qualifications you got.

  5. 5

    Skills and certificates

    Skills that fit the job, and any certificates like food hygiene or first aid.

How to use a CV example

Borrow the shape, keep your facts

Look at how each job is written: a job title, the employer, dates, then a few short lines that start with what the person did. Use the same shape for your own jobs, with your own details.

Pick the skills that are true for you

The skills lists are a menu, not a checklist. Choose the ones you really have and can give an example of if you’re asked at interview.

Match it to the advert

Read the job advert and move the most relevant experience to the top. Our guide to tailoring your CV to a job advert shows how.

Read: how to tailor your CV to a job advert

Questions about CV examples

Can I copy a CV example?

Use it for ideas and wording, then make it about you. Employers want to read about your jobs, your shifts and what you did well, so swap in your own details.

Are these real people’s CVs?

No. The names, contact details and employers are made up. The CVs are written to show what a strong CV for each job can look like.

What if my job isn’t here?

Pick the closest one: the skills and layout carry over. Or skip the examples and let Ceev write your CV from your own answers.

How long should my CV be?

One to two pages. School leavers and people with one or two jobs often fit on one page, and that’s fine.