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Bale CV template with a navy left sidebar with a round photo, contact details, languages and skill ratings, gold accents and a white career column

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Bale CV Template — Free Download

Bale is our default template and the one most people start with. A deep navy sidebar holds your photo, contact details and skill ratings, so the main column is left for what you achieved. It looks confident and polished without being flashy.

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  • Free PDF download
  • No watermark
  • Free account to download
Style
Professional
Layout
Two columns
Photo
Yes (can be switched off)
ATS-friendly
Partly (two columns)
Best for
Any career stage
Paper
A4 and US Letter

Who the Bale template suits

Bale is a good fit for any career stage. At a glance: a navy left sidebar with a round photo, contact details, languages and skill ratings, gold accents and a white career column.

  • Business
  • Operations
  • Product management
  • Sales

Designed around a photo, which is common in much of mainland Europe, the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia. For the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, switch the photo off: the layout still looks complete without it.

Is Bale ATS-friendly?

Partly. Bale has two columns. Most current applicant tracking systems read two-column PDFs, but some older portals mix the sidebar text into the main column. Use Bale when you email your CV or hand it over; for large online portals, a single-column template such as Lumen is the safer choice.

Whichever template you pick, download your PDF and run it through our free ATS checker to see the text a tracking system extracts.

How to use the Bale template

  1. 1. Open it in the builder. Click "Use this free template". If you already have a CV in the builder, it switches to Bale and keeps your content.
  2. 2. Fill in each section. The live preview shows page breaks exactly as they will appear in the PDF.
  3. 3. Adjust the design. Change the accent colour, font size and spacing, or rename and reorder sections.
  4. 4. Download the PDF. Free, with no watermark, and you just need a free account to download.
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Frequently asked questions

Is the Bale template free?

Yes. You can edit the Bale template and download it as a PDF for free, as many times as you like. There is no watermark, and you just need a free account to download.

Is Bale ATS-friendly?

Partly. Bale has two columns. Most current applicant tracking systems read two-column PDFs, but some older portals mix the sidebar text into the main column. Use Bale when you email your CV or hand it over; for large online portals, a single-column template such as Lumen is the safer choice.

Can I use Bale without a photo?

Yes. Bale is designed around a photo, but you can switch the photo off in the builder and the layout closes up neatly. Leave it off for jobs in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland.

Who is the Bale template best for?

Any career stage, especially in business, operations, product management. It works for other fields too: the content matters more than the design.

Can I change the colours and fonts in Bale?

You can change the accent colour, font size, line spacing, date format and page size (A4 or US Letter), and rename, hide or reorder sections. Your content stays the same if you switch to another template later.

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