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Contour CV template with a deep green left panel with faint topographic contour lines, a round photo, contact details and skill tags beside a serif name and white career column

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Contour CV Template — Free Download

Contour puts your photo, contact details and skills on a deep panel traced with faint map contour lines, which carry on down every page. The lines are only a shade lighter than the panel, so the text on top stays sharp. It suits engineers, analysts and anyone whose work involves the outdoors or the big picture.

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Style
Modern
Layout
Two columns
Photo
Yes (can be switched off)
ATS-friendly
Partly (two columns)
Best for
Early and mid-career
Paper
A4 and US Letter

Who the Contour template suits

Contour is a good fit for early and mid-career. At a glance: a deep green left panel with faint topographic contour lines, a round photo, contact details and skill tags beside a serif name and white career column.

  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Consulting
  • Analytics

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 Contour ATS-friendly?

Partly. Contour 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 Contour when you email your CV or hand it over; for large online portals, a single-column template such as Dune 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 Contour 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 Contour 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 Contour template free?

Yes. You can edit the Contour 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 Contour ATS-friendly?

Partly. Contour 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 Contour when you email your CV or hand it over; for large online portals, a single-column template such as Dune is the safer choice.

Can I use Contour without a photo?

Yes. Contour 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 Contour template best for?

Early and mid-career, especially in engineering, environment, consulting. It works for other fields too: the content matters more than the design.

Can I change the colours and fonts in Contour?

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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