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The CV you submit to a client is a sample of your agency's work product, not just the candidate's. This post walks through 12 branded template patterns we've seen perform across 100+ recruitment agencies — covering boutique tech, executive search, healthcare, financial services, legal, sales, contractor and graduate workflows.
Planned outline
- Intro — why agency-branded CVs outperform generic candidate CVs
- What makes a template "win" — ATS-safe, hierarchy, branded but not over-designed, anonymization-ready
- Template 1: Modern minimal (boutique tech)
- Template 2: Executive search (multi-page, leadership trajectory)
- Template 3: IT staffing tech-stack-led (skills at top, project list)
- Template 4: Healthcare credentials-first (licenses, HIPAA-aware)
- Template 5: Financial services compliance-friendly (regulatory authorizations, FCA/SEC)
- Template 6: Legal high-detail (bar admissions, case-type, publications)
- Template 7: Marketing portfolio-aware (links, campaign metrics, tools)
- Template 8: Anonymized blind submission (Candidate A, no photo, school hidden)
- Template 9: Multi-language EU (bilingual, EU norms)
- Template 10: Contractor / interim (day rate, IR35, notice period)
- Template 11: Graduate / entry-level (education at top, projects emphasized)
- Template 12: Sales high-quota (quota, deal size, methodology tags)
- Common mistakes across templates
- How to roll out a template — internal review, ATS test, recruiter training, quarterly review
- FAQ — 5 questions on per-client vs uniform, count, candidate identity, multi-template handling, creative-but-broken
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