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Typing out your CV and cover letter in plain 12 point Arial just won’t cut it anymore. It’s boring, it’s time-consuming and it certainly won’t help your job application stand out. Thankfully there’s an easier and more attractive way to get things done.

You just need to choose expert-designed CV cover letter templates in an easy-to-use CV builder, and we’ve got just the thing. A selection of CV cover letter template examples that’ll make your application look good and get you more interviews.

Want to write your cover letter fast? Use our cover letter builder. Choose from 20+ professional cover letter templates that match your CV. See actionable examples and get expert tips along the way.

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Sample cover letter for a CV—See more cover letter examples and create your cover letter here.

That was the first of our CV cover letter template examples and it was built using our Cascade template. All of our CV and cover letter templates come in matching sets and are designed to go together like avocado and toast.

Let’s take a look at the rest of our cover letter CV template pairings.

1. Diamond

Diamond is the jewel in the crown of our CV cover letter template selection. The name comes from the diamond theme in the CV template, which is reflected in the bullet points, icons and health bars. Note how the templates complement each other perfectly, they’re bound to create a good impression.

It’s our most popular template for candidates in the customer service sector. So if retail is your thing, be sure to read our customer service CV writing guide and customer service cover letter writing guide

Read more: 20+ Job-Winning CV Tips & Advice

2. Newcast

Our Newcast CV cover letter template pairing has an elegant pared-down look that’s suitable for any profession. The CV template includes carefully chosen icons to highlight each CV section. They’re a proven way of grabbing the reader’s attention and add a touch of fresh contemporary flare.

It’s our most popular template for interns and we’ve got writing guides to help perfect your internship application. Take a look at our internship CV writing guide and internship cover letter writing guide.

Read more: What is a CV and What Does CV Stand For?

3. Enfold

This CV cover letter template duo was made with our Enfold template. It’s a colourful and visually distinctive choice with both the CV and cover letter templates featuring a boldly coloured sidebar. What’s more, you can customise the colours too, with a choice of 400 shades available in our CV builder.

It’s a popular choice for candidates in retail jobs and we’ve got writing guides for that sector too. So stop shopping around and head straight to our blog aisle to pick up a free retail CV writing guide and retail cover letter writing guide

Read more: Should a CV be One Page and How to Make it Fit

4. Nanica

Here’s a matching CV cover letter template set made with our Nanica template. It features a very clean minimalist CV structure that would make a great choice for even the most conservative of professions. Cutting out unnecessary details really opens up the page and creates an abundance of white space. It’s a classic design hack that makes this CV cover letter template smooth and easy to read.

It’s often chosen by candidates who are recent graduates and we’ve got just the thing for them too. Study our guides to learn how to write a first-class honours graduate CV and graduate cover letter.

Read more: The Best Cover Letter Tips for Success

5. Primo

The last of our CV cover template twosomes was created using our Primo template. Both the CV and the cover letter templates feature an eye-catching personal seal that features the candidate’s initials. Even better, our CV builder does all the work for you. Just enter your name and your personalised seal gets set up automatically.

Primo is one of our most popular templates across a wide range of careers. We think its universal appeal is a great choice for career changers. So if you’re looking to make a move, see our career change CV writing guide and career change cover letter writing guide

Read more: How to Format a Cover Letter

Those are just a few choices from our CV and cover letter template collection. We’ve got 12 more where that came from and combined with our builder they’ll help make the job application process easier and get you more interviews. Here are a few reasons why.

  • Once you choose your CV and cover letter template our builder automates the whole process. You just enter your content and the builder does the rest, letting you download a perfect cover letter and CV template in doc or pdf format when you’re done.
  • Each one of our CV cover letter templates is designed to be ATS compatible. That means it won’t get rejected by the software that automatically scans online job submissions. A real risk if you use a badly designed free CV template.
  • Every cover letter and CV template in our builder is fully customisable. You can change colours, fonts, date format, section heading and section order. And whatever you do the builder keeps your layout razor sharp.
  • And we’ve got a great selection of guides on how to write your CV and cover letter template. Take a look at our blog to see more.

Thanks for reading and if you’ve got any questions about how to write a template for a cover letter for a CV, feel free to ask in our comments section and I’ll be happy to help.

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Jacques Buffett, CPRW
Jacques, a Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW), is a career expert who has published almost 200 articles on Zety. His insights and advice have been published by LinkedIn, Forbes, MSN, Yahoo!, Business Insider, AOL, U.S. News, and other top news outlets. He also has extensive professional experience in people management and recruitment.
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