Terracotta
International development · Programme management
Cream background, earthy brown text and section titles in the left margin.
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Polished and suitable for any industry
Professional CV templates
Balanced layouts, muted colours and clear type. Well suited to applications for large companies, banks and multinational firms.
Elegant, never clutteredMuted colours and clean lines keep readers focused on your content.Experience where it is easy to seeReaders quickly grasp your career history.Download a PDF or share a linkCrisp printouts, sent to employers in one step.
Standard
All industries
A familiar single column, easy to read and suitable for any industry.
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Elegant
Office
Centred headings and fine rules for a refined look.
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Professional
Management
Timeline on the left and a colour band header.
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Formal
Accounting · Finance
Formal serif type in a trustworthy deep green.
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Healthcare
Healthcare · Pharmacy
Clean teal with soft rounded corners.
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Academic
Education · Research
Classic serif type with centred headings.
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Executive
Management · Business
Graphite band with elegant brass-gold lines.
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Blueprint
Engineering · Construction
Technical drawing frame with wide, crisp type.
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Hospitality
Tourism · Hospitality
Airy centred type with a soft wave at the bottom.
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Operations
Logistics · Operations
Arrow timeline in a solid navy blue.
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Legal
Legal · Public administration
Deep wine red with formal serif type.
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Real estate
Real estate · Luxury sales
Luxurious bronze with large, fine serif type.
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Banking
Banking · Credit
Deep emerald with a subtle gradient at the top.
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Audit
Independent audit
Rigorous forest green with fine vertical lines.
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Journalism
Journalism · Editing
Black ink in newspaper serif with column rules.
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Teacher
High school teachers
Chalkboard blue with a grid like an exercise book.
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Security guard
Security guards · Security
Serious charcoal black with stripes like a badge.
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Project manager
Project management · PMO
Navy blue with corner marks like a project plan.
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What a professional CV looks like to recruiters at banks, corporations and foreign firms
"Professional" is the vaguest word used about CVs. To the people screening applications at banks, audit firms, corporations and foreign companies, it means specific signs: a balanced layout, sober colours, an unbroken timeline, accurate job titles, wording backed by figures and not a single spelling mistake. Việc Hot has 19 professional CV templates built along those lines. The sections below go through each sign, the order of sections and how to write the summary.
The signs of a professional CV
People screening applications in banking and at corporations judge "professional" by eye in the first few seconds: whether the file is named FullName-Position.pdf, whether the email address uses your real name, whether the months and years follow on from each other, and whether each position has two to four bullet points with measurable results or merely lists duties.
- One typeface family, one muted accent colour and the same date format from start to finish.
- Job titles exactly as they appear on your contract, with the full name of the legal entity.
- No spelling mistakes, especially in the names of your previous employers and the company you are applying to.
Which industries expect a professional CV template
Banking (tellers, relationship managers, credit appraisal), audit and consulting, insurance, securities, commercial real estate, legal, purchasing and supply chain at corporations, and middle-management positions and above. Applications in these places pass through several people and are printed out to be compared side by side. A template with sober colours and a balanced layout keeps your CV from looking out of place in that pile. Creative and advertising fields have different criteria; see eye-catching CV templates.
Section order and length by years of experience
The standard order: contact details, summary, work experience, education, certificates, skills, languages. What differs between newcomers and experienced candidates is the weighting:
| Section | Under 3 years of experience | 3 years or more |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Under 3 years of experienceOne page | 3 years or moreOne to two pages |
| Summary | Under 3 years of experienceField of study, the area you want to pursue, strengths | 3 years or moreYears, field, biggest achievement |
| Experience | Under 3 years of experienceInternships, relevant part-time jobs, course projects | 3 years or moreRelevant positions only; older jobs merged into one line |
| Education | Under 3 years of experienceRight after the summary, with grades if they are good | 3 years or moreAfter experience; institution and degree only |
| Certificates | Under 3 years of experienceLanguages, IT skills, professional courses | 3 years or moreProfessional qualifications: CPA, ACCA, CFA, securities |
A three-line summary and bullet points with figures
The summary goes right below the contact details and answers three questions: which field and for how many years, the scale of what you have been responsible for, and your most significant achievement.
Corporate relationship manager, 4 years
Summary: Four years at a joint-stock commercial bank, managing a portfolio of 35 small and medium-sized corporate clients in construction and trading; exceeded 110% of the loan target two years running, with no loans falling into Group 2 (special mention).
Bullet point: Appraised and submitted 48 credit applications in 2025; cut average processing time from 9 to 6 working days by standardising the set of documents requested from clients.
English or Vietnamese CV
Follow the language of the job post. A post written in English, an audit firm, a multinational or a foreign bank: an English CV. Domestic banks and corporations posting in Vietnamese: a Vietnamese CV. For the English version, use standard industry titles such as Relationship Manager, Credit Analyst, General Accountant and Internal Auditor; do not machine-translate it sentence by sentence.
Mistakes that spoil a professional look, however good the template
A stock career objective such as "looking for a dynamic environment to develop myself" tops the list. Next come skills listed as "proficient in office software" without saying what you have used Excel, Word or PowerPoint for; hobbies running to three lines while the most recent position has only two bullet points; and a selfie or a photo cropped from a group shot.
Frequently asked questions
Banks and many domestic corporations still expect to see one; foreign companies usually do not need it. If you include one, use a small portrait on a plain background, in business attire, in the top corner.
Under three years of experience: one page. Three years or more, or a management position: two pages at most, and the second page must still be experience or projects, not hobbies.
No, unless the job post asks for it. Save salary for the interview stage, when you have a clear picture of the scope of the job.
It is not required. A three-line summary of your experience and strengths is more useful; if you still want an objective, write one sentence naming the exact position you are applying for.