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Europass CV template

For applications across EU member states and for programmes that require it. Origin: The European Union's standard CV template, maintained by the European Commission since 2002 and revised in 2020.

Start from this templateFree, no account needed. The blank is written with guidance in each section, ready to fill in.

Sections

  1. Personal information
  2. Work experience
  3. Education & training
  4. Personal skills (languages with CEFR levels, digital, communication, organisational)
  5. Additional information

How a tough reader scores it

When you score a draft against this format, the Critic evaluates this Europass CV. The weights add up to 100; the fixes for the weakest criteria arrive as cards in the editor.

CriterionWeight
Every section is present and in the standard order15
Dates, employers and qualifications are complete and consistent20
Language levels use CEFR bands and are honest15
Skills sections are concrete rather than adjectives20
Work experience describes responsibilities and results, not only titles20
Length and detail suit the format, around two pages10

How it works in SecondPen.ai

Open the template and the editor writes the blank once, with a line of guidance under each heading that you delete as you fill it in. Write your abstract and the editor names the format it reads like. Ask for a document with a slash command and it offers to start from the matching format. When the draft is ready, the Critic scores it against the criteria above, the way this format's toughest reader would, and the three highest-leverage fixes become Editor cards.

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