Examples

CV examples for different professions.

Get inspired by what a strong CV can look like in your field. Each example includes a profile summary, relevant keywords and a concrete tip for that profession.

Nurse

Profile summary

"Registered nurse with 6 years of experience from emergency departments and primary care. Calm under pressure, used to leading triage teams and training new hires in emergency protocols."

Keywords & skills

TriageEmergency carePatient safetyElectronic health recordsClinical mentoring

Tip: Highlight specialist competencies, the number of patients you've handled and any further training (e.g. in emergency or intensive care).

Accountant / controller

Profile summary

"Experienced controller with expertise in budgeting, monthly closings and business analysis. Reduced reporting time by 40% through automated dashboards in Power BI."

Keywords & skills

IFRSBudgetingMonthly closingPower BISAPExcel (advanced)

Tip: Always quantify: money saved, percent improvement, number of reports automated. Numbers sell.

Project manager

Profile summary

"Certified project manager (PMP) with 8 years of experience leading cross-functional teams in tech companies. Delivered 30+ projects on time and within budget."

Keywords & skills

Agile / ScrumPMPRisk managementStakeholder managementJiraConfluence

Tip: Describe project size (budget, headcount, duration) — it gives the recruiter an immediate sense of your level.

Software developer

Profile summary

"Full-stack developer with 5 years of experience in TypeScript, React and Node.js. Contributed to open source and gave internal tech talks on performance optimization."

Keywords & skills

TypeScriptReactNode.jsPostgreSQLAWSCI/CDGit

Tip: Link to GitHub and any portfolio. List technologies you actually master — not everything you've ever seen.

Teacher

Profile summary

"Certified high school teacher in Swedish and English with 10 years of experience. Developed curricula that raised student average grades from C to B in two years."

Keywords & skills

Subject didacticsAssessmentSpecial educationDigital learning toolsMentoring

Tip: Include teaching certification, qualified subjects and grade levels. Highlight concrete results at the student level.

Marketer

Profile summary

"Digital marketer focused on performance marketing and content. Run campaigns generating 2,000+ qualified leads at a 4.5x ROAS."

Keywords & skills

Google AdsMeta AdsSEOHubSpotGA4A/B testingCopywriting

Tip: Prove with numbers: ROAS, CTR, lead cost, organic traffic growth. Anonymize if customer data is sensitive.

Sales

Profile summary

"B2B SaaS sales rep with 4 years of experience. Exceeded quota in 11 out of 12 quarters and built an 8 MSEK pipeline in current role."

Keywords & skills

Account managementCold outreachCRM (Salesforce)NegotiationMEDDIC

Tip: A sales CV should show numbers everywhere: quota attainment, ARR, deal size, churn. No numbers = weak CV.

Student / first job

Profile summary

"Business school student majoring in finance. Active in the student association as treasurer and freelances with bookkeeping for small companies."

Keywords & skills

ExcelBookkeepingFinancial analysisEnglish (fluent)German (intermediate)

Tip: No work experience? Highlight student associations, project courses, summer jobs and volunteer work. It all counts.

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