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Europass CV template — every section, explained
A visual breakdown of the official Europass CV template, the order the EU mandates, and how to fill each part correctly. Skip to the AI builder if you'd rather not read.
EURES
The 8 mandatory Europass sections
In the order the European Commission specifies. Skipping any of these can cause issues with EU portal imports.
Personal information
Full legal name (first then last), date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY, full nationality (as a noun: 'Italian', not 'Italy'), gender (optional), full postal address with country, mobile phone in international format, email, optional website. The Europass online tool also lets you add Skype, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook handles — we map these to the relevant XML fields automatically.
Work experience
Reverse-chronological. Each entry: dates (start/end or 'present'), position held, employer name, brief description of duties (bulleted), employer's town and country, optional employer activity sector. Achievements should be quantified. Europass evaluators specifically look for measurable outcomes.
Education and training
Reverse-chronological. Each entry: dates, qualification name, principal subjects/skills covered, name and type of organisation, optional EQF level (1–8). For non-EU degrees, the EQF level is helpful for EU recruiters who don't know your country's system.
Personal skills — mother tongue
Just one line: your native language(s). If you grew up bilingual, list both. This is technically separate from the CEFR table because you don't self-rate yourself in your mother tongue.
Other languages — CEFR self-assessment
The famous 5-skill grid. For every non-native language: Listening (L), Reading (R), Spoken interaction (SI), Spoken production (SP), Writing (W). Each on the A1–C2 scale. Optional: certificates (e.g. IELTS 7.5, DELE B2, Goethe C1).
Digital skills (DigComp)
The EU's Digital Competence framework: 5 areas — Information and data literacy, Communication and collaboration, Digital content creation, Safety, Problem-solving — each with 4 levels: Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced, Highly specialised. Plus a free-text list of tools and software.
Communication, organisational, job-related & other skills
Soft skills with concrete context. Don't write 'good communicator' — write 'led weekly stand-ups for a 9-person cross-functional team' (better). Each of these can be a separate section in the Europass schema.
Additional information & annexes
Publications, presentations, conferences, references, hobbies/interests, awards, memberships of professional bodies, project portfolios. The Europass standard names this section 'Additional information' — and yes, hobbies belong here, not at the top.
Driving licence
Optional but explicitly recognised by the standard. Categories A, B, C, D, E etc. Renders as the recognisable Europass pill badges in the PDF.
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Template variations
Europass allows mild visual customisation while keeping the structure intact. Here's what's flexible — and what isn't.
What you can change
- • Profile photo — round or square, optional
- • Section ordering within the standard sections
- • Adding optional sections (publications, awards…)
- • Language of the entire CV
- • Light visual variations (margins, spacing)
What you can't change
- • The mandated CEFR 5-skill grid for languages
- • Europass blue (RGB 14, 65, 148) section markers
- • The "Curriculum Vitae" header band
- • ISO date / address formats in the XML
- • Section titles (must use the standard wording)