Notch CV template

A serif CV whose dark left column opens around your photo, set in a notch near the top.

With a photo
Two columns
5 colours

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Sample CV of Elif Demir, a product designer, in the Notch design: a midnight-blue left column with a notch holding a rounded photo, and serif type throughout.

5 colours to choose from

The layout stays; only the colours change.

Midnight
Forest
Burgundy
Plum
Graphite

What sets it apart

Photo in a notch

The dark column breaks open near the top, and your photo sits in the gap: a rounded rectangle on a white mat. Contacts, skills and languages follow below it in white.
Serif from top to bottom

Name, headings, entries and side column are all set in Noto Serif. Your name runs in large capitals, and section headings are spaced-out capitals in the dark tone, with no rules under them.
A summary that flows

There is no header box to squeeze into. Your summary sits under your name and job title in the main column and simply runs on, so a long one moves Experience down instead of shrinking.

Who it suits

Lawyers, academics and editors who like a printed, bookish typeface
Experienced candidates whose summary runs past a few lines
People in finance or consulting after a formal, quiet look

How an ATS reads it

Every word in Notch is real, selectable text; the photo is the only image, and no level is drawn as a shape. Two points need care. The dark column is a separate frame: most parsers read it, but some take columns out of order or mix side text into the main text. And the section headings are letter-spaced, which some parsers read as single letters. For strict online portals, Plain ATS is the safer choice.

Use this design

Build your CV, then choose Notch in the design gallery.

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FAQ

Questions about Notch

A visitor asks a question at a help desk and the twin robot answers it

Can I write a long summary in Notch?

Yes. The summary is part of the main column, not a fixed box, so it keeps its normal type size and pushes Experience down as it grows. It always comes first, under your name and job title; section order moves only what follows.

Which fields suit the serif type in Notch?

Serif type has the feel of a printed page, which sits well in law, academia, publishing, finance and consulting. Prefer another typeface? Pick a different font for Notch in the design gallery; the dark column and the notch stay as they are.

How does Notch look without a photo?

The notch and its white mat stay where they are, and the rounded rectangle is filled with a soft tint instead of a picture. The dark column keeps its shape, so nothing else on the page moves.