Ready-made CV templates - in Arabic and English
Taqdeem offers ready-to-fill CV templates free: 43 templates built RTL-first for Arabic, exporting real-text PDFs that screening systems can read. Pick a template, upload your current CV or start fresh, and switch designs any time without rewriting a thing.
Pick any template below, or start now and switch designs later in one click without rewriting a thing.
✨ Newly added
The latest designs added to Taqdeem - swipe sideways to see them all.
Simple & traditional(13)
Quiet single-column designs every screening system can read - the safest choice anywhere.
Classic
A traditional single-column layout every screening system reads with ease - the safe choice for any application.
Formal
Conservative and formal - the best fit for government, banking, and legal positions.
Heritage
The traditional printed look - deep-red name, centered rules, a framed page
Compact
Maximum density for a one-page CV
Lebenslauf
The German tabular style - dates in their own column, employer before role
Satr
The purest design in the set - good type and nothing else
Raseen
Restrained serif gravitas - for government and legal roles
Midad
Heavy ink headings on airy lines - no rules at all
Warraq
An editorial serif voice - a firm rule under every heading
Mistara
Tight technical grey - a hairline before every section
Bayan
Grey heading bars - the layout every recruiter already trusts
Qalam
A calm scholarly serif - for academia and law
Matn
No rules, no ornament - type weight carries everything
Modern(9)
One column with a visible design voice: accents, bands, and photo presence.
Modern
A light modern touch with a distinctive header - suits tech, marketing, and startup roles.
Executive
A commanding presence with a clear achievement hierarchy, designed for leadership and senior roles.
Elegant
Considered details and quiet lines - refined without being loud.
Graduate
Ideal for fresh graduates: leads with your education, projects, and training before experience, with a fresh green touch.
Timeline
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Career stations marked with timeline nodes
Banner
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A full-width colored band tops the page
Neeli
A quiet page carried by a single indigo
Badira
Built to look complete with 3-5 entries - for the first job
Ufuq
A softly tinted top band with dark text - the light touch
Two columns(5)
Two balanced columns on plain paper - more content in less space.
Mizan
Two balanced columns on plain paper - dense yet readable
Milestones
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Dates in their own gutter, entries joined as stations on a blue track
Blueprint
Filled label tabs and thin drafting rules - technical-drawing precision
Shafaq
Generous whitespace, geometric type, and a warm orange touch
Jadwal
Compact two columns for long careers - same content, one page fewer
Gulf detailed(2)
A personal-info bar (nationality, marital status...) plus a per-entry icon - suited to Gulf-style applications.
Creative(7)
Decorative frames and panels for direct applications - for automated systems, export the free ATS-friendly Word copy.
Tibr
PROor $6.99 once
A double gold frame on cream paper - quiet luxury
Blossom
Coral circles blooming from the corners with tilted heading badges
Editorial
A printed-magazine character - lime plate, serif type, tilted date tags
Aseel
PROor $6.99 once
A grand serif name in warm coral, the summary opening the page
Dana
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Pearl tones and a soft frame - the photo takes the stage
Nuqoosh
PROor $6.99 once
An original eight-point geometric header - unlike any Western builder
Fahm
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A charcoal page with light type and an ember accent - for creative fields
What makes Taqdeem templates different?
- Genuinely Arabic: designed right-to-left from the ground up, not a foreign template flipped over.
- ATS-friendly: real text and standard headings screening systems recognize.
- A synced English twin: one CV, two languages, always in step.
- Instant switching: change templates with one click - your data moves with you.
Ready? Your CV comes together in minutes
Template FAQs
Are the CV templates free?+
Most templates are completely free, and previewing any template is free for everyone. Premium (PRO) designs need either a Pro subscription, or a one-time purchase of $6.99 for that template - yours forever, exported in any color, with no subscription.
Are the templates ATS-friendly?+
Yes. Every template exports real, readable text (not an image) with standard section headings applicant-tracking systems recognize.
Can I download my CV as a PDF?+
Yes - PDF export is free and pixel-identical to the live preview.
Do the templates support both Arabic and English?+
Every template is built RTL-first for Arabic and works just as well in English - Pro subscribers can generate an auto-translated English twin.
From the blog: guides that help
How to write a professional CV, step by step
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Common CV mistakes to avoid
The mistakes that most weaken a CV and get it filtered out by screening systems or recruiters, and how to avoid them to raise your odds of an interview.
Arabic vs English CV: which one to send
When to send your CV in Arabic vs English in the Saudi and Gulf job market, and why having both versions widens your options.