Template basics
A RemakeCV template is a fully custom reproduction of your agency's CV design — any layout, font, colour, logo, section order and heading — applied automatically to every CV you process.
A RemakeCV template is your agency's CV design, reproduced exactly and held as a reusable layout. It is fully customisable — any layout, font, colour, logo placement, section order, heading and custom field — and there is no house style you have to work within. Templates belong to the company rather than the user, so every consultant produces an identical document from the same candidate.
What does a template control?
| Element | Examples |
|---|---|
| Branding | Logo, brand colours, footer text, compliance wording |
| Typography | Heading and body fonts, sizes, weights |
| Structure | Section order, which sections appear, section headings |
| Formatting | Bullet styling, spacing, margins |
| Custom fields | Expected salary, notice period, consultant details |
| Cover page | Whether one is available and what it carries |
Date style is handled a level earlier, in how your CVs are read rather than how they are rendered — see section order, headings and how dates appear.
Why do templates live at company level?
Because the value of an agency template is consistency. The layout, section structure and branding are shared, so a client receiving three candidates from you receives three documents that look like they came from the same agency.
A few conveniences are stored per login rather than per company — font choice, whether a cover page is included, and whether the original CV is shown alongside the editor — so consultants can adapt to a particular client without touching the shared template. Agree these once as a team and everyone's output matches; if you would rather they were locked to a company-wide value, ask us and we will fix them at template level.
What is per-CV is content: every field can be edited on an individual candidate without touching the template.
What is a default template?
Where your agency has several templates, one is marked as the default and pre-selected, so consultants do not have to choose every time. It cannot be deleted while it is the default.
If most of your submissions go to one client, make that client's variant the default rather than the generic house template. Defaults should reflect what you actually send most.
The template is applied when you generate the document, not when you upload — so you can switch and regenerate at any point without reprocessing. See downloading as DOCX or PDF.
Can templates be restricted to certain users?
Yes. Template visibility is scoped to the teams that need it, so a variant built for one client account is not visible to consultants who do not work it. This matters when a client-branded template must never accidentally go to a different client — tell us which templates and which teams, and we will configure it.
Day-to-day settings live in the template editor, and branding assets are covered in logos, fonts and colours.
How do I get a template built?
Send us the Word document you use today. We rebuild it as a RemakeCV template — typically within 24 hours — so the output matches what your clients already recognise, down to the detail. There is no design system to conform to and no limit on how bespoke it can be. See requesting a custom template.
Frequently asked questions
- How many templates can I have?
- There is no fixed limit. Agencies commonly run one house template plus a variant per major client.
- Can I switch a CV to a different template after processing?
- Yes, and it does not cost a credit. The extraction has already happened, so regenerating into another template is instant.
- Can I edit a template myself?
- Yes. The template editor covers fonts, margins, bullet styling, section order, headings, logos, colours and cover pages, and admin users at your agency can change any of it. Our team will also make any change for you on request. See using the template editor.
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