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Irish CV template: the CV format for Ireland, filled in as you type.

An Irish CV is two pages at most, with no photo and no date of birth. It opens with your contact details, then a short profile, work experience newest first, education, skills, and one line: references available on request. This free Irish CV template builds exactly that format. Fill in the form, watch the A4 page fill in beside it, and download it as Word or PDF. Nothing leaves your browser.

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Experience

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Seán Fitzgerald

Retail Sales Assistant | 4 years in pharmacy and grocery

Waterford, X91 P3W7 · 086 567 8901 · sean.fitzgerald.wf@example.ie

Profile

Retail sales assistant with four years across a community pharmacy and a busy supermarket. Handle a till of up to €6,000 a day with no unexplained variance in two years, and hold food safety training to FSAI Level 2 from deli work. Available for any shift pattern including early mornings, late evenings and Sundays. Looking for a senior sales assistant or keyholder role in Waterford city.

Work experience

Sales Assistant, Harbour Pharmacy, WaterfordMar 2024 to Present

  • Serve 150 to 200 customers a day on the front-of-shop till and over-the-counter medicines under pharmacist supervision
  • Cash up and reconcile the till nightly, €4,000 to €6,000 a day, with no unexplained variance in two years
  • Manage the skincare and vitamins bays: ordering, date checks and planogram changes, growing the range’s weekly sales by 18% in 2025
  • Keyholder for Saturday opening since January 2026

Sales Assistant (deli and checkout), Greenway Stores, WaterfordJun 2022 to Feb 2024

  • Split shifts between the hot deli counter and 8-lane checkout in a store with 2,000 customers a day
  • Completed FSAI Level 1 and Level 2 food safety training, kept temperature and cleaning records on the deli HACCP sheets
  • Scanned 20 items a minute at peak, top three in the store on the monthly checkout report
  • Covered 6am delivery shifts and every Christmas Eve for two years

Education

Food Safety Training, FSAI Level 1 and Level 2, In-house training, Greenway Stores2022 to 2023

Deli and hot food counter

Leaving Certificate, Coláiste na Cathrach, Waterford2022

Higher level Business, English and Geography

Skills

Till and cash reconciliation · Card and contactless payments · Stock rotation and date checks · Food safety (FSAI Level 2) · Manual Handling (2024) · Planograms and merchandising · Over-the-counter sales support · Flexible availability including Sundays · Keyholding

References

Available on request.

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The format

The CV format for Ireland, in 60 seconds

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No photo, no age

Irish CVs never carry a photo, date of birth or marital status. Employers can’t ask, so don’t offer.

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Two pages, tops

One page early in your career, two once you have history. Older jobs shrink to a single line.

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Achievements, not duties

“Cut stock loss by 15%” beats “responsible for stock”. Verbs first, numbers where possible.

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References on request

Don’t list referees’ names and numbers. One line saying they’re available is the Irish norm.

Finished examples

Four CVs for the situations people search for most

Each one is a full, fictional CV written the Irish way. Read the guide, then open the example in the builder and put your own details over the top.

TY student CV →

Transition Year students asking a local business for a work experience placement.

Leaving Cert student CV →

Sixth years and recent Leaving Cert students applying for part-time, weekend or summer work.

Healthcare assistant CV →

Healthcare assistants applying to nursing homes, hospitals, home support and HSE panels.

Retail assistant CV →

Sales assistants in supermarkets, fashion, pharmacy and convenience stores, including a first move up to supervisor.

Guides

Job-hunt guides

CV examples by sector →

Six full Irish CVs to read before you start: retail, healthcare, construction, admin, hospitality and driving.

The Irish CV format →

A4, two pages, no photo: the exact section order, fonts and margins, and a full sample CV laid out the Irish way.

How to write a CV →

The Irish format section by section, the 7-second profile formula, and bullets with numbers that survive the skim.

How to write a cover letter →

The 4-paragraph structure, sincerely vs faithfully, and before/after lines you can steal.

CV with no experience →

First-job formula: what counts as experience (TY, sport, volunteering) and a worked example.

CV personal statement examples →

Twelve profiles you can adapt: retail, care, hospitality, trades, office, student, graduate, career change and more.

Skills for a CV →

Which skills to list, how to word them with proof, and the Irish certifications that count (Safe Pass, Manual Handling, HACCP).

References on a CV →

Whether to name referees, the one-line Irish convention, who to ask, and what an employer can legally say.

Cover letter samples →

Three free Irish CV letter examples you can copy and adapt: retail, office/admin and graduate.

Resignation letter samples →

A standard notice letter and a short version, plus what your notice period has to be.

Questions

Questions people ask

What is the CV format for Ireland?

Two pages maximum, no photo, no date of birth, no marital status. Contact details at the top, then a short personal profile, work experience in reverse order (newest first) with achievement bullet points, education, skills, and "references available on request". That’s exactly the format this builder produces.

Is there a free Irish CV template I can download?

Yes. Fill in the form on this page and download the finished CV as a PDF or as a Word (.docx) file. No sign-up, no watermark, no trial. If you want a head start, load one of the finished examples (retail, healthcare assistant, TY student, Leaving Cert student) and put your own details over the top.

Should I put a photo on my CV in Ireland?

No. Photos are not expected on Irish CVs and most recruiters prefer CVs without them. It also avoids any suggestion of bias. The same goes for your age, date of birth and PPS number: leave them off.

How long should an Irish CV be?

Two pages is the standard. One page is fine if you’re early in your career. Anything over two pages is likely to be skimmed or skipped, so cut older roles down to a line or two.

What is a personal profile and do I need one?

It’s the 2 to 4 sentence summary at the top: who you are professionally, your strongest results, and what you’re looking for. Recruiters spend seconds on a first scan, so a sharp profile earns the rest of your CV a proper read.

How do I write good bullet points?

Start each with a verb and include a number where you can: "Cut stock loss by 15%", "Trained 8 new starters". Duties tell; achievements sell. Three to five bullets per recent job is plenty.

Is this CV builder really free? Where does my data go?

Completely free, no sign-up, no watermark. Everything you type stays in your own browser (saved locally so you can come back to it). Nothing is uploaded to any server.

Word or PDF: which format should I send?

PDF, unless the job ad asks for Word. PDF keeps your layout intact on any device. This builder gives you both: download the PDF to send, or the .docx if you want to edit further in Word.

Sources

Sources and method

The CV builder runs entirely in your browser. What you type is laid out into the standard Irish format (contact details, profile, work history newest first, education, skills, referees on request) and turned into a Word or PDF file on your own device. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no account, no upload and no copy on our servers. Close the tab and the draft stays only in your browser storage.

The format follows what Irish recruiters and the public employment service ask for: no photo, no date of birth, two pages at most. The builder does not screen your CV, match you to jobs or send it to employers. For the rules on what an employer may and may not ask, and for help with a job search, use the sources below.

Page rebuilt 22 September 2026.

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