Space Management
Skills and contact details can move aside while experience stays central.
Visual Order
Used well, the page can feel more organized and deliberate.
ATS Risk
Narrow columns and broken flow can reduce machine readability.
Role Fit
This layout works best when chosen carefully, not by default.
Checklist for a two-column layout
Side column: contact, skills, languages
Main column: summary and experience
Width: experience must still have enough room
Final: test the exported PDF carefully
When can two columns make sense?
- When skills and toolsets matter a lot
- When portfolio links need a clear visual place
- When you want a more structured layout without going fully creative
- When you will send a tested PDF version
Common mistakes
- Overloading the sidebar
- Making the experience column too narrow
- Using icons and graphics that break reading order
- Losing standard section names
Safer two-column logic
- Keep experience as the main visual focus
- Use the side column for support, not story
- Retain standard headings
- Check the plain-text reading flow before sending
Modern CV Template
See how two columns relate to more structured modern layouts.
Creative CV Example
Compare this layout with a more explicitly design-led format.
Professional CV Example
Use this if you want a more corporate look than a split layout.
Build a two-column CV
Choose a split layout carefully and create the final CV inside app.cvmaker.tr.