Adapt your CV for a specific request by editing content, sections, and layout.
Once you have created a CV in Cinode, you can update and customise it to match a specific customer, role, or request. You can edit every section, choose what to show or hide, and highlight the most relevant information β without removing anything from your profile.
Before you start
To edit a CV you need a profile in Cinode and at least one CV already created.
If you haven't set up your profile yet, import your existing CV first:
If you have a profile but no CV yet, create one first:
Opening the CV editor
Go to Home β CV. Find the CV you want to update and click the pen icon to the right of it.
Tip: Toggle Show preview (next to the Share button) to see your changes in real time on the right-hand side.
Tip: Use the Table of Contents to quickly jump between sections while editing.
π₯ Watch the video below to see how to create and customise your CV step by step.
The first page matters most
The first page of your CV is the most important one. It should be short, clear, and sales-oriented. Use it to quickly explain who you are, what you do, and the value you bring. Focus on relevant experience and results. Detailed information belongs on the following pages.
Editing CV sections
All sections can be edited individually. You can change text, show or hide sections, and control exactly what is included in the current CV. Changes apply only to the selected CV unless you explicitly choose otherwise when saving.
Presentation
Introduces you to the reader. Typically shown on the first page β keep it short, clear, and sellable. You can edit the text, adapt the wording for the specific request, and show or hide the section using the toggle.
Contact information
Contains your contact details. You can edit the information and show or hide the section.
Skills by category
Groups skills into structured competence areas (for example, technical skills or leadership). You can select an existing category or create your own, then choose which skills to include. Click All to see every available skill regardless of its original category β select only those relevant for the request.
Highlighted projects
Shown on the first page of the CV. You can select which projects to highlight, drag and drop to control the order, and show or hide the section. This section may also be called Selected projects depending on the template.
Important: Descriptions here must be short and content-rich to fit on the first page. Use short, sellable summaries focused on role, scope, and results. Keep full assignment descriptions in Projects and assignments on page two.
Projects and assignments
Also called Work experience. Contains your full work history and all assignments connected to your profile. This section typically appears after the first page and provides the detailed information that supports your highlights.
You can edit assignment titles and descriptions, show or hide individual assignments, show or hide employers, and control visibility per CV without affecting your profile. All skills connected to an assignment are shown here.
Employers
Lists your employers. Roles and responsibilities are described under Projects and assignments. You can show or hide the section and control visibility per CV.
Courses and certifications
Contains relevant courses and certifications. You can edit the content and show or hide the section.
Education
Shows your education history. You can edit the information and show or hide the section.
Skills
Shows all skills with their proficiency levels, typically displayed at the bottom of the CV. This section is separate from Skills by category β it shows individual skills rather than grouped competence areas. You can show all skills, hide all skills, or exclude specific skills that are not relevant for the current CV.
Languages
Shows your language skills and levels. You can edit the information and show or hide the section.
Controlling visibility
You can control exactly what appears in a CV without deleting any data from your profile. Everything hidden in a CV remains available in your profile and other CVs.
You can toggle visibility for entire sections, show or hide individual assignments or employers, and exclude specific skills from an assignment.
To exclude a skill from a CV:
Click the pen icon to edit the assignment, select the skill, then disable Include skill in the CV.
Character limits and formatting
Some fields have character limits to maintain clean formatting:
Yellow highlight: text may not fit the layout
Red triangle: too much content β must be shortened
Affected sections: Title, Presentation, and Highlighted projects. Use concise, role-specific wording and avoid unnecessary line breaks.
Missing visibility toggle
If a visibility toggle is missing for a section or item, this is usually caused by a missing profile translation. When more than one language is enabled in the profile, a toggle appears only if at least one entry in that section has been translated into the current CV language. The same rule applies to individual items.
Example: You have both an English and a Swedish profile. A role description exists only in English. When viewing a Swedish CV, the toggle does not appear because Cinode does not display untranslated content in another language.
βResolution: Go to your profile, add the missing translation, then return to the CV and update it.
Syncing CV content from your profile
If your profile has been updated after the CV was created, you can compare and pull in the latest changes. Look for the information (i) icon next to an item, click the pen icon, then select Show compare view.
This view shows whether updates exist in the profile or CV. Select Copy to CV, then Save or Save toβ¦. This is especially useful in Projects and assignments.
Saving changes
Save updates only the current CV. Save to⦠lets you choose multiple CVs and/or the profile to update.
One CV: The CV and profile mirror each other. Changes are saved to both using a single Save button.
βMultiple CVs: Use Save to manyβ¦ to update one or several CVs. Saving to multiple CVs also updates the profile automatically. Saving to a single existing CV does not affect the profile.
Exporting and sharing your CV
Export to PDF, Word, or PowerPoint
Go to CV β Yours, click the three dots next to a CV, then select Export to PDF, Export to Word, or Export to PowerPoint.
Note: Some templates only support PDF export. PowerPoint (PPTX) export is available if your organisation has a PPTX template configured. If the option is not visible, contact Cinode support.
Share a CV link
Open your CV and click Share. Choose Anyone to generate a public link, or click + to create a trackable link with a title and optional expiry date. Click Save. A green Share icon confirms the link is active.
To deactivate a link, click Share again and switch to Company.
Copying a CV and version handling
There is no version history for CVs and changes cannot be reverted. Duplicate a CV before making major changes as a workaround.
Go to Home β CV, click the three dots next to the CV, then select Copy.
Tip: Add a date or version label to the copied CV name to keep track of versions.
Changing templates
It is not possible to change the template of an existing CV. To use a different template, create a new CV and select the desired template β content will be taken from your profile.
Best practices
Create one CV per request or customer
Keep the first page short, clear, and sellable
Use Highlighted projects for summaries, not full descriptions
Use Skills by category to structure competence areas
Keep detailed assignments on later pages
Duplicate a CV before making major changes










