Eight more layouts for your CV and cover letter.

From a tabular DIN 5008 CV to two-column one-pagers with an optional photo. Each layout covers both CV and Anschreiben, in English and German, and plugs straight into the free kit.

19 €one-time · or $19

Buy the Layout Pack How to install

Needs Apply Kit 1.1.1+
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EN and DE

8: layouts, each for CV and letter
4: with an optional photo
2: languages: English and German
1: payment, no subscription

The layouts

See every page before you buy

The same CV and Anschreiben in each layout. Real pages rendered by the kit, nothing mocked up.

Runs to two pages when needed

For long careers and formal applications.

Modern

Sans-serif, left-aligned. A bold name, the title in your accent colour, dates on the right, the short sections side by side.

One column1 to 2 pages

Compact

The classic serif look, denser, so a long career still fits on two pages.

One column1 to 2 pages

DIN 5008

The formal German business letter, form B, with the address where a window envelope shows it, and a tabular CV in the same letterhead.

Tabular CVGerman letter

Margin

One column, the section names in a left margin, three type sizes, black and white.

One column1 to 2 pages

Two columns on one page, optional photo

A strong first page. Claude keeps the CV to one.

Statement

A big name with the title in your accent colour, the contact top right.

Two columns1 page Photo

Mono

Monospace headings, your initials in an accent square, square accent bullets.

Two columns1 page Photo

Poster

A huge lowercase serif name, grey headings, black and grey only. Opinionated, for creative roles.

Two columns1 page Photo

Good to know

Made for real applications

One page stays one page

A two-column CV has to fit one page. When it runs over, Claude cuts the weakest points, or suggests a layout that runs to two pages.

Photo only if you want one

Statement, Mono, Sidebar and Poster have a photo slot. It stays off unless you ask: most CVs today go without, in Germany too.

English and German

Every layout knows both: CV or Lebenslauf, cover letter or Anschreiben, with the right dates and headings.

Passes the ATS check

Real text in reading order, headings as words. Check any PDF yourself in the free ATS check.

Open the ATS check

Install

Running in two minutes

You need the free Apply Kit 1.1.1 or newer and Claude Code. No unzipping, no terminal commands.

1

Get Apply Kit 1.1.1

The pack runs inside the free kit, version 1.1.1 or newer. New to Apply Kit? Download it from GitHub and follow its README. Already using it? Download the new version and copy your profile and applications folders into it.
2

Put the zip into the kit folder

Move the zip from your Downloads into the apply-kit folder, as it is. No need to unzip it.
3

Tell Claude “install the layout pack”

In Claude Code, with the apply-kit folder open. Claude installs the eight layouts and lists them.
4

Pick a layout

Say which one you like, for example “use the Mono layout”. Claude renders one of your documents in it, so you see it with your own CV.

Claude Code

> install the layout pack

Found apply-kit-layout-pack-1-1.0.1.zip

✓ Installed 8 layouts into themes/

Modern · Compact · DIN 5008 · Margin

Statement · Mono · Sidebar · Poster

> use the Mono layout

Rendered CV_Kestrel.pdf in Mono (1 page)

✓ Fits one page · text checked

What’s in the zip

modern/ compact/ din5008/ margin/layout, fonts, example CV and letter
statement/ mono/ sidebar/ poster/plus an example CV with photo
LAYOUT-PACK.mdevery layout, install, licence

Mix them per application: tell Claude, or add theme: din5008 at the top of one letter. Your other documents stay as they are.

FAQ

Questions before you buy

Do I need to code?

No. You talk to Claude in Claude Code. It installs the pack, switches layouts and renders the PDFs.

Can one application use its own layout?

Yes. Tell Claude, or add theme: din5008 at the top of one letter. Your other documents stay as they are.

Which layout for a German application?

DIN 5008 for formal ones: the business letter people in German offices expect, with a tabular CV in the same letterhead. Every other layout works in German too.

Does the free Classic layout stay?

Yes. Classic comes with the kit and stays the default until you pick another one.

Can I share the pack?

It’s for your own applications. You may change the files for yourself, but please don’t share or resell them. The fonts are free fonts under the SIL Open Font License.

Something doesn’t work?

Write to me@svenread.com and tell me where it stopped. A screenshot helps.

Eight layouts. One payment. 19 €.

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