diff --git a/rendercv/cli/utilities.py b/rendercv/cli/utilities.py
index b8aeeeae..cc12471a 100644
--- a/rendercv/cli/utilities.py
+++ b/rendercv/cli/utilities.py
@@ -307,6 +307,38 @@ def update_render_command_settings_of_the_input_file(
     return input_file_as_a_dict
 
 
+def make_given_keywords_bold_in_a_dictionary(
+    dictionary: dict, keywords: list[str]
+) -> dict:
+    """Iterate over the dictionary recursively and make the given keywords bold.
+
+    Args:
+        dictionary: The dictionary to make the keywords bold.
+        keywords: The keywords to make bold.
+
+    Returns:
+        The dictionary with the given keywords bold.
+    """
+    new_dictionary = dictionary.copy()
+    for keyword in keywords:
+        for key, value in dictionary.items():
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                new_dictionary[key] = value.replace(keyword, f"**{keyword}**")
+            elif isinstance(value, dict):
+                new_dictionary[key] = make_given_keywords_bold_in_a_dictionary(
+                    value, keywords
+                )
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
+                for i, item in enumerate(value):
+                    if isinstance(item, str):
+                        new_dictionary[key][i] = item.replace(keyword, f"**{keyword}**")
+                    elif isinstance(item, dict):
+                        new_dictionary[key][i] = (
+                            make_given_keywords_bold_in_a_dictionary(item, keywords)
+                        )
+    return dictionary
+
+
 def run_rendercv_with_printer(
     input_file_as_a_dict: dict,
     working_directory: pathlib.Path,
@@ -350,6 +382,17 @@ def run_rendercv_with_printer(
             context={"input_file_directory": input_file_path.parent},
         )
 
+        # If the `bold_keywords` field is provided in the `rendercv_settings`, make the
+        # given keywords bold in the `cv.sections` field:
+        if data_model.rendercv_settings and data_model.rendercv_settings.bold_keywords:
+            cv_field_as_dictionary = data_model.cv.model_dump(by_alias=True)
+            new_sections_field = make_given_keywords_bold_in_a_dictionary(
+                cv_field_as_dictionary["sections"],
+                data_model.rendercv_settings.bold_keywords,
+            )
+            cv_field_as_dictionary["sections"] = new_sections_field
+            data_model.cv = data.models.CurriculumVitae(**cv_field_as_dictionary)
+
         # Change the current working directory to the input file's directory (because
         # the template overrides are looked up in the current working directory). The
         # output files will be in the original working directory. It should be done
diff --git a/rendercv/data/models/computers.py b/rendercv/data/models/computers.py
index 8efd524e..6bbcd3e5 100644
--- a/rendercv/data/models/computers.py
+++ b/rendercv/data/models/computers.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def format_date(date: Date, date_style: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
 
 def replace_placeholders(value: str) -> str:
     """Replaces the placeholders in a string with the corresponding values."""
-    name = curriculum_vitae["name"]  # Curriculum Vitae owner's name
+    name = curriculum_vitae.get("name", "None")
     full_month_names = LOCALE_CATALOG["full_names_of_months"]
     short_month_names = LOCALE_CATALOG["abbreviations_for_months"]
 
diff --git a/rendercv/data/models/rendercv_settings.py b/rendercv/data/models/rendercv_settings.py
index 3d8a7792..7a737d1c 100644
--- a/rendercv/data/models/rendercv_settings.py
+++ b/rendercv/data/models/rendercv_settings.py
@@ -207,3 +207,11 @@ class RenderCVSettings(RenderCVBaseModelWithoutExtraKeys):
             " the input file."
         ),
     )
+    bold_keywords: list[str] = pydantic.Field(
+        default=[],
+        title="Bold Keywords",
+        description=(
+            "The keywords that will be bold in the output. The default value is an"
+            " empty list."
+        ),
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 63290d1e..09bdd616 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1025,3 +1025,35 @@ def test_read_and_construct_the_input(
             assert (field in input_dict) == locals()[
                 field
             ], f"{field} is in dict: {field in input_dict}, expected: {locals()[field]}"
+
+
+def test_make_given_keywords_bold_in_a_dictionary():
+    dictionary = {
+        "name": "John Doe",
+        "email": ["John Doe"],
+        "test": {
+            "test": "John Doe",
+        },
+    }
+    keywords = ["John"]
+    bolded_dictionary = utilities.make_given_keywords_bold_in_a_dictionary(
+        dictionary, keywords
+    )
+    assert bolded_dictionary["name"] == "**John** Doe"
+    assert bolded_dictionary["email"] == ["**John** Doe"]
+    assert bolded_dictionary["test"]["test"] == "**John** Doe"
+
+
+def test_bold_keywords(input_file_path, tmp_path):
+    input_file_path.write_text(
+        "cv:\n  sections:\n    education:\n      - test\nrendercv_settings:\n "
+        " bold_keywords:\n    - test"
+    )
+    run_render_command(
+        input_file_path,
+        tmp_path,
+    )
+    latex_file_path = tmp_path / "rendercv_output" / "None_CV.tex"
+    latex_content = latex_file_path.read_text()
+
+    assert "\\textbf{test}" in latex_content
diff --git a/tests/test_data.py b/tests/test_data.py
index cfe17ce3..7e1373a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_data.py
@@ -564,6 +564,24 @@ def test_sections(
         assert len(section.entries) == 2
 
 
+def test_section_with_different_entry_types(
+    education_entry,
+    experience_entry,
+):
+    input = {
+        "name": "John Doe",
+        "sections": {
+            "arbitrary_title": [
+                education_entry,
+                experience_entry,
+            ],
+        },
+    }
+
+    with pytest.raises(pydantic.ValidationError):
+        data.CurriculumVitae(**input)
+
+
 def test_sections_with_invalid_entries():
     input = {"name": "John Doe", "sections": {}}
     input["sections"]["section_title"] = [