Nice template indeed, used it for my resume as well. Had to alter it to fit German application standards, though (e.g. added a portrait in the side bar, different fonts, etc).
Very handsome. I would suggest not having the boxes around the links, but that's my personal aesthetic judgement.
> I would suggest not having the boxes around the links
That's something added by your PDF viewer. It's not part of the document.
I'm not so sure the borders are due to the PDF viewer. For example, I've used the hyperref package in the past. If IIRC, the borders could be hidden using the "hidelinks" option.
I checked yours. Looks good too. I will use your format and create one more in addition to moderncv.