How to write an English CV
Find the good format for your English CV
Some advice for a good English CV
How to write an English CV
Personnal details
Provide your permanent address, your number and your email at the top of your resume. Do not forget to include your nationality and your date of birth. However do not write your age.
Profile
This is the first part of your English curriculum vitae, in which you can summarize your skills and experience. It should be not to long and very precise to catch the employer attention. Ideally, it should not be more than two short paragraphs.
Work experience in an English CV
This part must be written in reverse chronological order for an English CV. List the dates, the name of the company and its location. You should describe your responsibilities and your achievements for each job you did.
Educational background
If you are still studying you should put this part of your CV before your work experience. Put your higher qualification first and include major projects, training courses. Be sure you correctly explain any non-English degree or qualification.
Skills
Computing skills, language skills and any other qualification you may have can be mentioned. Do not forget to describe your English level. For instance, it can be''fluent'' if you do not have problems to communicated with native speakers or your English may be qualified as ''conversational'', if you can be understand but do grammar or vocabulary mistakes.
Personal interests
This is not necessary to include this section in an English CV but it would help the employer to determine how your personality is. This section should not be too detailed, so write only relevant things that could be linked to the job you are applying for.
Referees
Use three or four referees as a maximum and make sure you provide all the details concerning the company and the manager of your former jobs.
Chronological CV
This is the most common format for an English CV. Your work experience has to be presented in reverse chronological order, from the most recent job to the most former.
Targeted CV
This CV focuses on a specialized job. Consequently, you should eliminate all the qualifications which are not relevant or necessary for the job you are applying for.
