mercredi, mai 10, 2006

English CVs?

Throwing a question out there for anyone who can answer.

My sister is working on her CV to apply for jobs in Ireland and the UK. Any suggestions? I only have French CV ideas.

Do you put your photo on your CV?

How much information do you put on the CV and how much do you leave for your cover letter? American CVs are very detailed and French ones much less... are others in between?

Any other advice I can pass along to her?

Thanks!!

3 commentaires:

leon's life a dit…

A CV in the UK isn't so different from that in France.

The CV should have a photo and include details such as:

- age/sex (I don't think you include these in the US)
- Qualifications
- Experience
- Hobbies

Short 1 x A4 padge should be enough.

A motivation letter should be hand written and be mostly about why you want the job and how you will be able to do it !

MilkJam a dit…

thanks!!! Thats a great help, i'll pass on the info to her :)

Anonyme a dit…

A UK CV should never have a photo. Equal opportunies is the main thing here and there is no need for one and motivation letters should never ever be handwritten, always typed, the opposite to France in that case.