Required sections
Required
Contact details
Name, city, phone number, email address. Add LinkedIn if your profile is up to date. Add a website or portfolio if relevant to the role.
Required
Personal profile
3-5 sentences in the first person. Say what you do, how long you have been doing it, and what you are looking for. Tailor the profile for each application. It is the first section the recruiter reads and the one that determines whether they read on.
Required
Work experience
Reverse chronological order. Current or most recent role first. Job title, employer, dates, and 2-4 bullet points about what you actually achieved. Do not skip this section. If you have no formal work experience, see our guide on CV with no experience.
Required
Education
Reverse chronological order. Program or degree, institution, year of completion. If you are a recent graduate or student, place education high up, directly after the personal profile. You can also include your GPA if it is 3.5 or above, and any honors or relevant coursework if they are directly tied to the role.
Required
Skills
Technical knowledge, software, and tools you are proficient in. Categorize if you have many. Be honest about your level.
Required
Languages
All languages you can communicate in, with a level: native, fluent, advanced, basic. Always list your strongest languages.
Optional sections
Optional
Internships
Include if the internship is relevant to the role you are applying for. Write it the same way you would write a job.
Optional
Projects
Personal projects, open source contributions, freelance work. Particularly valuable in IT, design, and creative fields.
Optional
Certifications and courses
Formal certifications with the issuing organization and year. Relevant online courses if they are from well-known platforms and genuinely relevant.
Optional
Volunteer work and positions of responsibility
Particularly valuable if you lack formal work experience or if the involvement is directly relevant to the role.
Optional
Driver's license
Include if relevant or requested in the job listing. Specify the category (e.g. Category B).
Optional
Interests
Only include if genuinely relevant to the role or industry, or if they say something specific about you as a person. "Enjoys reading and exercise" is too generic to add value.
What to never include
Never
National ID or date of birth
Remove it. It does not belong in a CV and employers should not have that information at this stage.
Never
Photo (in most cases)
Not standard in most professional markets. Many large employers actively prefer CVs without photos. Leave it out unless specifically asked.
Never
Marital status or nationality
Irrelevant - employers are not supposed to factor this in. Do not include it.
Never
Salary expectations
That belongs in a negotiation, not in a CV.
Full address: Write your city, not your street address. You do not need to give your exact location in a CV.
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