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Adama delard
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Abidjan, Lagunes Region, Côte d'Ivoire
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How to make your curriculum vitae competitive internationally
How to make your curriculum vitae competitive internationally
I am an accountant and I work as a monitoring and evaluation manager in a non-governmental organization. I wish to work in humanitarian as a manager.
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Amanda, Becky, Magnus, & Owen .
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Amanda, Becky, Magnus, & Owen’s Answer
Hi Adama,
It’s great to hear you have a global mindset and an aspiration to work internationally. Having professional experience in other countries is a huge asset.
While it’s important for your CV to stand out from the crowd, it’s important for it not to stand out for the wrong reasons — so fit in, at least when it comes to cultural norms. That is to say, every country handles CVs differently, from the structure (maybe they put the “experience” section ahead of the “education” section) to the presentation (maybe they include a photo and use A4 size paper). If you already know which country you want to work in, do your research about what the standard resume there looks like and what content it contains, and then model your CV after that format (Likewise, if you know what organization you want to work with, research their culture to find more information about things like HR processes, in case they’re different).
If your CV needs to be in the destination country’s language, don’t stop at Google Translate. Ask someone local to proofread it, make sure any industry-specific language is accurate, and confirm that the document as a whole captures you as a candidate.
The rest is best practice for CVs in any country. It might be tempting to perfect your CV and blast off a copy to every single employer. However, you’ll find more success if you read every job description carefully and tailor your CV to them — that way, employers will more clearly see how your specific experience relates to the open role.
At the end of the day, it’s possible your CV might be similar to other candidates who have had comparable academic and professional experiences. To differentiate yourself from the candidate pool, don’t be afraid to think beyond the CV and ask yourself what kind of relevant supplementary material you can submit (for example, designers should always add a portfolio of their work, journalists can showcase their best newspaper clippings, a developer might share a website they coded themselves, and so on). Use the qualifications of the job you are applying for and infuse them into your application. It’s always better to show rather than tell how you’re different — and better for the job — than the rest of the pack.
Best,
Amanda, Becky, Magnus, and Owen*
*Note: This answer combines input from a group of marketers with more than 40 years of professional experience — all currently working at a global tech company. We hope you find our answer helpful and wish you the best of luck!
It’s great to hear you have a global mindset and an aspiration to work internationally. Having professional experience in other countries is a huge asset.
While it’s important for your CV to stand out from the crowd, it’s important for it not to stand out for the wrong reasons — so fit in, at least when it comes to cultural norms. That is to say, every country handles CVs differently, from the structure (maybe they put the “experience” section ahead of the “education” section) to the presentation (maybe they include a photo and use A4 size paper). If you already know which country you want to work in, do your research about what the standard resume there looks like and what content it contains, and then model your CV after that format (Likewise, if you know what organization you want to work with, research their culture to find more information about things like HR processes, in case they’re different).
If your CV needs to be in the destination country’s language, don’t stop at Google Translate. Ask someone local to proofread it, make sure any industry-specific language is accurate, and confirm that the document as a whole captures you as a candidate.
The rest is best practice for CVs in any country. It might be tempting to perfect your CV and blast off a copy to every single employer. However, you’ll find more success if you read every job description carefully and tailor your CV to them — that way, employers will more clearly see how your specific experience relates to the open role.
At the end of the day, it’s possible your CV might be similar to other candidates who have had comparable academic and professional experiences. To differentiate yourself from the candidate pool, don’t be afraid to think beyond the CV and ask yourself what kind of relevant supplementary material you can submit (for example, designers should always add a portfolio of their work, journalists can showcase their best newspaper clippings, a developer might share a website they coded themselves, and so on). Use the qualifications of the job you are applying for and infuse them into your application. It’s always better to show rather than tell how you’re different — and better for the job — than the rest of the pack.
Best,
Amanda, Becky, Magnus, and Owen*
*Note: This answer combines input from a group of marketers with more than 40 years of professional experience — all currently working at a global tech company. We hope you find our answer helpful and wish you the best of luck!
Thanks Amanda
Adama delard
Rebecca Tang
Banking
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Rebecca’s Answer
I am glad to hear that you have plan to work internationally. It's important to acquire the global vision and experience nowadays. To use your cv to apply a job, it is essential to customize your cv for the application, not only for the applying jobs in other countries.
Firstly, you need to read the job specification carefully on their requirement. You may need to research on the practice of the country especially on industry of the job. Hence, you need to identify what areas & experience you meet requirements n both the job spec and country.
Finally, you can highlight / stress what you can meet those in your cv.
Hope this helps!
Firstly, you need to read the job specification carefully on their requirement. You may need to research on the practice of the country especially on industry of the job. Hence, you need to identify what areas & experience you meet requirements n both the job spec and country.
Finally, you can highlight / stress what you can meet those in your cv.
Hope this helps!
Dewi Larasati, CPG
Senior Geologist |Conventional-Unconventional|Reservoir Characterization|Field Development|3D Geo-cellular Modeling|
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Houston, Texas
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Dewi’s Answer
This is a list of suggestion for anyone looking for international position and this is applicable to any position.
There are several steps you need to research before building your CV:
1. Decide where you want to go internationally (what country)
2. Research on what the dream country vacant positions that match with what you want to be ( contact friends, go to LinkedIn etc)
- Make a list of the job requirement
- Make sure you have those, if not try to find out how to get that in the home country ( get more experience, continue your education, take certification etc)
I hope this helps.
There are several steps you need to research before building your CV:
1. Decide where you want to go internationally (what country)
2. Research on what the dream country vacant positions that match with what you want to be ( contact friends, go to LinkedIn etc)
- Make a list of the job requirement
- Make sure you have those, if not try to find out how to get that in the home country ( get more experience, continue your education, take certification etc)
I hope this helps.
Thanks DEWI this answer is very helpful for me. I want France the United States or Canada
Adama delard