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CV or resume: which does your target country expect?

Five questions about where and how you are applying. The answer shows the conventions a public careers service states for that country, with the source.

1. Which country is the employer hiring in?
2. Your experience
3. What does the posting ask for?
4. Is it an academic or research post at a university?
5. Are you applying from India to another country?

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What public careers services say, by country

Each card states only what its cited public source says. The rule that always applies: when a posting names the document or the format it wants, follow the posting.

United Kingdom

Word used
CV (as used by National Careers Service (UK))
Personal details
The National Careers Service says you should not include your age, your date of birth, whether you’re married or your nationality.
References
It suggests saying that references are available on request rather than putting someone else’s contact details on your CV.

Source: National Careers Service (UK): CV sections, checked . Anything this source does not state, such as paper size, is left out.

UK CV template

Canada

Word used
resume (as used by Job Bank, Government of Canada)
Length
Job Bank says to limit your resume to two pages.
Photo
Job Bank says a photo is not the norm in Canada and can lower your chances.
Personal details
It lists age, weight, height, marital status, religious preference and political views as things to leave out, and says never to include your Social Insurance Number.

Source: Job Bank, Government of Canada: How to write a good resume, checked . Anything this source does not state, such as paper size, is left out.

India

ROLIVA has not yet checked a public careers source for India, so this page does not state conventions for it. Follow the employer’s own instructions and use the word their posting uses.

United States

ROLIVA has not yet checked a public careers source for United States, so this page does not state conventions for it. Follow the employer’s own instructions and use the word their posting uses.

Australia

ROLIVA has not yet checked a public careers source for Australia, so this page does not state conventions for it. Follow the employer’s own instructions and use the word their posting uses.

Australian CV template

Sources

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