FeaturedInternational5 min read
Adapting your CV for six international markets
There is no such thing as an international CV. Here is what changes between six of the most common destination markets, and what never changes anywhere.
Leila Fassi ·
10 guides · written by the CreateCVOnline editorial desk
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International5 min read
CV conventions in Morocco and the MENA region
Which language to write in, what belongs in the personal details, how to present Moroccan and regional qualifications, and what multinationals in the region expect instead.
Leila Fassi ·
Career stage5 min read
The senior CV: scope, budget, headcount and outcomes
At senior level the question changes from “can you do the work?” to “what were you accountable for, and what happened?” Here is how the document changes with it.
Marcus Reid ·
Career stage4 min read
Writing a CV with no work experience
You have more material than you think. Here is how to write coursework, part-time jobs, societies and volunteering so they read as evidence, and what order to put them in.
The CreateCVOnline editorial team ·
By role5 min read
The software engineer’s CV: stack and projects
Two readers, thirty seconds each. What an engineering hiring manager actually looks for, how to write a stack section, and which projects and links earn their space.
Marcus Reid ·
By role5 min read
One career, five CVs: the same years, retold
Take one messy, ordinary career and aim it at five different jobs. Nothing is invented; the promotion and demotion of facts does all the work.
The CreateCVOnline editorial team ·
CV writing5 min read
How to write a professional summary
The four lines under your name decide which pile your CV lands in. Two formulas, six worked examples from graduate to executive, and what to cut.
The CreateCVOnline editorial team ·
CV writing5 min read
15 common CV mistakes, and the line that fixes each one
Fifteen failure modes we see over and over, each with the fix and a before-and-after line. Most of them take under a minute to correct once you can see them.
The CreateCVOnline editorial team ·
ATS & applications5 min read
Make your CV ATS-safe in 20 minutes
Applicant tracking systems do not reject you — bad parsing does. Here is what the parser really does with your file, and a timed pass to fix the CV you already have.
Marcus Reid ·
CV writing6 min read
How to write a professional CV, section by section
Most CVs fail on structure rather than content. Here is the order the sections should run in, what belongs in each one, and a worked example of every part.
The CreateCVOnline editorial team ·
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