Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
HUNGARY
Resume Guidelines
Personal Information (Include):
1. A photo
2. Marital status
3. Date of Birth
4. Nationality
Education:
1. State if you have studied abroad
2. New graduates: Explain majors during upper secondary school/high school; provide graduation date
3. Keep education brief if you have several years of professional experience
4. Include work experience during college or university years in this section, not professional experience
Professional Experience:
1. Experience held before 1989 should be listed, but NOT described
2. Use bulleted format for job duties
Special Skills (include):
1. Language Skills (Levels of Expertise)
2. Computer Skills
3. Whether you possess a driver’s license
Military Experience: Indicate if you have successfully completed this requirement
Format: Always begin with education, then work experience in a reverse-chronological format
Length: No longer than two pages
Cover Letter Guidelines
1. What job is being applied for, and how you found out about it (newspaper ad, etc.)
2. Skills, experience, abilities that will be valuable to targeted company
3. State if you are currently unemployed
Length: No more than one page
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
HONG KONG
Resume Guidelines
Personal Information (Include):
1. Age
2. Marital Status
3. # of Children
Education:
1. Secondary/high school information is optional
2. Specify whether attendance at a university/college was part-time or distance learning
3. Specify any relevant extracurricular activities
Professional Affiliations:
These are important to mention if you’re in the following careers:
- Finance
- Accounting
- Securities & Banking
- Engineering
Professional Experience:
1. Include company descriptors
2. List job duties in bulleted format
3. Early employment can be summarized
4. Explain reason why you want to leave current position
5. Explain all gaps in employment
6. Specify whether employment was part time or contract
7. Explain why a permanent position wasn’t held
Special Skills (include):
1. Language Skills
2. Computer Skills
Format: CHRONOLOGICAL, not reverse chronological. NEVER use a functional format.
Length: Tied to years of experience. 10+ years of experience – three pages or less; less than 10 years of experience – no more than two pages
Cover Letter Guidelines
1. Always use hiring manager’s name in salutation
2. Position you’re applying for
3. Skills, experience, abilities that will be valuable to targeted company
Length and Format: No more than one page; A4 page setup rather than 8 ½” x 11”
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
GERMANY
Resume Guidelines
Personal Information (Include):
1. Date of Birth
2. Marital Status
3. # of Children
Education:
1. List junior and secondary schools chronologically, detailing years spent at each
2. Include major course of study at secondary schools and degree attained (i.e. A-levels, high school diploma, leaving certificate, etc.)
3. Include any information about study at foreign universities
4. Extracurricular activities in student/business organizations
Professional Experience:
1. Indicate whether work was part or full time
2. Include company descriptors detailing company size, # of employees, etc.
Special Skills (include):
1. Language Skills (Levels of Expertise)
2. Computer Skills
Military Experience:
1. Specialized training or achievements should be included
Interest/Hobbies (include): So that employer knows what you do outside of work
Format: CHRONOLOGICAL, not reverse chronological. Personal details first, then educational background, then employment history, then extracurricular activities (in that order)
Length: Determined by level of experience. Two pages is generally used for new graduates or young professionals
Cover Letter Guidelines
1. Position you’re applying for and why
2. Skills, experience, abilities that will be valuable to targeted company
3. Geographical preferences
4. State if you are currently unemployed
Length: No more than one page
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
FRANCE
Resume Guidelines
Personal Information (optional, but generally included):
1. Date of birth or age
2. Marital status
3. Number of children
Education:
1. In addition to college/university education, list only that you received high school diploma – no specifics about high school are necessary, not even name of high school.
2. List final ranking in school.
Special Skills (include):
1. Language Skills (and level of expertise that includes one of the following):
- basic
- school knowledge
- reading knowledge
- writing knowledge
- fluent
-professional use
2. Computer Skills – specify languages and tools – do NOT be vague
Professional Experience:
1. List data in this order:
Dates of employment, name of firm, activity sector (company descriptor, including sales and number of employees), location, your job title, then accomplishments and duties.
Professional Affiliations: Do NOT include unless you are currently a member and play a significant role in the organization.
Military Experience (optional)
Format: Chronological or reverse chronological, but reverse chronological is preferred. Begin with personal information, then professional experience, followed by education, then everything else (in that order)
Length: No longer than two pages
Cover Letter Guidelines
1. Position you’re applying for and why
2. Skills, experience, abilities that will be valuable to targeted company
Length: No more than one page
