cjj
30 Aug 2010
Work / CV/Resume style standards in Poland [17]
a couple of points from my experience (I'm an ex-pat living in Poland so I've noticed some differences)
- a photo is as expected as your name. And most CVs have the applicant's age on them ... I don't want either, but it seems expected.
- security clearances ... maybe not so needed unless the job calls them out ?
- The Letter is important here - paragraphs of text in which the applicant tries to beg for the job while putting in as many supporting-evidence-clauses for his/her brilliance and suitability. I hate reading them when I'm interviewing because they need to be written well to be effective and I'm not really caring about people's ability to string sentences together.
- unless you walk on water (and they really need that skill), make sure the difficulty of calling you to interview doesn't exceed your potential usefulness ...
a couple of points from my experience (I'm an ex-pat living in Poland so I've noticed some differences)
- a photo is as expected as your name. And most CVs have the applicant's age on them ... I don't want either, but it seems expected.
- security clearances ... maybe not so needed unless the job calls them out ?
- The Letter is important here - paragraphs of text in which the applicant tries to beg for the job while putting in as many supporting-evidence-clauses for his/her brilliance and suitability. I hate reading them when I'm interviewing because they need to be written well to be effective and I'm not really caring about people's ability to string sentences together.
- unless you walk on water (and they really need that skill), make sure the difficulty of calling you to interview doesn't exceed your potential usefulness ...