Keep Your Foreign Degree’s Name on an English CV and Explain It in English
Write a degree on an English CV the way the EU's own English documents do: the name as on the certificate, then…
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Guides on the wording of a CV: what to write instead of “responsible for”, how to state a language level on the official scale, and which words to change for a British or an American employer. Some include a checker for your own CV text.
What a Consistency Check Finds in Published Sample CVs and How to Run One on Yours
A five-minute pass over a finished CV: five searches that find date ranges joined two ways, full stops on some bullet points…
How to Describe Your Language Level on a CV
"Fluent" and "proficient" mean different things to different readers. Here is how to place yourself on the official CEFR grid, cite a…
Which Words to Change on a CV for a British or an American Employer
The CV words that differ between British and American English, each checked against a dictionary's regional label, with one extract converted in…
What to Write Instead of “Responsible For” on a CV
Swapping "responsible for" for "managed" leaves the bullet describing a duty. Thirteen bullets rewritten for retail, office, trade, first-job and technical roles,…
