Career changes & international CVs
Adapt the structure to a career change, a gap, a research application or a different destination. Document conventions vary; use these guides to decide what to check.
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CV vs resume: choose the document the application needs
Understand the difference between a job resume, a regional CV and an academic CV, then choose useful sections without assuming one universal format.
Read the guide →Career changes & international CVs · 2 MIN READHow to write a resume for a career change
Connect transferable experience, new learning and projects to a different role while keeping your work history accurate and easy to understand.
Read the guide →Career changes & international CVs · 2 MIN READHow to present employment gaps on a resume
Keep dates accurate, add brief context when useful and show relevant recent activity without disclosing private details or inventing employment.
Read the guide →Career changes & international CVs · 2 MIN READPrepare a CV for another country or language
Check destination requirements, explain qualifications, choose section headings and test international characters without assuming automatic translation.
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