CV conversion guides

A CV that is completely correct at home is often wrong abroad, and nobody tells you which parts. These guides go country by country: what to take off, what to put on, and how to make your grades, your employers and your English legible to someone who has never heard of any of them.

90 guides · last reviewed August 2026 · free to read, no email required

Applying from India

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Pakistan

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Nigeria

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from the Philippines

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Indonesia

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from China

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Bangladesh

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Nepal

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Vietnam

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Egypt

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Kenya

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Ghana

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Brazil

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Turkey

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

Applying from Sri Lanka

to the UK
to the US
to Canada
to Australia
to Ireland
to the UAE

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