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I
magine you are a recruiter for a large, North American company. Hundreds of
resumés are piled on your desk every day. At the top of today’s pile is a five-page package from an applicant in France, listing everything that person has done in her lifetime, including published documents and university grades—all written in lengthy paragraph form. With hundreds of other—more concise—resumés on your desk, would you even bother reading her document?
For a professional resumé to
be effective, it should always be written with the target reader in mind. But what happens when
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your target reader is on the other side of the world? Impressing an international recruiter can be more challenging than impressing a local one—in part due to differing social, cultural and professional expectations. But while it may be a little more work, it’s certainly possible to get it right, even from another continent. So if you’re getting ready to circulate your resumé abroad, read on. Four resumé experts weigh in below on how to target your own resumé for the international job market.
Resumé versus Curriculum Vitae (CV)
A professional document that you’re targeting for companies in
FOCUS ON : Working Abroad
Put Your Best Foot Forward
INTERNATIONAL RESUMÉS Landing that international job means taking time to
tailor your resumé. BY ANDREA GOURGY
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