How to Write a French Résumé

Posted on 8 octobre 2011 by Hélène Billiet

Your French résumé

In France, you do have to send an English version of your CV, except if you are required to do so. Most French employers do not speak English, even if the international profiles are always highly appreciated.

Your French résumé should be very clear and concise, but also correspond to your profile. You may prefer a résumé that highlights your study if you have just left the university, or your work experience if you have been working for over 10 years.

At the same time, your résumé should attract the employer’s attention since he usually receives hundreds of CVs every week. It should be very professional: there cannot be any spelling mistakes or confusing words. It should be considered as the unique identity card of your profile by the employer.

Let’s study this standard French résumé and see why it is a very professional CV:

Iris GRANGER 25 rue de Brest, 69001 Lyon Tel : 04 75 89 22 12 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 04 75 89 22 12 end_of_the_skype_highlighting igranger orange.fr Permis B avec véhicule Mobilité : Rhône-Alpes Célibataire[h1]

EXPÉRIENCE PROFESSIONNELLE[h2]

06/2004-12/2009 : Chef de rayon Auchan – Orléans
rayon textiles

-Management d’une équipe de 4 commerciaux

[h3] 07/2001-03/2004 : Commercial – Prêt-à-porter magasin Tati- Orléans
-Vente directe
-Suivi des commandes

07/2000-06/2001 : Commercial –Cosmétiques Yves Rocher- Orléans-accueil clients

-suivi des dossiers clients / fournisseurs

FORMATION[h4]

1997-1999 – BTS Action marchande- Lycée Diderot – Orléans[h5]

1996 – Baccalauréat Sicences économiques et sociales –Lycée Diderot-Orléans

INFORMATIQUE[h6]

Bureautique :Traitement de texte, Tableur,
Word, Excel, Power Point

LANGUES[h7]

Anglais : écrit et oral, niveau avancé

Espagnol : Niveau intermédiaire

CENTRES D’INTÉRÊTS[h8]

Les voyages:
J’ai parcouru tous les pays européens et je pratique la plongée sous-marine tous les ans en Egypte.

This French résumé is very clear since the employer has all the contact information and the candidate’s photo at first.

Then, he can easily see the different sections that are in blue bold type. He can also identify the candidate’s profile and see if it corresponds to his expectations since the dates and titles are in bold type.

So, he can use this CV very easily when he meets the candidate for a job interview or if he wants to compare it with other CVs.If you need to write a French résumé, see our Writing services on Lyon City Blog.

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[h1]First and last names, your address , phone number and e-mail, your driver’s license, say where you can work, give your marital status

[h2]Your professional experience : give a title to each occupation from the most recent one and describe your job in short sentences or lists

[h3]Dates/ job title-location- « you were in charge of » list

[h4]Your diplomas

[h5]Dates/diploma title/ location

[h6]List of computer skills

[h7]your language skills (oral, written, fluency)

[h8]your hobbies and interests

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4 comments on “How to Write a French Résumé”

1. Roxy on 29 novembre 2011 at 8 h 02 min said:

   Thanks for the great info dog I owe you bgigtiy.

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2. Bobs on 1 décembre 2011 at 0 h 32 min said:

   I serahecd a bunch of sites and this was the best.

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