Translate your CV
into another language.
Eight languages, one pass, and the layout stays exactly where you put it, right-to-left included. Then adapt what a translation cannot: the conventions of the country you are applying to.
From one language
to the next, in three steps.
Nothing is retyped and nothing is rebuilt. You keep one CV and produce the language versions you need from it.
Create or import your CV
Start from a blank page or upload the CV you already have. Both are free, no card, and every template is available.
Choose the target language
English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch or Arabic. Sections, dates and bullet points are translated together, and the layout is left alone.
Review, then export
Edit any line before downloading, job titles and school names often read better untranslated. Export as PDF, DOCX or TXT.
A translated CV is not yet a local one.
Language is the easy half. The rest is convention, and it changes at every border, which is why we wrote a guide for each market our readers apply to.
The sections are not equivalents
A UK CV opens with a personal statement. A German Lebenslauf has no such thing: it opens with contact details, a photo, and a reverse-chronological record. Translating a heading does not create the section under it.
Photo, date of birth, marital status
Standard on a German, Spanish or Italian CV. On a US resume the same three lines are the fastest way to have an application set aside.
Length is a rule, not a preference
Two pages is the norm in Germany and the UK. One to two in the Netherlands, Spain and Italy. In France, one page still reads as the default.
Even the word changes meaning
In the United States a CV is an academic record: publications, grants, teaching. The document you send for a job there is a resume, and it is not the same document.
Read the conventions before you send it
Each guide covers what actually changes: length, photo, section order, and what recruiters expect attached.
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The German CV (Lebenslauf)
Photo expected, two pages, a handwritten signature.
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The UK CV
Two pages, a personal statement, and none of the personal data.
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The US resume
No photo, no personal data, results before duties.
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The Dutch CV
A plain register, a photo, experience ahead of education.
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The Spanish CV
A photo is normal and a data-protection line is expected.
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The Italian CV
Photo, date of birth, and the privacy line everyone still adds.
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CV or resume?
The same word names two different documents depending on the country.
What is free, and what translation costs
Translation is not part of the free plan. Everything you need to get your CV ready for it is.
Free, no card
- Create a CV from scratch, or import the one you have
- Preview it in any template
- Unlimited editing, with no time limit
Pro: from $7.99
- Translation into the 8 supported languages
- PDF and DOCX downloads
- Job posting analysis and cover letters
Pro Week is a one-off $7.99 for seven days and does not renew. Pro is $14.99 a month, or $7.50 a month billed annually.
Translating a CV: the questions we get
Which languages can I translate my CV into?
Eight: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and Arabic. Arabic is laid out right-to-left; the template follows the reading direction rather than forcing the text into a frame built for Latin script.
Is translating my CV free?
No. Creating a CV, importing one you already have and previewing it in any template are free, with no card. Translation is a Pro feature: $7.99 for a one-week pass that does not renew, or $14.99 a month.
Does the layout survive the translation?
Yes. The translation replaces text inside the structure you already have: same template, same section order, same headings. German and Dutch run longer than English, so a one-page CV can spill; you tighten it in the editor before exporting.
Is a translated CV enough to apply abroad?
Often not on its own. The wording will be right while the format stays foreign: a photo where none is expected, two pages where one is the norm, a section that does not exist in that market. The country guides above cover what to change.
Can I edit the translation?
Yes, line by line, before you download anything. Proper nouns (employers, schools, certifications) are usually best left in the original, and you can restore any of them.
One CV. Every language you apply in.
Create or import it for free, then translate it when you are ready to send it.
Free to start • No credit card • Translation included with Pro