Resume Writing by Country
Resume conventions differ by country — length, whether to include a photo, even resume-plus-career-history structure. Organized for the market you’re applying to.
🇰🇷 South Korea resume
Resume + career-history document, emphasizing quantified results and role fit
Wanted · Saramin · JobKorea · Programmers
🇺🇸 United States resume
One-page, impact-first bullets; no photo, age, or gender
LinkedIn · Indeed · Greenhouse · Lever
🇯🇵 Japan resume
Dual documents: 履歴書 (rirekisho) + 職務経歴書 (career history)
LinkedIn · Wantedly · Green · doda
🇸🇬 Singapore resume
Concise 1–2 pages in English; state your visa / work-pass status
LinkedIn · MyCareersFuture · JobStreet
🇩🇪 Germany resume
Lebenslauf (tabular CV), structured and fact-based
LinkedIn · XING · StepStone
🇬🇧 United Kingdom resume
2-page CV, results-focused, no photo
LinkedIn · Indeed · Reed · Otta
🇨🇦 Canada resume
1–2 pages, results-first, similar to the US
LinkedIn · Indeed · Job Bank
🇦🇺 Australia resume
2–3 pages allowed; detailed responsibilities and results
LinkedIn · Seek · Indeed