CVJinny for Germany
Build a CV that Germany recruiters actually read
Talk to Jinny for 60 seconds. We’ll write your CV the way Germany recruiters expect — local format, local phrasing, local compliance — and hand you a polished PDF.
Paper
A4
Date format
DD.MM.YYYY
Languages
de + en
Phone format
Local
What Germany recruiters expect
German Lebenslauf is the formal standard: tabellarisch (tabular) format, 2-3 pages, often signed and dated at the bottom. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (arbeitsagentur.de) is the Federal Employment Agency + Make-it-in-Germany.com is the federal portal for skilled foreign workers. Bewerbungsfoto historically conventional and STILL widely expected by recruiters even though the AGG (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz 2006) discourages it — many German CVs still include a professional photo top-right of page 1. Full street address conventional. Reverse-chronological with explicit section titles (Persönliche Daten, Berufserfahrung, Ausbildung, Kenntnisse, Sprachen, Interessen). Date format DD.MM.YYYY. Sozialversicherungsnummer NEVER on a public CV. Strong inbound from EU labour market. For international applicants to German companies, including a Bewerbungsfoto is usually safer than omitting it (recruiter expectation outweighs anti-discrim caveat for traditional sectors).
Local job titles we know
- educationLehrer / Lehrerin (Verbeamtet)
- educationProfessor / Privatdozent / Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
- educationSchulleiter / Schulleiterin
- educationDirektor / Studienleiter
- financeJunior Investment Banking Analyst (m/w/d)
- financeVice President, Investment Banking (m/w/d)
- financeRisk Analyst / Risikoanalyst (m/w/d)
- financeWirtschaftsprüfer / Steuerberater / Bilanzbuchhalter
Trusted government sources we cite
- Den perfekten Lebenslauf erstellen — official CV/Lebenslauf guide— Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) — Federal Employment Agency, Germany
- BA — international workers info + advice (English)— Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) — Federal Employment Agency, Germany
- Application process in Germany — Part 1: CV / Lebenslauf— Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) — ZAV — International Skill-Set
Germany CV — frequently asked questions
- What paper size does a Germany CV use?
- A4 is the standard paper size for CVs submitted to recruiters in Germany. CVJinny renders every output at this size automatically.
- What date format should I use on a Germany CV?
- DD.MM.YYYY is the convention recruiters in Germany expect. CVJinny formats every date this way — never raw ISO timestamps.
- What language should my Germany CV be written in?
- Common defaults are de, en. CVJinny supports every locale and lets you draft in your strongest language while targeting Germany recruiters.
- Does CVJinny work for Germany job applications?
- Yes — CVJinny is built for Germany (and 90+ other countries). Every output honours local recruiter expectations: format, phrasing, compliance, photo policy.
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