English CV maker for jobs in Vietnam and abroad. Harvard-style or designer templates, on A4.
Pick a template, type your experience or import the CV you have, and the preview updates as you write. It is built for foreign-invested companies in Vietnam and employers abroad, with an optional photo and a Certifications section for your IELTS or TOEIC score.
Free to build and preview, $9 once to download. No sign-up, and your details are saved in your browser, not on our servers.
Made for English CVs from Vietnam
Ready for jobs abroad
Optional fields for nationality and visa status sit with your contact details, so an employer in Singapore, the Gulf or elsewhere sees at once where you are from and whether you need a work visa. Leave them empty for local applications.
Begin with your current CV
Upload the CV you have now as a PDF or Word file, check the fields it fills in, and edit from there instead of retyping every job.
Text that job portals can read
Every template is built from real, selectable text in a normal reading order, so job portals and the applicant tracking systems at larger employers can read every line. The PDF comes out on A4, the standard size in Vietnam.
CV templates for English applications from Vietnam
See all 28
Tech, design, startups
Creative, media, sales, personal brands
Design, architecture, creative agencies
Writers, communications, design leads
Product, marketing, operations
Any industry, applicant tracking systems
Startups, marketing, product
Sales, management, client-facing roles
What employers expect on an English CV in Vietnam
A photo is common, but match the country
Most CVs in Vietnam carry a photo, and local job boards advise a clear, professional headshot even on an English CV. Use a recent photo, dressed as you would for the job, and never a selfie. Leave it off when you apply to employers in the US, the UK or Ireland.
Keep personal details short
CVs in Vietnam often list date of birth, marital status and more. On an English CV for a foreign company, name, phone, email, city and LinkedIn are enough for a recruiter to reach you. Local job boards advise leaving off marital status, religion and your ID card number, and advice on date of birth varies, so treat it as optional.
One page early on, two at most
Recruiters and job boards in Vietnam generally advise one A4 page for students, fresh graduates and anyone with under five years of experience, and two pages as the usual ceiling even for senior roles. Cut older jobs to a title, employer and dates.
What a 'Harvard CV' means
When people in Vietnam ask for a Harvard CV, they mean a plain single-column page: contact details, education, experience with the most recent job first, then certificates. Each bullet opens with a verb such as led, built or reduced and ends with a result. Pick a single-column template for the same plain look.
Your CV is a sample of your English
At a foreign company, your CV is often the first piece of your English a recruiter reads. Use the present tense for your current job and the past tense for earlier ones, check every spelling, and put IELTS or TOEIC results with the year under Certifications.
Write your name one way everywhere
Some career advisers in Vietnam, including university career centres, suggest writing your name without diacritics on an English CV, given name first and family name last, such as 'Lan Nguyen'. Others keep the Vietnamese order. Whichever form you choose, use it on LinkedIn, in your email signature and on every application so recruiters can match them.
CV examples. Written for your job.
All examples- Product designer
- Marketing manager
- Software engineer
- Sales account executive
- Financial analyst
- Registered nurse
- Teacher
- Student and recent graduate
- Project manager
- Data analyst
- HR and recruiter
- Operations manager
- Accountant
- Civil engineer
- Administrative assistant
- Customer service agent
- Receptionist
- Mechanical engineer
- Graphic designer
- Procurement officer
CV guides. Read before you apply.
All guides- Should you put a photo on your CV? A country-by-country guideWhether to add a photo depends on where you apply. A country-by-country answer, and how to take a headshot that helps rather than hurts.
- How to write a CV with no experience: students and fresh graduatesNo full-time job yet? What to put on your first CV, how to write it so it reads like evidence, and the mistakes that make graduate CVs look thin.
- CV format for Gulf jobs when you apply from abroadWhat to change on your CV when you apply to the UAE, Saudi Arabia or Qatar from India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Egypt or the UK.
Free while you write. $9 once to download.
Writing your CV costs nothing: every template, full editing, live preview and CV import are free, with no sign-up. To download the PDF, you buy the CVFalcon Pass once for $9. It is charged in US dollars, so your bank may show the amount converted to VND. The Pass gives you unlimited downloads of every template for good, with no subscription.
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- Every template, every colour
- Live preview as you type
- Import your old CV from PDF or Word
- No sign-up, saved on your device
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CV questions from Vietnam
Should I put a photo on my CV?
For employers in Vietnam, a photo is common, so use a recent, professional headshot. For jobs in the US, the UK or Ireland, leave it off. Because the photo field is optional, you can download one copy with a photo for local applications and one without for those countries.
Should my CV be one page or two?
One A4 page for students, fresh graduates and anyone with under five years of experience. Two pages is the usual maximum, even for senior roles. If yours runs longer, shorten older jobs first.
What is a Harvard CV?
A plain, single-column CV: contact details, education, work experience with the most recent job first, and certificates. Each bullet starts with a verb and shows a result. It is quick for a recruiter to scan and easy for applicant tracking systems to read.
Should I include my date of birth and marital status?
Leave marital status off, along with religion and your ID card number; guides from Vietnamese job boards advise leaving these off an English CV. Date of birth still appears on many CVs in Vietnam, but it is optional, and employers in the US, the UK and Ireland do not expect it.
CV or resume: is there a difference?
In Vietnam, CV is the everyday word, and employers treat a resume as the same document. In some countries a CV means a longer academic record and a resume a one- or two-page summary, but for company jobs in Vietnam either word works.
A4 or US Letter?
A4, the usual paper size in Vietnam and also in Singapore and the Gulf. Switch to US Letter before downloading if you apply to employers in the US or Canada.
Can I make my CV for free?
Yes, you can build and preview it free, in every template and without an account. The PDF download needs the CVFalcon Pass: one payment of $9, unlimited downloads and no subscription.