About us

Who runs the service

CVabroad is run by Karol Weiher from Frankfurt (Oder), a city on the border between Poland and Germany. He is responsible for the service and for everything we publish in it. Full operator details are in the Impressum.

Why CVabroad exists

Anyone looking for work in another country usually has two problems at once: a foreign language and foreign customs. In each country a CV looks a little different: it may have a different order of sections, a different way of writing dates and a different approach to photos. An online translator converts words, but it does not fit the document to the job ad or to the customs of the country where you want to work.

With CVabroad you write in your language and the documents are created in the employer's language, for a specific offer. Next to every sentence you see a translation, so you know what you are sending.

Where our rules come from

We write down the rules for CVs and cover letters for each country from official sources: employment offices, chambers of commerce, official language institutions and the European Commission's EURES portal. When sources differ, we take the safer option. These are the sources we use for the countries we already cover:

• Germany: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Bewerbungskompass „Bewerbung leicht gemacht” (2026); IHK Pfalz, Tipps Lebenslauf; IHK Arnsberg, Erfolgreich bewerben
• Italy: Komisja Europejska, EURES „Living and working conditions: Italy”, części „Applying for a job” i „Registration procedures”; Provincia di Lecco, Centro per l'Impiego di Lecco e Merate „Come si fa il curriculum vitae?”; Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia „Regole per compilare il CV” (2012); Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia „Check list per il controllo del CV” (2012); Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia „La lettera di motivazione (o di presentazione)” (2012); Komisja Europejska, Europass „Crea il tuo CV Europass”; Komisja Europejska, Europass „Crea la tua lettera di presentazione Europass”; Normattiva, d.lgs. 30 giugno 2003 n. 196, art. 111-bis; Accademia della Crusca „Norme di redazione per le lettere”; Accademia della Crusca „Alle nostre egregie lettrici e ai nostri gentili lettori…”; Ministero del Lavoro, Integrazionemigranti „Lavoro e protezione temporanea, risposte alle domande più frequenti”; Ministero del Lavoro, Integrazionemigranti „Protezione temporanea fino al 2028, ma non per chi si sottrae alla leva” (23.07.2026)
• Netherlands: UWV, werk.nl „Cv maken”; UWV, werk.nl „Hoe schrijft u een persoonlijk profiel voor uw cv”; UWV, werk.nl „Profielfoto: met deze tips komt het goed”; UWV, werk.nl „Gat in uw cv? Zo is het geen probleem!”; UWV, werk.nl „Een sollicitatiebrief of motivatiebrief schrijven”; UWV, werk.nl „Begeleidende mail bij sollicitatie”; Komisja Europejska, EURES „Living and working conditions: Netherlands”, część „How to apply for a job”; Nederlandse Taalunie, Taaladvies.net „Opmaak van een zakelijke brief in Nederland”; Nederlandse Taalunie, Taaladvies.net „Taal en gender: brieven en e-mails”; Nederlandse Taalunie, Taaladvies.net „Datumnotatie”
• Norway: Nav, arbeidsplassen.no „Slik skriv du ein god CV”; Nav, arbeidsplassen.no „Tips til jobbsøknaden”; Nav, „Huskeliste når du søker på en stilling”; Nav, „Søknaden og CV-en”; utdanning.no (Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse) „Slik skriver du CV”; utdanning.no „Slik skriver du jobbsøknad” wraz z wzorem „Eksempel på jobbsøknad”; utdanning.no „Hvordan søke jobb?”; Komisja Europejska, EURES „Living and working conditions: Norway”, część „Apply for a job”; Språkrådet „Formell e-post”; Språkrådet „Datoar”; Språkrådet „Hei, hallo og komma”
• Poland: Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych, „ABC rekrutacji” (art. 22¹ Kodeksu pracy, zdjęcie, zgoda); Komisja Europejska, EURES „Living and working conditions: Poland”, część „Applying for a job”; Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Warszawie, „Jak przygotować CV?”; Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Warszawie, „Jak napisać list motywacyjny?” (z wzorem listu); Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Katowicach, „Jak przygotować dokumenty aplikacyjne”; Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Olsztynie, „Dokumenty aplikacyjne”; Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Krakowie, poradnik „Jak pisać życiorys i list motywacyjny” (ok. 2010; tylko zasady formy, bez nieaktualnej klauzuli)
• Romania: Komisja Europejska, EURES „Living and working conditions: Romania”; ANOFM „Scrisoare de intenție”; ANOFM „CV Europass”; ANOFM „Ghidul serviciilor”; Komisja Europejska, Europass; Komisja Europejska, Europass „Creați un CV Europass”; Komisja Europejska, Europass „Redactați o scrisoare de intenție”; ANOFM, wzór CV w formacie europejskim; Comunitățile Europene, Instrucțiuni pentru folosirea CV-ului Europass (2003), copia publicată pe anp.gov.ro
• United Kingdom: National Careers Service „How to write a CV”; National Careers Service „How to write a cover letter”; National Careers Service „Explain a gap in employment”; nidirect (rząd Irlandii Północnej) „CVs and cover letters”; GOV.UK „Style guide A to Z” (Dates); Home Office „Understanding your right to work in the UK: EU, EEA and Swiss citizens”; Home Office „Right to work checks: employing EU, EEA and Swiss citizens”; GOV.UK „Skilled Worker visa”

How we use artificial intelligence

The documents are written by artificial intelligence (the Claude model by Anthropic), based only on your details and the rules for writing a CV in the country where you want to work. We prepare the app, the rules and the texts of the service with the help of AI, and a human is responsible for them: the operator of the service.

What CVabroad is not

CVabroad is a tool for preparing documents. It is not an employment agency or an intermediary, and it does not give legal advice, for example on work permits or recognition of qualifications.