CV in Italian: Italian CV format, template and rules

How to write a CV in Italian: sections, Presentazione, languages, photo and the data clause, according to Italian employment centres and EURES. Below is a template with a translation of every sentence.

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How to write a CV in Italian

  • Dati personali: full name, date of birth, address with town, phone, e-mail.
  • Presentazione: the position you are applying for, availability and strengths, e.g. “disponibile su tutti i tipi di turni”.
  • Esperienze professionali: last job first, period, company, position and tasks in points.
  • Istruzione e formazione: schools and courses, most recent first. For a course write when, how many hours and who ran it.
  • Competenze linguistiche: each language with its level, even basic, plus your native language as madrelingua.
  • Patente and skills: driving licence, software, forklift, reading technical drawings.

Photo and length

EURES and the employment centre in Lecco say a photo is not needed unless the ad asks for it. Europass advises adding one, so the decision is yours. If you add one: passport-style format, neutral background. Length: preferably 2 pages at most.

The personal data clause

EURES and Italian employment offices say to add consent to data processing under the CV. Art. 111-bis of the Italian privacy code says that consent is not needed for recruitment when you send a CV on your own initiative. The app asks you about this clause and adds it if you confirm or if the ad requires it.

Dates and signature

Write periods as, for example, “Dall'01/01/2024 al 31/12/2024”, or “Da marzo 2021 a oggi” if you remember only the month. Sources differ on a date and signature at the end of the CV: an older list from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region mentions them, the Lecco centre does not, so we don't add them.

Italian CV template

A fictional example for warehouse work. Copy the layout and enter your real details.

The document for the employer

Ravi Kumar12 MG Road, 682001 Kochi, India
Telefono: +91 90000 00000
E-mail: ravi.kumar@example.com
Data di nascita: 12/03/1990

PresentazioneMagazziniere con 5 anni di esperienza nella preparazione degli ordini con palmare, disponibile su tutti i tipi di turni.

Esperienze professionaliDa marzo 2021 a oggi: magazziniere, Firma X, Kochi (India). Preparazione degli ordini con palmare, controllo e imballaggio delle merci.

Istruzione e formazione2006–2010: diploma di scuola superiore, Kochi (India).

Competenze linguisticheMalayalam: madrelingua. Inglese: C1. Italiano: A2.

PatenteCategoria B.

What it means

Ravi Kumar12 MG Road, 682001 Kochi, India
Phone: +91 90000 00000
E-mail: ravi.kumar@example.com
Date of birth: 12/03/1990

PresentationWarehouse worker with 5 years of experience in order picking with a handheld scanner, available for all types of shifts.

Work experienceMarch 2021 to today: warehouse worker, Company X, Kochi (India). Order picking with a handheld scanner, checking and packing goods.

Education and training2006–2010: secondary school diploma, Kochi (India).

Language skillsMalayalam: native. English: C1. Italian: A2.

Driving licenceCategory B.

You can use the example on this page for free. The check of how your CV matches a job ad is also free. Finished documents for a specific job ad cost €9 for 30 days, one payment.

Questions and answers

Can I make a CV in Italian for free?

The example on this page and the match check are free. A finished CV for a specific job ad, with a translation and with files, costs €9 for 30 days, one payment.

Is there a CV in Italian template to download, in Word or PDF?

You can copy the layout from this page. You download a finished CV for a specific job ad from the app as a PDF and a Word file.

Do I need to know Italian?

Not to prepare the documents: you write in English and see every sentence translated. If the ad requires the language, the app asks about your level and enters it truthfully.

Does an Italian CV have a photo?

Usually it is not needed unless the ad asks for it. We don't generate photos: you can add your own.

Can I work in Italy without a permit?

According to EURES, EU citizens work in Italy without a work permit. Others need a residence permit that allows work. We don't decide whether you have this right: check your document, because the employer will ask about it.

Where these rules come from

We wrote down the rules from official sources: 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).

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