CV in Norwegian: Norwegian CV template and format

How to write a CV in Norwegian: sections, sammendrag, languages and dates according to the Norwegian employment agency Nav and the state service utdanning.no. Below is a template with a translation of every sentence.

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How to write a CV in Norwegian

Personlige opplysninger: full name, date of birth, e-mail, phone, address.
Sammendrag: your most important qualifications fitted to this position, e.g. “5 års erfaring som …”.
Utdanning: schools and subjects, most recent first, with dates. Vocational diplomas go here too.
Arbeidserfaring: last job first, position, period and tasks in short points.
Annen erfaring: voluntary work and community roles.
Førerkort, kurs, sertifikater: driving licence, courses and qualifications, e.g. for forklifts.
Språk: level for speaking and writing separately, plus your native language.

Photo and length

A photo is voluntary. If you add one, your face should be clearly visible, framed from the chest up. Length: 2 pages at most.

Dates and signature

Write periods with the month in words and the year, e.g. “mars 2019 – nå”. The Norwegian rules do not mention a place, date or signature at the end of a CV, so we don't add them.

Norwegian 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
Telefon: +91 90000 00000
E-post: ravi.kumar@example.com
Fødselsdato: 12.03.1990

Sammendrag5 års erfaring som lagermedarbeider med ordreplukking og håndterminal. Vant til skiftarbeid.

Utdanning2006–2010: videregående skole, Kochi (India).

Arbeidserfaringmars 2021 – nå: lagermedarbeider, Firma X, Kochi (India). Ordreplukking med håndterminal, varekontroll og pakking.

FerdigheterSpråk: malayalam – morsmål; engelsk – muntlig: svært god, skriftlig: svært god.
Førerkort: klasse 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

Summary5 years of experience as a warehouse worker with order picking and a handheld scanner. Used to shift work.

Education2006–2010: upper secondary school, Kochi (India).

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

SkillsLanguages: Malayalam – native; English – spoken: very good, written: very good.
Driving licence: category 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 Norwegian 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 Norwegian CV 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 Norwegian?

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.

Can a CV for Norway be in English?

The official guides we use don't settle this, so follow the ad. CVabroad prepares documents in Norwegian, in the bokmål form.

Does a Norwegian CV have a photo?

A photo is voluntary. We don't generate photos: you can add your own.

Can I work in Norway without a permit?

According to EURES, the employer must verify that you have the right to work in Norway, and EU/EEA citizens staying more than three months must register. Others need permission from the Norwegian immigration authorities. We don't decide whether you have this right: check on the UDI website.

Where these rules come from

We wrote down the rules from official sources: 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”.