1-2 pages · Photo slot top-right · Loisirs section
The French CV format - an optional photo slot top-right and a Loisirs section. Aim for one page early in your career, two if you are senior.
The France template follows common French CV conventions: French section headings, a photo slot top-right, and a Loisirs (interests) section, which recruiters in France often read. A photo is optional, and listing your date of birth or nationality is dated advice - you can leave both off. Keep it to one page early in your career and two if you are senior. The template is calibrated for the French corporate market - including the luxury, banking, energy, and automotive sectors that dominate Paris hiring - and equally for francophone Belgium, Switzerland, and Quebec. Use it whenever the job posting specifies "envoyer votre CV" rather than asking for a "resume".
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