If job description is in English...

WokSz · #1 21.11.2011, 18:06

should I also make my CV and CL in English? A job description I am applying for requires French and English fluent. I am fluent in both, but the job description is in English.

adrianlondon · #2 21.11.2011, 18:11

Ask them. Send an email (or phone them if you really like the job) and say you have a French CV ready to send but you can translate it into English if that's what they'd prefer.

Oh, and just to be pedantic, it's "fluent French and English" :-) Well, to avoid ambiguity it has to be "fluent French and fluent English" or "fluent in both French and English" but hey.

araqyl · #3 21.11.2011, 20:14

	Quote:	adrianlondon
	Ask them. Send an email (or phone them if you really like the job) and say you have a French CV ready to send but you can translate it into English if that's what they'd prefer. Oh, and just to be pedantic, it's "fluent French and English" :-) Well, to avoid ambiguity it has to be "fluent French and fluent English" or "fluent in both French and English" but hey.

The job could also require "French & English to be fluent", I guess ...

Definitely agree on the main point though - ask them which they'd like, or whether they'd like both ...

miniMia · #4 21.11.2011, 23:06

If the job description is in English send the CV & letter in English.

W-Maximus · #5 22.11.2011, 21:22

	Quote:	miniMia
	If the job description is in English send the CV & letter in English.

Agree!

English advertisement = English response required.

Russian advert = Russian response expected

Etc

They are testing how good your English is as part of the application process. Get your application checked by a native English speaker since it is easy to make a few minor errors in any foreign language