European CV + Cover letter with the free Europass service, Templates 2021

If you are looking for a job in your country or abroadyou need to know that CV is the key document and your first contact with the employer. In a way, it represents your identity card. To an employer, you don't exist without a CV.

Human resources managers, and even more so company directors, don't like to waste a lot of time. A Comprehensive CV that highlights your skills and training in a clear, precise and standardized way will be a major asset in increasing your chances for initial selection.

With this in mind, following an initiative by the European Union (through the Directorate-General for Education and Culture), the Europass system was launched in 2004. A system that has evolved over time.

What is the Europass CV?

Europass is a free service for creating a European-standard CV and cover letter online. This will simplify the job search for candidates in Europe, but the CV can also be used in any country.

Europass is a European action aimed at increasing the transparency of European systems in terms of national education systems, employment and improving their compatibility across Europe. Europass documents and the Europass portal are designed to promote mutual understanding of skills and qualifications in Europe.

The five Europass documents are the CV, the Language Passport, the Europass Mobility, the Certificate Supplement and the Diploma Supplement, which share a common brand and logo. Since 2012, users have been able to merge all Europass documents into the European Skills Passport.

Who can use the Europass service?

Although this service was originally designed for European citizens, anyone can now use it. You can create your CV easily on the Europass website, without even registering if you wish, although to take full advantage of the site's various features in addition to the CV, registration is compulsory.

The editor takes you step-by-step through the process of filling in your CV, providing detailed instructions and helping you to a successful CV. This ensures that you don't forget to include any important information, and that you can create a clear, up-to-date CV in a minimum of time. This CV is of course particularly suitable for applicants who wish to submit application documents abroad.

Languages supported on Europass

The system covers all the languages used in Europe:

Basque - Bulgarian - Catalan - Croatian

Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - Esperanto - Estonian

Finnish - French - Galician - Gaelic

German - Greek - Hungarian - Icelandic

Italian - Latvian - Lithuanian - Maltese

Moldavian / Romanian - Norwegian - Polish

Portuguese - Russian - Slovak - Slovenian

Spanish - Swedish - Turkish

How to create a Europass CV and cover letter

The Europass website lets you create a CV in just a few minutes, without having to install any programs or applications on your computer or smartphone. Using the website is easy:

1. Visit the Europass website: https://europa.eu/europass/fr
2. Click on the "Create a CV" link.
   You will then be invited to register on the site. If you wish to continue without registering, click on "continue".
3. A new page will appear for you. Simply enter your details.
4. Once you've completed your details, don't forget to click on "Save". You can now download the CV in PDF format. However, if you wish to download it in other formats, click on "Other formats" and then choose the format you prefer.

To create a cover letterTo create a cover letter, follow the same steps by clicking on the "Create a cover letter" link instead of creating a CV.

Another alternative to the Europass site is EuroCV: https://www.eurocv.eu