Stage 4 of 7 · 5 lessons · ~2 weeks

A profile employers abroad will shortlist

Recruiters abroad spend seconds on each CV and know little about your university or employer. Make your CV, LinkedIn and portfolio fit local norms, show your work in terms they understand and answer the visa question before they have to ask it.

Start: Explain your context, do not assume it

Lessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order

Do this

Add one context line under every employer on your CV.
Rewrite each bullet as a result with a number where you honestly can.
Write a visa status line and put it in your CV header and LinkedIn About section.
Match your CV to the norms of your destination: length, photo, personal details.
Set Open to Work with your target cities, keeping your real location.
Write two projects up as short case studies and link them.
Connect with ten engineers or recruiters in your destination this month.

Start with· follow one of these

GuideFree
LinkedIn Help: Create a Good LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn
LinkedIn's own guide to profile sections and Open to Work settings
GuideFree
Tech Interview Handbook: Resume Guide
Yangshun Tay
A free, practical guide to a clear engineering CV that travels well

Practise

Jake's Resume Template (Overleaf)
A clean, parser-friendly template to rebuild your CV on
Jobscan
Check how a parser reads your CV against a real job ad

Keep handy

Europass CV
The EU's standard CV format, accepted across Europe
Grammarly
Catch grammar slips in your CV and messages, keeping your own words
Glassdoor
See how employers in your destination describe the roles you target

Also worth your time

Why your resume is not getting shortlisted (opens in a new tab)Read
The common reasons a CV gets skipped, and how to fix each
ADPListGo deeper
Free mentor calls with engineers already working in your destination

Before moving on: A CV in your destination's format with a visa status line and context for every employer, a LinkedIn profile with an honest location, Open to Work set to your target cities and a headline that says what you need, and two projects written up as short case studies.

Tauseef's advice

The biggest change I see when people rewrite for abroad is the context line under each employer. Once a recruiter in Berlin understands what your company in Karachi actually does, your experience suddenly counts. Do that before you touch the design.