Your CV, written for the market you are applying into.

A CV built for Colombo, Mumbai, Dubai or New York will be read in the UK as a CV built for somewhere else. The format is specific, the tone is quieter, and the right-to-work question sits under every read.

Sri Lankan CVs are built for a market that expects a photo, a personal details block, exam results and two non-related referees. UK employers expect almost none of that, and the conversion is mostly about what to take out.

Indian CVs are written for Indian job portals and IT services recruiters: CTC and notice period up top, projects listed client by client, a personal profile with father's name, and a signed declaration. A UK reader wants a different document.

A resume built for Colombo, Mumbai, Lagos or London reads in the US as a document built for somewhere else. The format is specific, the tone is more direct, and the work-authorization question sits under every application from outside the country.

A Sri Lankan CV is built for a hiring culture that expects a photo, exam results and two named referees. A US resume expects almost none of that, and much of the conversion is about what to remove.

Indian CVs are built for Indian job portals and IT services recruiters: CTC and notice period up top, projects listed client by client, and a personal profile with father's name. A US resume asks for a different document entirely.

A resume built for Colombo, Mumbai, Dubai or Manila will be read in Canada as a resume built for somewhere else. The format is specific, the Canadian-experience question sits under every application, and the right immigration route depends on details a resume writer cannot advise on.

Sri Lankan CVs are built for a market that expects a photo, a personal-details block and two non-related referees. Canadian employers expect almost none of that, and the conversion is mostly about what to remove and what to reframe.

Indian CVs are written for Indian job portals and IT services recruiters: CTC and notice period up top, projects listed client by client, a personal profile with father's name, and a signed declaration. A Canadian reader wants a different document.

A resume built for Colombo, Mumbai or Dubai reads as a resume built for somewhere else once it lands on an Australian desk. The format runs longer than most, referees are named rather than hidden, and skilled migration adds a layer most other markets do not have.

Sri Lankan CVs are built for a market that expects a photo, exam results, a declaration and two general referees. Australian employers want a longer, evidence-led resume with work-related referees ready and, for many roles, a written response to selection criteria.

Indian CVs are written for Indian job portals and IT services recruiters: CTC and notice period up top, projects listed client by client, and a personal profile with father's name and a declaration. Australian employers want a resume built around your own achievements, with referees ready and criteria answered where they are set.

New Zealand is a small, close-knit job market with a shape of its own: a slightly longer CV than the UK's, a plainer tone, referees named on the page, and an immigration system built around specific shortage occupations rather than a single general route.

A Sri Lankan CV and a New Zealand CV actually agree on one thing UK guides do not mention: both expect referees. The rest of the conversion is mostly about removing detail rather than adding it.

Indian CVs are built for Indian job portals: CTC and notice period up top, IT projects listed client by client, and a personal profile with a father's name. New Zealand wants a shorter, plainer document with something most Indian CVs skip entirely: named referees.

A resume built for Colombo, Chennai, Dubai or Manila will be read in Singapore as a resume built for somewhere else. The format is concise, the tone is direct, and your nationality and work pass position sit under every read.

Sri Lankan CVs are built for a market that expects a personal details block, exam results and two non-related referees. Singapore employers expect almost none of that, and the conversion is mostly about what to take out and what to state plainly instead.

Indian CVs are written for Indian job portals and IT services recruiters: CTC and notice period up top, projects listed client by client, a personal profile with father's name, and a signed declaration. A Singapore reader wants a shorter, more direct document.

A CV built for London, Toronto or Colombo needs real adjustment before it lands well in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. The photo goes on, the personal logistics come to the front, and the reader is judging speed to start as much as capability.

A Sri Lankan CV starts closer to UAE convention than a UK one does: the photo can stay. The work is removing the parts of the Sri Lankan format a UAE reader does not need and adding the visa logistics one always expects.

Indian CVs are written for Indian job portals: CTC and notice period up top, projects listed client by client, a personal profile with father's name. A UAE reader wants notice period and visa logistics too, but organised very differently.

Qatar follows Gulf CV conventions closely, with a photo and personal details expected, but its hiring demand is shaped by large infrastructure, energy and hospitality employers that recruit heavily from overseas.

Saudi Arabia is hiring hard across the sectors its Vision 2030 programme is building, and its CV conventions follow the Gulf pattern: a photo, personal details, and qualifications an employer can verify.