CV, application and job interview in European countries

For most jobs you send a CV and a covering letter, sometimes take selection tests and then go to an interview. For manual jobs, a CV and an interview are often enough.

• CV – personal data, contact details, work experience, education, skills, hobbies and references; try to fit it on one A4 page. The Europass CV is increasingly popular in Lithuania.
• Covering letter – one A4 page, written for this company: introduce yourself briefly, say why you want the job and why you are the right person, and back it up with facts.

The interview: find out about the employer and its activities, prepare 2–3 concrete examples of your experience or achievements, and think about your salary expectations in advance.

Diplomas: the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC, the Lithuanian ENIC/NARIC) assesses and recognises foreign qualifications.