CV, application and job interview in European countries

A typical Polish application contains:

• a CV – as concise as possible, one or at most two A4 pages, with your personal data, work experience, education and qualifications; you can use the Europass CV,
• a consent clause at the end of the CV – a formal statement that you agree to the processing of your personal data for the recruitment, with a reference to the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679); Polish employers require it,
• a cover letter (list motywacyjny) – explaining why you are applying for this particular job; it is a little more personal than the CV, usually one A4 page and signed by hand.

Selection: the employer first chooses candidates on the basis of their documents and then invites them to an interview. The interview may include a knowledge test to check your qualifications.

Diplomas: the Polish ENIC-NARIC centre is NAWA (Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange), which deals with the recognition of foreign degrees. For regulated professions, the authority responsible for that profession decides; if your training differs substantially, it may require an adaptation period of up to 3 years.