Sending a CV to an international company

[K87]

Just in the process of applying for a job but its based in America, other than changing my telephone number to include the international dialing code are there any other changes I should make?

[ewenm]

Do a spellcheck with an American dictionary rather than English. Make sure any dates are unambiguous - DD/MM/YYYY can be interpreted as MM/DD/YYYY.

[K87]

so should I change my date of birth to their format? Or write the month just to avoid confusion altogether?

[ewenm]

I prefer the 17-Feb-2010 format myself to avoid any confusion.

[timatno21]

K87 - I wouldn't put my birth date on there whether its an international or a UK company. Have they asked for it on an application form are is it on your CV. You don't want them to discriminate against you because of your age.

Tim

[K87]

I've thought about that, but its a straight from university position so to be honest I would rather people knew I was young.

[Chilli]

K87 said:

I've thought about that, but its a straight from university position so to be honest I would rather people knew I was young.

Works both ways mate...they may think you need work/life experience.