Translate and localize your resume

Resume translation is the proper conversion of a resume from one language to another. Just as importantly, a resume also needs to be localized — meeting the target country's job market conventions and employer expectations, from photo and length to dates and personal details.

After uploading your existing resume to Enhancv — or building it from scratch in your preferred language — go to the translate option. Choose the language you want to translate your resume into, then work through the localization suggestions. If you have any specific questions about localization, ask Enhancv's AI Assistant and it will give you a precise answer.

These tools are good at translating text, and ChatGPT will do a decent job with localization conventions if you prompt it to. But they're not specialized resume builders — their usefulness is limited to the text alone. They don't support resume style, formatting, layout, fonts, colors, or photos. You'll have to handle all of that manually and make sure your file stays ATS-friendly.

Enhancv handles all of it for you, always ensuring your file is readable and ATS-compliant.

Yes. The translation happens automatically, right there in the builder, and your template, layout, and formatting are preserved. Even if the translated text takes more or less space on the page, the builder factors that in and recalibrates. Enhancv's guardrails also ensure your resume parses cleanly when it goes through an ATS.

Technically, there's a difference. In academia, a CV is the full education, qualification, and work history of an individual. In the context of job markets, though, "resume" and "CV" are used interchangeably around the world — the USA and Canada say "resume," while the UK, Ireland, and most of Europe say "CV."

No. A translated resume simply says the same things in another language. A localized resume is specifically adapted to meet the job market conventions of the country where you're applying — so your application meets the expectations of local recruiters, and they can seriously consider you for the role instead of doubting your competence.

Almost never for a job application. Certain documents — legal or immigration paperwork, diplomas — do require certified translation, but a job resume doesn't fall into that category. Employers don't take the time to verify every resume they receive, and recruiters are good at spotting inconsistencies on their own. Optimize for speed, not verification.

Enhancv supports 30 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Norwegian, Finnish, Greek, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Filipino, Indonesian, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. You can localize your resume to any country, ensuring your application is well received.

Your data is encrypted, and we don't use your resumes to train AI models.

Good question and a valid concern. As a vendor whose core product uses AI, we've researched this question extensively: ATS software doesn't flag AI-generated resumes in any capacity. Not because it can't be built to, but because it's not needed — the software layer of the application process doesn't concern itself with this.

Recruiters and employers do care about the authenticity and level of effort shown in a resume. Using AI as a drafting and translation tool isn't a problem — it's the baseline. Take the time to draft a genuine resume with a compelling career narrative and you'll be taken seriously.

The Enhancv free plan lasts 7 days, and during that period you have access to most features, including resume translation. After that, you'd switch to a paid plan.

Yes. The translated resume isn't exported right away — the changes are applied in the live editor, where you can see everything and keep tweaking. When you're happy with the final version, export your resume as a PDF and send it.