How to write a CV for Cyprus

Most Cyprus employers — from Big-4 audit firms in Nicosia to forex and shipping companies in Limassol — read CVs in a reverse-chronological, one-to-two page format.

• One page for graduates and up to three years of experience; two pages after that.
• Header with full name, mobile (+357 …), email and city. A photo is common in Cyprus but never required.
• Sections in this order: short profile, experience, education, skills, languages, certifications.
• Save and send as PDF so formatting survives. Name the file Firstname-Lastname-CV.pdf.
• Plain fonts and a single column — many employers screen CVs through applicant tracking software that struggles with tables and graphics.

Three or four lines at the top, rewritten for each role you apply to.

• Say what you are, how much experience you have and what you want next.
• Name the qualification that matters in Cyprus: ACCA, ACA, CySEC Advanced, ETEK registration, Cyprus Bar Association, GESY-registered licence.
• Mention your languages up front — Greek, English and Russian combinations open doors in Limassol and Paphos.
• Skip "hard-working team player". Employers read it a hundred times a day and it says nothing.

• Job title, company, city, month/year to month/year. Cyprus recruiters look for gaps, so account for them briefly.
• Three to five bullets per role, each starting with a verb: managed, reconciled, migrated, negotiated.
• Add a number wherever one exists — portfolio size, clients handled, tickets closed, revenue, team size.
• For students and graduates: internships, university projects, part-time hospitality or retail work all count. Describe what you actually did.

• List each language with a level: Greek (native), English (C1), Russian (B2).
• State your work status plainly if you are a non-EU candidate — employers filter for it and guessing wastes everyone's time.
• EU citizens can say "EU citizen — no permit required" in one line.
• If you hold a Cyprus driving licence and the role needs travel, say so.

• Read the advert and reuse its own vocabulary where it is true of you.
• Move the most relevant role or project to the top of its section.
• Drop anything that no longer helps — a 2015 summer job rarely earns its space.
• Use Kyprium's free CV Builder to keep a master version, then export a tailored copy per application.

• Sending the same CV to twenty adverts and hoping.
• A generic email address or an old phone number that no longer works.
• Listing duties instead of results.
• Spelling the company name wrong — in a market this small, it gets noticed.
• No CV at all, only a LinkedIn link. Most Cyprus employers still want the document.

• Read it out loud once; anything you stumble on needs rewriting.
• Ask someone who does not know your job to explain what you do after reading it.
• Check dates, phone number and email twice.
• Run it through the free Kyprium CV scan for a relevance score and specific suggestions.

• Apply directly on Kyprium — your saved CV attaches in one click and the employer gets it instantly.
• Set job alerts so new matching roles reach you before they are widely seen.
• Add your CV to the Kyprium CV Bank so employers can find you and invite you to apply.