Korean résumé (이력서)
The Korean layout, without needing HWP.
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Example
Example: an American in Seoul applies for an office job, entries in English and Korean
Emily Sample, from the US, has lived in Seoul since 2022 and applies for an overseas-sales job. She types her particulars, one line per entry with | between the columns, keeps the photo box and dates it October 22, 2026.
- Name as she wants it read: “Emily Sample (에밀리 샘플)”. The 성명 box takes both.
- 학력: “2017.09 – 2021.05 | University of Example | Linguistics | B.A.” fills 기간, 학교명, 전공 and 졸업구분, in that order.
- 경력 and 자격 work the same way; 현재 as the end of a period means she still works there.
- The sheet closes with 위 기재사항은 사실과 다름없습니다, the date as 2026년 10월 22일, her name and (인) for a seal or signature.
| Section | Columns on the sheet | One line Emily typed |
|---|---|---|
| 학력 사항 (education) | 기간 · 학교명 · 전공 · 졸업구분 | 2022.03 – 2022.08 | 예시대학교 한국어학당 | 한국어 | 6급 수료 |
| 경력 사항 (work) | 기간 · 회사명 · 부서 / 직위 · 담당업무 | 2023.09 – 현재 | 예시무역(주) | 해외영업팀 사원 | US buyer correspondence, export documents |
| 자격 · 면허 (certificates) | 취득일 · 자격 · 면허명 · 발행처 | 2022.11.20 | TOPIK 6급 | 국립국제교육원 |
이력서.pdf, one A4 page: the 3 × 4 cm photo box and the particulars, then the three tables with her lines in them. There is nowhere to write height, family or marital status, because the form has no such fields.
How it works
- Fill in the particulars at the top.
- Add your education, work and certificates, one per line, with | between the columns.
- Turn the photo box off if you are applying somewhere that hires blind.
- Download and print, or attach the PDF.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does a Korean résumé need its own format?
- Because it is a form rather than a document. Korean employers expect particulars in a boxed block at the top and then 학력, 경력 and 자격 as tables with fixed columns — not the prose-and-bullets layout a Western CV uses. Sending the wrong shape reads as not having applied in Korea before.
- Can I write the entries in English?
- Yes. The headings and column names stay in Korean, as a Korean employer expects, and each cell holds exactly what you type, English or Korean. Mixing is fine: a school abroad in English, a Korean language course in Korean.
- How should I write the dates?
- Entries are printed as you type them; the usual Korean form is year.month, such as 2021.09 – 2023.08, with 현재 for a job you still hold. The date at the foot comes from the Date box and is printed as 2026년 10월 22일.
- Why is there no field for height, marital status or family?
- Because 채용절차법 제4조의3 forbids an employer requiring a candidate to write those down: physical particulars such as height and weight, place of origin, marital status, assets, and the education, occupation or wealth of parents and siblings. Old HWP templates still have those boxes. This one does not.
- Is a photograph required, or banned?
- Neither, and this gets reported wrongly both ways. A photo is not on that statute's prohibited list, so private employers may still ask for one and many do. Public bodies hiring blind may not. It is an option here for that reason — 3 × 4 cm is the usual size.
- Why not just use the HWP file?
- Because HWP needs Hangul Word Processor, which is normal in Korea and almost nowhere else. If you are applying from outside Korea, or on a machine without it, a PDF in the right shape is the thing you actually need.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and nothing of ours is printed on the sheet, on any plan: it is a document you send or hand over as it is.
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