Salu Nicolas

A "Bewerbung" (as expected in German speaking countries incl Eastern Switzerland) should contain the following;

- Cover sheet with picture and title.

- CV with picture

-Personal letter of application / motivation letter.

- Last copies of references (as is usual in Switzerland)

If youre coming from an anglo saxon company/country then a letter addressed to the head of HR/<Divisional head> /your friends contact... introducing yourself, reasons for application, your strengths etc that fit you to the job/company etc.... then a CV with picture (not usual in UK/US but very common here) and you can state that references are available on request ... unless you have "open (professional)  references" (which the Swiss do by law), in which case include those.

In short... its a full job application.

Good luck./ Bon Chance / Viel Gluck.

Meaning UK / US etc... where many CV's dont include personal data any more (age/sex/pictures etc) and where references are closed and issued company to company... and not open like here (and handed to the leaving employee)..

No doubt David, you'll find some pedantic thing to pick me up on.... if so I stand humbly corrected... :-)

no worries... just got used to the banter I guess...expectation etc...

Uff... how did I not see that coming?

Here is what Wiki burped up....

Anglo-Saxon may refer to:

Anglo-Celtic is a macro-cultural term used to collectively describe the cultures native to Britain and Ireland and the significant diasporas located in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.

"Anglo", in this context, is an abbreviation for Anglo-Saxon, a collective term for ancient Germanic peoples who settled in Britain (especially England) in the middle of the first millennium. As the Normans who arrived from Normandy and settled mainly in England after 1066 are commonly known as 'Anglo-Norman', the term can also be inclusive of this cultural group.

"Celtic", in this instance, refers to the branch of the Italo-Celtic peoples that now predominantly inhabitates Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cumbria and Cornwall. The term does not usually include the Celtic peoples of mainland or continental Europe, such as the Bretons, even though Britain and Brittany had a close relationship during the Middle Ages.[citatio

Thanks Charlie, that s exactly what I wanted to know, the difference between ways I know (french and british)

Can you please tell me  more about the cover page, or if you ve got a link that may help, I ll be pleased to know it

Thanks

Regards

N.

Hi Nicolas

If you speak German (I do) then just google "Bewerbung" and you'll get lots of suggestions from firms on how to, and not to, structure your cover page.

Generally though most have it acceptd as a kind of presentation first page ...ie.:

1) The title of the application "Application for the role of ............"

2) Picture

3)Your Name (first / last)

4) Full address and contact details

5) Contents of the application (ie CV, Letter of introduction, references)

Merci!

Hi Nicolas,

here´s a link with a good example: http://www.bewerbungs-center.ch/de/bewerbungstipps/tipp5.php

but if you type ``Deckblatt Bewerbung`` in google, you´ll be able to find plenty of examples

Thank you Ioana, very helpful indeed! ;)