best way of conveying work permit status on CV header?

parsifal

i am applying for jobs from abroad. i am not irish. i hold a french citizenship even though i am not ethnically french and my name is not french sounding either. what is the best way of conveying on my CV that i have full rights as an EU national to work in ireland?

ideally, this info should be right at the top of the CV to stress that i don't need a work permit and be brief.

saying 'Nationality: French' while true is a little deceiving because i don't speak fluent french and not really culturally french either.

what about 'Nationality: European'? or 'Work permit status: European national'?

can anyone think of any other simple and effective way that maximizes my chances of getting through the CV vetting process? thanks!

Random

mention it on your cover letter instead maybe?

parsifal

but they see on my CV that i don't live in ireland so that's already a red flag for employers. i need to at least convey that i could easily relocate to ireland and start work right away.

tenchi-fan

You should consider changing your first name to something more Irish sounding. maybe Patrick, or Séan.

As for nationality on your cv, maybe just include a line after your contact details which says "Note: EU national entitled to work in Ireland"

you should consider buying an irish sim card with roaming set up on it. You can include your Irish phone number on your cv too. set up an email address with yahoo.ie

parsifal

my name is not really parsifal, it's steve. so i think i'm good with that..i guess there are plenty of steves in ireland?

that's a good point about putting a note like u said. or maybe I could just say 'Work permit status: EU citizen' or 'EU national'...is there a big difference between citizen and national?

i already have an irish number i got with skype (and its much cheaper than a sim card)

axer

Firstly I think having a French Address would be a downside since if I was hiring for a job, with the exception of specialised hard to find employees, I would hire someone already in Ireland as I know that they are ok with living in Ireland. There is the risk that someone moves from France and doesn't like it here so just moves back home.

If you put your nationality as French then anybody hiring should automatically know you have the right to work in Ireland. As I understand it you can have a French passport if you a citizen of the country thus you can say you are french.

tenchi-fan

parsifal wrote: »

my name is not really parsifal, it's steve. so i think i'm good with that..i guess there are plenty of steves in ireland?

Stephen would be better!
It's pronounced the same as Steven.

Jim2007

parsifal wrote: »

i am applying for jobs from abroad. i am not irish. i hold a french citizenship even though i am not ethnically french and my name is not french sounding either. what is the best way of conveying on my CV that i have full rights as an EU national to work in ireland?

ideally, this info should be right at the top of the CV to stress that i don't need a work permit and be brief.

saying 'Nationality: French' while true is a little deceiving because i don't speak fluent french and not really culturally french either.

what about 'Nationality: European'? or 'Work permit status: European national'?

can anyone think of any other simple and effective way that maximizes my chances of getting through the CV vetting process? thanks!

The most common I've seen is:

"EU Citizen (France) - Entitled to work in Ireland"

Good luck with that,

Jim

parsifal

good tips guys thanks!