Protect facts
Names, dates, numbers, URLs, credentials, and product terms need exact treatment even when surrounding language changes.
Translate resume and CV content while preserving professional meaning, job terminology, names, dates, metrics, and section structure for international applications.

Quick answer
Professional resume translation requires more than literal sentence conversion. Preserve employer names, product names, credentials, measurements, dates, and technical terms while adapting role titles and professional phrasing to the target language and market. Always review translated terminology with a fluent speaker when stakes are high.
What matters most
Names, dates, numbers, URLs, credentials, and product terms need exact treatment even when surrounding language changes.
A literal job-title translation may not match how employers describe the equivalent role in the target market.
Tone, industry terminology, and credential names should be checked by someone who understands both the language and the profession.
Inside PortCV
PortCV can work with the content inside the resume engine so translated text remains connected to its section and formatting context. You can review one section at a time, preserve layout, and create a localized export without reconstructing the design manually.
Open the resume engineGuide 01
Summaries require natural professional tone; experience bullets require accurate verbs and scope; skills often contain product names that should remain unchanged; education and certifications may need the original credential plus a clear translation. Treat each section according to its function rather than applying one literal rule to the entire document.
If an official degree or certification has no exact equivalent, preserve the official name and add a concise explanation instead of inventing a local credential.
Guide 02
Review date formats, phone formatting, address conventions, role terminology, spelling variant, and expected document labels. Localization is separate from translation: the text can be linguistically correct but still feel unfamiliar to local recruiters.
Research target-market job descriptions to see how employers name the tools, responsibilities, and seniority level relevant to your profession.
Guide 03
AI can accelerate a first translation, but names with multiple transliterations, legal credentials, medical terminology, academic titles, and culture-specific phrases deserve human review. Ask a fluent professional to inspect the final version when errors could materially change a qualification.
Compare both language versions side by side for numbers, dates, employer names, role scope, and omitted bullet points before you send either file.
Questions people ask
Usually keep official company and product names unchanged unless the organization itself uses a recognized translated name.
Preserve the official credential name and add a clear translation or explanation when helpful. Do not imply an equivalency that has not been formally established.
For low-stakes drafts it may be sufficient for exploration, but important applications benefit from fluent human review, especially for regulated or specialized terminology.
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