A currículum summarizes someone’s education, skills and work experience for an application.

The idea

The noun is masculine: el currículum and un currículum. The plurals are los currículums and los currículos.

Examples

  • Envié mi currículum a la empresa ayer.I sent my résumé to the company yesterday.
  • Su currículum destaca la formación técnica.Their résumé highlights technical training.
  • Actualizamos los currículums antes de la feria laboral.We updated the résumés before the job fair.
  • El currículum incluye dos idiomas.The résumé includes two languages.
  • Guardé una copia del currículum en mi carpeta.I saved a copy of the résumé in my folder.
  • La empresa recibió un currículum por correo.The company received a résumé by email.

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Watch out

Do not confuse a currículum with an interview: the document is usually sent before the conversation.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the document for an application: Revisé mi ___ antes de solicitar el puesto. (currículum / sueldo)

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    currículum

    currículum is the document checked before applying for the position.

  2. Choose the updated document: El ___ está actualizado. (currículum / entrevista)

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    currículum

    currículum fits the masculine adjective and names the updated document.

  3. Choose what to attach: Adjunta un ___ al mensaje. (currículum / jornada)

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    currículum

    currículum is a document that can be attached to a message.

Use it today

Write an original Spanish sentence about sending or updating a résumé.