CV & resume standards in Belgium

Q: Should a CV in Belgium include a photo?

Common — most applicants include one. No obligation, but photos are majority practice — a CV without one can look unusual to Belgian employers; both accepted.

This is the live market data our scanner applies when a resume targets Belgium — not an opinion piece. The local document is the CV; here is what employers there actually expect.

What the document is called

Paper size: A4

Expected length

1–2 pages

Photo on the CV? Common — most applicants include one

No obligation, but photos are majority practice — a CV without one can look unusual to Belgian employers; both accepted.

Personal data conventions

DOB fairly common; other personal data declining.

Market conventions

• Language choice is strategic: Dutch (Flanders), French (Wallonia), either/English in Brussels

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The free scan evaluates your resume against Belgium's norms automatically — photo expectations, personal-data conventions, length, and the keywords your industry expects.

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Source: the country-standards engine of this site's resume scanner. When the engine's data improves, this page updates with it.