How to write a CV in Poland in 2026 – structure, template and tips for IT

How to write a CV in Poland – the short answer

To write a CV for a job in Poland, keep it to 1–2 pages, tailor it to the specific job ad and describe what you achieved rather than listing duties. Use this order: contact details (including work permit status), summary, experience, projects, education, skills and languages – and finish with the data-processing consent clause, which Polish recruiters are used to seeing.

This guide is written for people applying to Polish employers from abroad or after moving to Poland. Below you will find each section, a template, ATS rules and tips for IT roles. The consent clause itself – exact Polish wording, English translation and where to put it – has its own guide: GDPR clause for a CV in Poland.

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What makes a Polish CV different

The structure is close to a standard European CV, but a few details differ:

• The consent clause (klauzula RODO). RODO is the Polish name for the GDPR. Most Polish CVs end with a sentence consenting to the processing of personal data for recruitment. More on this below.
• What the employer may ask for. Under Article 22¹ of the Polish Labour Code, an employer may require from a candidate their name, date of birth and contact details and – when necessary for the job – education, professional qualifications and employment history (Zielona Linia, UODO). A photo, marital status, nationality or religion are not on that list, so they are optional. Since 24 December 2025 the employer may not ask about your current or previous salary either (Labour Code, Art. 22¹).
• Date of birth. It is on the list above, so some Polish CVs include it. You may leave it out of the CV itself; the employer can ask for it later in the process.
• Language levels. Recruiters expect levels on the CEFR scale from A1 to C2 (Council of Europe), e.g. “English C1, Polish A2”.
• Contract type. Many IT offers in Poland are on a B2B basis (you invoice as a sole trader) rather than an employment contract. You do not need to state a preference in your CV, but be ready for the question – see our comparison of B2B vs employment contract.

CV sections, one by one

1. Step 1Contact details and work status

   name, phone with country code, e-mail, city, LinkedIn; one line on your right to work

2. Step 2Summary

   2–3 sentences: profile, key skills, what you look for and from when

3. Step 3Experience

   most recent first, 3–5 results-based bullet points per role

4. Step 4Projects

   especially in IT – problem, tools, link

5. Step 5Education

   original name of the school plus translation

6. Step 6Skills and languages

   tools with context, CEFR levels A1–C2

7. Step 7Consent clause

   at the very bottom, in Polish or in both languages

1. Contact details and work status

Full name, phone number with country code, e-mail, city (no full address needed), LinkedIn, portfolio or GitHub. Add one line about your right to work, for example:

• “EU citizen – no work permit required”;
• “Residence card with access to the Polish labour market”;
• “Requires work permit sponsorship”.

Use the exact name of your document and do not overstate your status.

2. Summary

Two or three sentences: who you are professionally, what you are good at, what you are looking for and from when. Example: “Customer support specialist with three years in e-commerce, handling around 60 tickets a day in a CRM. Moving to Wrocław in January, looking for a first-line IT support role. English C1, Polish A2.”

3. Experience

Most recent first. For each role: job title, company, city or “remote”, month and year of start and end, then 3–5 bullet points built as verb + what you did + result or scale. Keep the original company name, and if it is not well known in Poland, add a few words about it: “(logistics software company, 200 employees)”.

4. Projects

Especially important in IT and for career changers. Name, one sentence about the problem it solves, tools used, link to a repository or demo.

5. Education

University or school, field of study, years. Use the original name of the institution plus an English translation if needed. You do not have to explain grading systems.

6. Skills and languages

Separate hard skills (tools, technologies, licences) from languages. Give context instead of rating bars: “SQL – daily reporting queries, joins, window functions”.

7. Consent clause

At the very bottom, in a smaller font. See the next section.

The consent clause in brief

For the basic data listed in Article 22¹ of the Labour Code, the legal basis is the law itself, so formally no consent is needed for the current recruitment. Consent is needed when your CV contains extra data (for example a photo) or when the company is to keep your CV for future recruitment. Most Polish recruiters still expect a clause, so add it at the bottom. The short version published by the government service Zielona Linia reads:

Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych przez [nazwa firmy]
w celu prowadzenia rekrutacji na aplikowane przeze mnie stanowisko.

The English translation, the version for future recruitment, when to use the employer's own wording and what to do when applying outside the EU are covered in our separate guide to the RODO clause on a CV.

CV template for jobs in Poland

[FULL NAME]
[Target job title]
[+48 / country code phone] · [e-mail] · [city] · [LinkedIn / GitHub]
[Work status, e.g. EU citizen – no work permit required]

SUMMARY
[2–3 sentences: professional profile, key skills, what and when.]

EXPERIENCE
[Job title] – [Company], [city or remote]          [mm/yyyy – mm/yyyy]
• [Verb + what you did + result / scale]
• [Verb + what you did + result / scale]
• [Tools used daily]

PROJECTS
[Project name] – [one sentence: what problem it solves]
Tools: [...] · Link: [...]

EDUCATION
[University], [field of study]                     [yyyy – yyyy]

SKILLS
[Tools, technologies, licences – with context]

LANGUAGES
[English – C1] · [Polish – A2] · [Other – level]

Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych przez [nazwa firmy]
w celu prowadzenia rekrutacji na aplikowane przeze mnie stanowisko.

If you prefer a builder, the EU's Europass offers a free CV editor, and on LITJobs you can create a candidate profile that works as a CV (see the end of this guide).

Applicant tracking systems: keep it readable

Most medium and large companies collect applications in an applicant tracking system (ATS), where recruiters search and filter candidates. To make sure nothing gets lost:

• Simple one- or two-column layout without text inside images or icons.
• Standard headings: Experience, Education, Skills.
• Exact tool names from the ad – if it says “Jira”, write “Jira”.
• PDF with selectable text, not a scan.
• Clear file name, e.g. “Maria_Garcia_CV.pdf”, without special characters.

Tips for IT roles

• Put the stack next to each role and project (“Stack: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Docker”) instead of one long list of technologies.
• Link working repositories with a README explaining what the project does and how to run it. Two or three good projects are better than thirty course exercises.
• State the seniority in the title: “Junior QA Engineer”, “Frontend Developer (React)”.
• Show impact: “Added automated pytest tests for the payment module, so regression runs on every merge request.”
• English is often the working language in Polish IT teams, so an English CV is standard. Polish is a plus for client-facing and support roles – say honestly what level you have.

If you are building your first IT portfolio, a course with a mentor and code review gets you to projects worth linking in your CV faster.

Common mistakes

Mistake	Why it hurts	Better
One CV for every ad	Keywords do not match the requirements	Adjust summary and bullet order per ad
No work status	Recruiter cannot tell if you can start	One line under your contact details
No language levels	Polish teams plan work around languages	CEFR levels: “Polish A2, English C1”
Duties instead of results	Nothing shows what you achieved	Verb + action + result
Design-heavy template	Text may not be read by the system	Simple layout, text-based PDF
Outdated 1997 clause or none	Some employers set such CVs aside	Current clause

Next steps

1. Browse current job offers, including IT jobs in Poland and jobs you can do from home.
2. Apply to a few well-matched offers a week rather than sending the same CV everywhere.
3. If an offer is on a B2B basis, read our comparison of B2B and employment contracts before you discuss salary.
4. Planning a move into IT? Our career guides for data scientists, DevOps roles and cybersecurity specialists list the skills to highlight.

Build your CV profile on LITJobs

When you add your CV on LITJobs, you create a candidate profile that works as your CV. AI helps you turn your experience into clear bullet points and suggests sections you might forget. Your contact details are never shown publicly – a company that wants to reach you asks through LITJobs, and you decide whether to share them.

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