CV for domestic helpers and home carers: write it so families call you
Keep it to 1–2 pages: one line with the main job and the person you care for, 3–5 household jobs written as concrete action verbs, your work mode (live-in / hourly / daily) and the hours you can work, and your health documents plus a reference. Skip vague lines like “hardworking, honest, clean” with no specific jobs, no number of people cared for and no hours attached.
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Unlike office CVs, a domestic helper CV is read closely in exactly two places: the household jobs really done and the work mode. Families look for four answers: which household jobs can you do, whom have you cared for (children of which age, elderly people in which condition), can you work the family's hours and mode, and do you have health documents plus a reference to check. Missing any one of the four usually puts the CV behind others, even if you are truly diligent and serious. So put the household jobs right after the role line, then the work mode and hours, with documents and references at the end of the main part.
One role line: main job + person cared for + work mode
Open the CV with exactly one line: the main job, the person cared for (if any), and the work mode. Examples: “Live-in domestic helper, cleaning and cooking for a family of four.” For childcare: “Hourly carer for children aged 2–5, school runs, cooking and afternoon play.” For elderly care: “Daily home carer for an elderly person, meals, personal care and medicine reminders on time.” One such line tells the family at once whether you fit the job and hours needed. The most common mistake is writing it too generally (“applying for domestic work”) or naming the jobs without the work mode and hours — both force the family to ask, and when someone is urgently needed, people who need asking are usually skipped first.
Household jobs done: one task per line, only real work
This section is mandatory for domestic helper CVs. List the jobs you can do, one line each, written with concrete action verbs. For cleaning and cooking: clean a 2–3 storey house (sweeping, mopping, laundry, ironing) on a fixed daily schedule; cook three main meals for a family of four and shop to the family's menu; keep the kitchen and fridge clean and put things back in their place after each meal. For childcare: care for children aged 2–5 (bathing, meals, naps, play) to the family's schedule; take children to school on time and report at once if a child is ill or behaves unusually; cook weaning food and main meals for the child to the family's menu. For elderly care: help an elderly person eat, wash and move around the house; remind them to take medicine on time by prescription and record each dose; talk and walk with them according to their health each day. Claiming a job you never did to “make the CV look good” shows up in the first working week and costs you the job and your reputation with the referrer.
Work mode and hours: be specific
Work mode sets this CV apart — state the mode (live-in / hourly / daily / weekly), the hours you can work (morning, afternoon, all day, weekends) and the hours you cannot, and the date you can start. If live-in, say whether you stay overnight and at weekends; if hourly, state the minimum hours per visit and the area you can travel to. Families organise work around the household's routine — stating hours that do not fit, only discovered after the call, wastes everyone's time. State your real hours from the start, even if they are narrow, rather than writing vaguely and then declining.
Past households: household + dates + main task, no long descriptions
For each family you worked for, three facts are enough: the household size (for example a family of four, two small children, one elderly person — no need to name the family or give its address), the dates (month/year from–to), and one or two main tasks in that home. No long description, no list of every small job. A new family cares whether you really did that job — one line stating the main task answers that. If you worked for many households for short periods, do not hide them: list them all, one main task per home. Short stints are not automatically a weakness when the jobs and hours are clear and there is a reference; hiding them and being found out is.
Health documents and references: only real, verifiable facts
For documents, state what you hold: a health check (with the date of the most recent one), a valid citizen ID, vaccination or periodic check-up records (if any) — name each document with its date; if you do not have one yet, say so. For references, name the referrer (a former family or a broker you worked with) with a phone number that can be reached — only name someone who has agreed to be a reference. A new family usually calls the reference before hiring; without a checkable reference the CV is clearly weaker, however well the household jobs are written. Do not give your detailed home address or the former family's, no hobbies, no elaborate portrait photo. Families mostly call or message — the phone number must be one you actually use and answer during office hours.
Contact details and next step
At the end, only three things are needed: full name, phone number, and the area you live in. No detailed home address, no hobbies, no elaborate portrait photo. Next, create an account and upload your CV so families and recruiters can find it: register as a candidate on timviecde.vn (/register). Note: with an unverified email you cannot upload a CV or receive selection emails — verify your email right after registering, before uploading.
Do this next
- One role line: the main job you want + the person cared for + work mode.
- 3–5 household jobs written as concrete action verbs; work mode and available hours stated clearly.
- Health documents and a checkable reference; a phone number you actually use and answer.
Common questions
- Never cared for a newborn — how do I write a childcare CV?
- State the ages of the children you really cared for and what you did with them. Do not claim newborn experience you do not have — apply for a role caring for older children matching your experience.
- I can work hourly and live-in — which mode should I put in the CV?
- State the modes you can really work, each with its hours, so the family can plan correctly from the start; if you can do both, list both with the hours for each.
- Worked for many households for short periods — should I list them all?
- Yes — list them all, one main task per home, with a reference. Hiding them and being found out on verification is the real weakness.
- No recent health check — is the CV weak?
- It is weaker, but stating clearly that you do not have one and are ready to get checked before starting is still better than claiming to have one and being found out when the family asks for the document.
- After registering an account, what do I do before uploading my CV?
- Verify your email right after registering — with an unverified email you cannot upload a CV or receive selection emails (verified in experiment 22/10-C).
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