How to Print Your CV for a Job Interview in Dubai

Use a clean PDF with consistent margins, readable text and no comments or tracked changes.

Check names, phone number, email, dates and page count carefully. A small error on a CV is very visible.

Black and white is usually enough for a text-led CV. Colour can be useful only if design elements carry presentation value and remain professional.

Do not let colour distract from the content, and check that icons or lines remain understandable if printed in grey.

Bring enough copies for interviewers, yourself and one spare. Keep multi-page CVs in order and avoid printing old versions.

If you have a portfolio, separate it from the CV unless the interviewer requested a combined pack.

Use an arrival time that leaves room for travel, building access and unexpected delays.

If the interview is early, avoid relying on a same-day option that arrives after you need to leave.

Fictional one-page example: the last education line falls below the printable area. Fix spacing or content in the source and export again; do not assume Fit will keep every line comfortable to read. Fictional two-page example: page 2 begins with a single orphaned bullet. Move the section break or reflow the content rather than reducing every font.

Check name, phone number, email and portfolio address character by character. A clickable “Portfolio” label loses its destination on paper, so include a readable URL if the employer allows it. Test the actual URL separately; a printed link is not clickable.

If you need three copies of a two-page CV, record “3 separate sets of 2 pages.” That means six printed page faces. Confirm single-sided or duplex and whether the employer wants attachments separately. Avoid adding certificates, photographs or personal information unless appropriate to the request.

Inspect the exported PDF’s fonts and symbols. In Acrobat, Document properties > Fonts lists font information; embedded fonts help avoid substitution when permitted by the font licence. Colour is optional unless the content requires it—ensure contact details remain legible in black and white.