CV photo for Germany: check your application photo for free
Many CVs in Germany still have a photo, but it is your choice. If you use one, it should be bright, sharp and well cropped. Pick a photo or use your camera, and Joblumi checks it in a few seconds. The check runs in your browser. Your photo never leaves your device.
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Registered nurse with 7 years of experience, 6 of them in intensive care units in Valencia and Cologne, with specialist training in intensive care and anaesthesia. Introduced delirium screening on my unit, now documented for 92 % of all patients. Looking for a position with responsibility for clinical mentoring or shift leadership.
Work experience
11/2021 – present
Registered Nurse, Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Unit
Rheinufer Klinikum Köln gGmbH, Cologne
Care for 2 to 3 ventilated or haemodynamically unstable patients per shift on a 16 bed unit
Introduced delirium screening with CAM-ICU on the unit, documented screenings up from 58 % to 92 %
Clinical mentor (Praxisanleiterin) since 2024 for 11 trainees so far, all passed their placement
Regular charge nurse on the late shift, responsible for 6 nurses
Member of the renal replacement therapy team, supporting about 150 CVVHD treatments a year
02/2021 – 10/2021
Nurse in an adaptation programme for recognition of my professional qualification
Rheinufer Klinikum Köln gGmbH, Cologne
Nine month adaptation programme with placements in intensive care, internal medicine and surgery plus theory at the nursing school
Passed the final assessment, then recognised as Pflegefachfrau (registered nurse in Germany)
Hired directly onto the interdisciplinary intensive care unit
08/2020 – 01/2021
Relocation to Cologne and intensive German course
Language school, Cologne
Full-time course from B1 to B2 focused on nursing language, passed telc Deutsch B1·B2 Pflege
10/2018 – 07/2020
Enfermera (Registered Nurse), Intensive Care Unit
Clínica Levante Salud S.L., Valencia, Spain
Care for up to 3 intensive care patients per shift on a 12 bed unit
Deployed to the Covid intensive care unit in the first pandemic wave in 2020, trained 9 colleagues in prone positioning and ventilation care
Co-wrote the onboarding guide for new nurses, onboarding time fell from 8 to 6 weeks
Education
10/2023 – 09/2025
Specialist training in intensive care and anaesthesia (per DKG recommendation)
Training centre of Rheinufer Klinikum Köln, Cologne
Grade: 1.7 (German scale, 1.0 is best)
Part-time alongside work, 720 hours of theory. Paper: Delirium prevention in intensive care
09/2014 – 06/2018
Grado en Enfermería (Bachelor of Nursing)
Example University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Grade: 8.1/10
Spanish scale 0 to 10, 10 is best. Four year programme with 2,300 hours of clinical practice
Skills
Invasive and non-invasive ventilation care · Renal replacement therapy (CVVHD) · Delirium screening CAM-ICU · Prone positioning · Monitoring and haemodynamics · Wound management · Clinical mentoring (Praxisanleitung) · Shift leadership · Nursing documentation in COPRA · Resuscitation to ERC guidelines · Hygiene and MDRO management
Languages
Spanish (Native), Catalan (Valencian) (C1), German (C1, Goethe-Zertifikat C1), English (B2)
Cologne, 31.10.2026
Sofia Martínez
Pflegefachfrau, Intensivpflege
Köln
+49 151 0000 0000
sofia.martinez@example.com
linkedin.com/in/sofia-martinez-example
Kurzprofil
Pflegefachfrau mit 7 Jahren Erfahrung, davon 6 Jahre auf Intensivstationen in Valencia und Köln, mit Fachweiterbildung Intensivpflege und Anästhesie. Habe auf meiner Station ein Delir-Screening eingeführt, das heute bei 92 % aller Patientinnen und Patienten dokumentiert ist. Suche eine Stelle mit Verantwortung für Praxisanleitung oder Schichtleitung.
Berufserfahrung
11/2021 – heute
Pflegefachfrau, interdisziplinäre Intensivstation
Rheinufer Klinikum Köln gGmbH, Köln
Versorgung von 2 bis 3 beatmeten oder kreislaufinstabilen Patientinnen und Patienten je Schicht auf einer Station mit 16 Betten
Delir-Screening mit CAM-ICU auf der Station eingeführt, Anteil dokumentierter Screenings von 58 % auf 92 % gesteigert
Seit 2024 Praxisanleiterin für bisher 11 Auszubildende, alle mit bestandenem Praxiseinsatz
Regelmäßige Schichtleitung im Spätdienst mit Verantwortung für 6 Pflegekräfte
Mitglied im Team für Nierenersatzverfahren, Betreuung von rund 150 CVVHD-Behandlungen im Jahr
02/2021 – 10/2021
Pflegekraft im Anpassungslehrgang zur Anerkennung der Berufsqualifikation
Rheinufer Klinikum Köln gGmbH, Köln
Neunmonatiger Anpassungslehrgang mit Praxis auf Intensivstation, Innerer Medizin und Chirurgie sowie Theorie an der Pflegeschule
Abschlussgespräch bestanden, danach Anerkennung als Pflegefachfrau
Direkte Übernahme auf die interdisziplinäre Intensivstation
08/2020 – 01/2021
Umzug nach Köln und Deutsch-Intensivkurs
Sprachschule, Köln
Vollzeit-Sprachkurs von B1 bis B2 mit Schwerpunkt Pflegefachsprache, Abschluss mit telc Deutsch B1·B2 Pflege
10/2018 – 07/2020
Enfermera (Pflegefachkraft), Intensivstation
Clínica Levante Salud S.L., Valencia, Spanien
Pflege von bis zu 3 Intensivpatientinnen und Intensivpatienten je Schicht auf einer Station mit 12 Betten
In der ersten Pandemiewelle 2020 in der Covid-Intensiveinheit eingesetzt, dort 9 Kolleginnen und Kollegen in Bauchlagerung und Beatmungspflege eingewiesen
Einarbeitungsmappe für neue Pflegekräfte mitgeschrieben, die Einarbeitungszeit sank von 8 auf 6 Wochen
Ausbildung
10/2023 – 09/2025
Fachweiterbildung Intensivpflege und Anästhesie (nach DKG-Empfehlung)
Weiterbildungsstätte des Rheinufer Klinikum Köln, Köln
Note: 1,7
Berufsbegleitend, 720 Stunden Theorie. Facharbeit: Delirprävention auf der Intensivstation
09/2014 – 06/2018
Grado en Enfermería (Bachelor Pflege)
Example University of Valencia, Valencia, Spanien
Note: 8,1 von 10
Spanische Skala von 0 bis 10, 10 ist die beste Note. Vierjähriges Studium mit 2.300 Stunden Praxis
Kompetenzen
Beatmungspflege invasiv und nicht invasiv · Nierenersatzverfahren (CVVHD) · Delir-Screening CAM-ICU · Bauchlagerung · Monitoring und Hämodynamik · Wundmanagement · Praxisanleitung · Schichtleitung · Pflegedokumentation in COPRA · Reanimation nach ERC-Leitlinien · Hygiene und MRE-Management
No. The University of Bremen’s career center says that under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG) a photo is no longer required in a German CV (University of Bremen Career Center, retrieved 31 Oct 2026). LMU Munich’s career service lists the application photo as “optional” (LMU Career Service, retrieved 31 Oct 2026).
The AGG aims to prevent disadvantage because of ethnic origin, sex, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual identity (§ 1 AGG, retrieved 31 Oct 2026). Applicants are covered too (§ 6 AGG, retrieved 31 Oct 2026). Employers must not disadvantage them for these reasons (§ 7 AGG, retrieved 31 Oct 2026), and a job ad must not break this rule (§ 11 AGG, retrieved 31 Oct 2026).
A photo can show some of these things, such as age or religion. That is why the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes) advises employers who use anonymous applications to remove anything that points to an AGG ground, “especially photos” (Antidiskriminierungsstelle, Fair in den Job!, retrieved 31 Oct 2026). The same guide says an application must not be rejected only because the photo shows a headscarf.
So the choice is yours. If you add a photo, make it a good one. Joblumi’s German CV builder works with or without a photo.
Less is more. With a good camera and enough light, you may need no editing at all (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
The University of Bremen also says you don’t need a studio. A photo taken on your own or with a friend is possible (University of Bremen).
German CV photo size
There is no legal size. The Bundesagentur für Arbeit gives an example of 6 x 4.5 cm for the CV and 10 x 6.5 cm for a cover page (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, BiZ Elmshorn, retrieved 31 Oct 2026). It also says that adding the photo digitally to your application is usually enough. You don’t need to print it.
Joblumi places your photo at the right size in each CV design, so you don’t have to measure anything.
Where the photo goes in your CV
Put the photo on your CV or on a cover page, not on both (KIT Career Service, retrieved 31 Oct 2026). On the CV, it belongs with your personal details at the top, which is where LMU lists it (LMU Career Service).
Brightness across the whole photo, not only your face
Sharpness
Whether the photo is blurred or shaky
Face
Whether exactly one face is found
Crop
Whether your head and shoulders are in the frame and your face isn’t cut off
You get the result for all four points, each with one sentence on what to change. You also get one preview of your photo with a neutral background, so you can compare before and after.
All of this happens on your device. Joblumi doesn’t upload your photo for the check, and no AI looks at it.
Then continue in the app
With a free account, your photo goes straight into your CV. In the app you can:
add the neutral background on your device and compare before and after,
take a new photo with the camera and an outline for head and shoulders,
use the photo in your CV, with a PDF download.
The photo in your CV stays optional. When your CV is sent to our AI for the (G)ATS Score or for a version for a specific job, we leave the photo out.
The check measures light, sharpness, face and crop. It can’t judge whether your clothing fits the job or whether you look friendly. It doesn’t change your face, and it doesn’t create a new photo. A good photo is one part of your application. It won’t get you an interview on its own.
Questions people ask
Is a photo required on a German CV?
No. Career services such as LMU Munich list it as optional, and the University of Bremen says that under the AGG it is no longer required. You decide.
What size should a CV photo be in Germany?
There is no fixed rule. The Bundesagentur für Arbeit gives 6 x 4.5 cm for the CV and 10 x 6.5 cm for a cover page as examples. In a digital CV, the layout sets the size.
Can I take my CV photo with my phone?
Yes, if the light is good and the photo is sharp. The University of Bremen says a photo taken on your own or with a friend is possible. Avoid selfies, as LMU advises. Use a timer or ask someone to take it.
Should I use an AI-generated photo?
We don’t recommend it. Your photo should show you as you are. Joblumi only checks your real photo and can place it on a neutral background.
Does Joblumi keep my photo?
Not for the check. The check runs in your browser, and the photo stays on your device. If you add it to your CV in the app, it is part of your CV, and it is left out whenever your CV is sent to our AI.
