Resume rules in Greece
What employers in Greece expect on a Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα (Viografiko Simeioma), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Greece or a resume for Greece: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Greek or English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Expected
Expected; professional photo commonly placed top right corner
What the law says: GDPR (EU 2016/679) + Greek Law 4624/2019: personal data collected must be adequate, relevant, strictly necessary for assessing suitability. Biometric data (photo) subject to restrictions.
Date of birth: Common
Common; date of birth standard in Greek CVs
What the law says: GDPR + Law 4624/2019: must be adequate, relevant, strictly necessary
Marital status: Common
Common; marital status standard
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon; not typically specified
Nationality: Common
Common
National ID number: Not found
Not found
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα (Viografiko Simeioma)
- Language to submit in
- Greek or English
- Typical length
- Multiple pages common
- Address detail expected
- Full address expected
- Signature and date
- Not mentioned
- Officially prescribed form
- None; Europass accepted
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- GDPR: sensitive data; discrimination prohibited under Greek employment law
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- GDPR + Greek law: strictly limited; only if necessary for role assessment
- Other customary attachments
- Comprehensive work experience description recommended
- Employer may not ask for
- Discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, religion, belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, chronic illness, family/social status (Greek employment law)
- Named statutes
- Law 4624/2019 (implementing GDPR in Greece)
- Data protection regime
- GDPR (EU 2016/679) + Greek Law 4624/2019
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Greek employment law: discrimination prohibited on race, ethnic origin, religion, belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, chronic illness, descent, family/social status, gender identity
- Local language source
- Greek
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Greek CV practice expects detailed personal information and photos. Legal framework relies on GDPR and Law 4624/2019. No specific statute on CV contents found; practice differs from stricter Northern European model.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this