Resume rules in Indonesia
What employers in Indonesia expect on a Riwayat Hidup or Curriculum Vitae (CV), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Indonesia, a resume for Indonesia, or Riwayat Hidup: it's the same document.
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. Formal passport-style photo (solid background, formal attire, recent)
What the law says: No legal mandate, but strong convention; omitting photo at domestic employers is conspicuous
Date of birth: Expected
Expected. Full date and place of birth standard requirement
What the law says: No specific statute requiring date of birth on CV
Marital status: Common
Common in government/BUMN roles; less common in private sector MNCs
What the law says: No legal requirement; government/BUMN roles often request it
Sex or gender: Common
Common to state gender; requested by many employers
Nationality: Expected
Expected; standard on CV
National ID number: Not found
Do NOT include KTP (national ID card) number on private sector CVs; acceptable for government
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Riwayat Hidup or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Language to submit in
- Bahasa Indonesia (for government/BUMN); English (for multinationals and tech)
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages; fresh graduates 1 page
- Address detail expected
- Full address expected
- Signature and date
- Signed authenticity statement required at end: 'Demikian daftar riwayat hidup ini saya buat dengan sebenarnya' (I hereby declare this curriculum vitae is true)
- Officially prescribed form
- None officially prescribed; structured format standard (photo, personal info, profile, experience, education, skills, certifications, references)
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Religion sometimes listed, especially for government roles; caution for private sector
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Not standard; disclosure voluntary
- Other customary attachments
- GPA required for education (minimum 3.0 on 4.0 scale often expected by major employers); Driving licence noted where relevant
- Data protection regime
- Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: Strong local convention for photo and detailed personal data (photo, DOB, place of birth, gender, marital status, nationality). Signed declaration required. Avoid KTP number in private sector. Format differs significantly between government and private sector expectations.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this