Resume rules in Senegal
What employers in Senegal expect on a Curriculum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Senegal or a resume for Senegal: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in French.
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
What the law says: Labour Code provides anti-discrimination protections; no law prohibits applicants from including photos
Date of birth: Expected
Expected/Common
What the law says: Labour Code Article L 105 explicitly protects against age discrimination and equal treatment regardless of age; employers cannot discriminate on basis of age in recruitment
Marital status: Optional
Optional/Common
What the law says: Labour Code prohibits discrimination on marital status in employment decisions
Sex or gender: Avoid
Avoid per anti-discrimination principle
What the law says: Labour Code ensures equal opportunity and treatment regardless of sex; employers cannot discriminate on gender
Nationality: Not found
Include nationality
What the law says: Protections apply to all residents; citizenship status does not determine rights
National ID number: Not found
May be requested
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae
- Language to submit in
- French
- Typical length
- 2-3 pages maximum
- Address detail expected
- Include address
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Labour Code ensures equal opportunity regardless of ethnicity, race, religion; employers cannot discriminate
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Labour Code allows employers to conduct medical checks; background checks optional
- Other customary attachments
- Cover letter expected; potentially business registration and other documentation for work visa applications
- Employer may not ask for
- Labour Code prohibits discrimination on: ethnicity, race, sex, religion; employers may not consider these in hiring decisions
- Named statutes
- Labour Code of Senegal
- Data protection regime
- Law No. 2008-12 of 25 January 2008 Concerning Personal Data Protection; Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP) established as independent data protection authority
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Labour Code of Senegal
- Local language source
- French
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: Senegal has well-established data protection law with independent authority CDP. Law 2008-12 requires processing declaration to CDP; prior authorization needed for sensitive data. Labour Code provides anti-discrimination protections.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this