Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch.

The job application has a personal history form.

Breakdown of Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch.

• có: to have
• hồ sơ xin việc: the job application
• sơ yếu lý lịch: the personal history form

Questions & Answers about Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch.

What does hồ sơ xin việc mean as a whole? Is it the same as job application?

Hồ sơ xin việc literally means something like a set of documents used to apply for a job.

• hồ sơ = file, dossier, document set
• xin việc = apply for a job / job-seeking

So together, hồ sơ xin việc is often best understood as:

• job application file
• application packet
• sometimes simply job application, depending on context

It is a little broader than the English word application by itself, because hồ sơ emphasizes the documents included.

Why does xin việc come after hồ sơ? In English we would say job application, with the modifier first.

In Vietnamese, modifiers often come after the noun they describe.

So:

• hồ sơ = file/documents
• xin việc = for applying for a job

That gives:

• hồ sơ xin việc = job-application file

This is very common in Vietnamese. The main noun usually comes first, and the describing phrase comes after it.

Compare the pattern:

• công ty nước ngoài = foreign company
  literally: company foreign
• đơn xin nghỉ = leave request form
  literally: form request leave