Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch.

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.

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

Yes, có often means to have, but in this sentence it is better understood as contains, includes, or comes with.

So:

• Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch
  = A job application includes a sơ yếu lý lịch

Natural English translations could be:

• A job application includes a résumé/CV.
• A job application has a personal background form.
• In a job application, there is a sơ yếu lý lịch.

So có is functioning like have/contain/include, not possession in the personal sense only.

Not exactly. Sơ yếu lý lịch is often translated as CV, résumé, or personal background form, but it has a specifically Vietnamese meaning.

In practice, it often refers to a document that includes personal information such as:

• full name
• date of birth
• hometown
• family background
• education
• work history

In some contexts, it can be more formal and more biographical than a typical Western résumé. So while CV/résumé is a useful translation, it is not always a perfect one.

A learner should remember:

• CV/résumé = convenient translation
• sơ yếu lý lịch = a Vietnamese document type with its own conventions

Vietnamese normally does not use articles like English does.

So:

• hồ sơ xin việc can mean a job application, the job application, or job applications in a generic sense
• sơ yếu lý lịch can mean a CV, the CV, or CV information, depending on context

The exact meaning comes from the situation, not from articles.

So this sentence could mean:

• A job application includes a CV
• The job application includes the CV
• Job applications include a CV

Context tells you which one is intended.

Without context, it most naturally sounds like a general statement:

• A job application includes a sơ yếu lý lịch
• In a job application, there is a sơ yếu lý lịch

Vietnamese often uses bare nouns for general truths or typical facts.

If context had already introduced a specific application packet, then it could also mean:

• The application file has the résumé in it

So the sentence itself does not force one interpretation; context decides.

Yes, bao gồm would also work.

Compare:

• Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch.
  = The application file has/includes a CV.
• Hồ sơ xin việc bao gồm sơ yếu lý lịch.
  = The application file includes a CV.

The difference is mainly style:

• có = simpler, more everyday, more basic
• bao gồm = more explicit, slightly more formal

So the original sentence is completely natural, but bao gồm is also a good option if you want to emphasize includes.

Yes, in a broader sense, yes. Vietnamese có is very flexible.

Depending on context, the sentence can be understood as:

• The application file has a CV
• There is a CV in the application file

In English, those are different structures, but Vietnamese often uses có for both ideas.

So it is best to think of có as covering meanings like:

• have
• possess
• contain
• include
• there is/are

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Hồ sơ xin việc có sơ yếu lý lịch
• roughly: hoh suh sin vee-ek koh suh yee-oo lee lik

A few notes:

• hồ has a falling tone
• sơ has the level tone
• xin sounds a bit like sin
• việc ends with a short, clipped -c sound
• yếu sounds a bit like yee-oo
• lý has a rising tone
• lịch ends with a clipped -ch/c sound, depending on accent

If you are learning pronunciation, it is best to listen to a native speaker, because the tones matter a lot more than English-style approximations.

Yes. A word-by-word breakdown looks like this:

• Hồ sơ = file / dossier / document set
• xin việc = applying for a job / job application
• có = has / contains / includes
• sơ yếu lý lịch = CV / résumé / personal background form

So the structure is:

• [subject] hồ sơ xin việc
• [verb] có
• [object] sơ yếu lý lịch

That makes it a very straightforward Vietnamese sentence: Subject + Verb + Object

Some natural English versions are:

• A job application includes a résumé.
• A job application should have a CV.
• The application file contains a personal background form.
• A job application includes a sơ yếu lý lịch.

The best translation depends on how literally you want to translate sơ yếu lý lịch.

• If you want smooth English: résumé or CV
• If you want cultural accuracy: keep sơ yếu lý lịch and explain it if needed