What s In A Name

Y ou probably searched for         The description above explains     the word resume on your way     that usually the CV is usually     here, if not then you may       used by the academic community,    have searched for Curriculum          but it is not limited to them.     Vitae, but what's the difference?                                                                              It is usually focused on teaching                                        and research experience; as such   Definition - Curriculum Vitae         it will have a great deal of       (CV): - A special type of resume      specific information relating to   traditionally used within the         specialist subject matter.         academic community. Earned                                               degrees, teaching and research        The amount of detail required      experience, publications,             usually means that the CV is       presentations, and related            longer that the resume, but how    activities are featured. Unlike a     long?                              resume, a CV tends to be longer                                          and more informational than           In truth, the ideal resume should  promotional in tone. Note: The CV     be just a single page in length,   required in theses and                it's true to say that there are    dissertations follows a very          those that use two pages.          specific format.                                                                                               The CV is ideally a two page       In the United Kingdom, and many       document, no more.                 other places, the description                                            Curriculum Vitae applies to any       Basically, anyone who uses more    resume type document, it's            than two pages should make a       important to understand that in       close examination of the content.  some countries the terms are                                             interchangeable.                                                                                               I do recall a 30 year old man who  presented me with a 6 page resume     length?                            and said "I don't understand why                                         I don't get any interviews, my        What's the solution to a long      resume tells them everything they     resume or CV? The solution is to   need to know".                        change it's format and study the                                         type of job you are applying for,  Imagine being the HR person who       once you have done that you can    is faced with reading 6 pages to      focus more on what's required and  decide if this person matches the     less on what might be              job requirements. Where would you     interesting.                       file the resume or CV of that          About the Author: Working with ex-offenders (recent prison leaver's) and the long term unemployed (out of work for more than 6 months), Steve found himself working inside a prison before taking over two Job club's. It was not long before that Job club was consistently at the top of the inner-city league table. If you are still having problems with your resume or CV then you should visit http://www.911resume and look at our DIY and bespoke solutions. Source: www.isnare.com