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CV Vs Resume: What Do They Actually Mean

A CV and resume serve different purposes. [1] A CV provides a comprehensive record of one's educational and professional experiences and is used when applying for academic or research positions, while a resume highlights relevant skills and accomplishments and is typically one page for corporate roles. [2] A CV includes all academic work and awards, while a resume focuses only on relevant qualifications and is in reverse chronological order. [3] Resumes are for corporate roles, while CVs are for academic positions, fellowships, and grants.

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CV Vs Resume: What Do They Actually Mean

A CV and resume serve different purposes. [1] A CV provides a comprehensive record of one's educational and professional experiences and is used when applying for academic or research positions, while a resume highlights relevant skills and accomplishments and is typically one page for corporate roles. [2] A CV includes all academic work and awards, while a resume focuses only on relevant qualifications and is in reverse chronological order. [3] Resumes are for corporate roles, while CVs are for academic positions, fellowships, and grants.

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Difference between a CV and a Resume

Difference between CV and Resume is more than the difference in spelling. It is true that the
CV is more of a British thing and Resume an American concept, there are however, many
more dissimilarities than the one pointed out above. Explained below are the major
difference, usages, as well as writing tips for CV and Resume.

CV vs Resume: What do they actually mean


A Curriculum Vitae (CV), which literally means ‘Course of Life’ in Latin, is a comprehensive
document listing out the complete educational as well as professional life. It is an
academically inclined living document updated with latest information (publications,
projects) from time to time. There is no ideal length of a CV as it lists all accomplishments.

Resume, French for abstract, on the other hand, has only one purpose-‘Stand out from the
competition’. This single page professional sketch is invariably used for corporate positions.
Your Resume emphasises your experiences, skills, learning and competencies related to the
particular position you are applying to. It will be different for different positions and
organisations. Owing to the purpose, this document should be as crisp as possible, ideally, a
single page document. Students aspiring for MBA should send a Resume.

Resume vs CV: What to use where


Another major difference between CV and Resume is that your CV outlines all your academic
accomplishments. It is specifically used for applying for academic positions, fellowships,
research positions, grant applications. Resume is used in case you are applying for corporate
positions, not-for-profit organisations, public and corporate sectors.

CV vs Resume: What to add


Unlike your CV, which begins with your latest academic qualification, a resume lists your
academic qualification at the end. Whatever type of document you chose to create, list your
latest accomplishments or positions held first i.e. arranged in reverse chronological order
(RCO).

Difference between CV and Resume


Elements Curriculum Vitae Resume

Name and Contact Information Yes Yes

A brief summary of quantifiable expertise and No Yes


skills

Employment Highlights Relevant to the yes


position

Academic Qualification Yes Yes


Academic projects Yes No

Internships Yes Yes

Awards and honours received Yes Relevant to the


position

Scholastic Achievements Yes Relevant, Briefly

Workshops and Seminars Yes Relevant only

Areas of Interest Yes Relevant only

Projects, Grants, Honours and Awards Yes Relevant only

Publications and Presentations Yes Relevant

Professional Memberships and Fellowships Yes Relevant

Scholastic Achievements Yes No

Extracurricular Achievements Briefly Only if space permits

Apart from the difference between CV and resume listed above, whatever the type of
document you choose to create, a list of guidelines are required to be followed

1. No personal pronouns (strictly): It is your resume; you do not need to mention yourself
here. Remove personal pronouns like, I, me, my, you, he, she, it, we, they, him, her, us, and
them.
2. Font and font size: You do not know if the receiver is viewing your document in Linux,
Mac or Windows. Choose those fonts which can be viewed in all types of word processors and
OS without distortion. Play safe; use Arial, Times New Roman, and Tahoma. Font size 12 for
headers and 11 for section content is easily readable and preferable
3. Schooling information: Resume and CV are professional documents. Use schooling
details and achievements only if you are a teenager.
4. Highlighting: Use strong action words to highlight your credentials e.g. researched,
organized, incorporated, carried out, collected, monitored, guided, supervised etc.
5. Proofreading: Proofread carefully. In fact, read, edit and read again before you send it.
Finally, run the document through spell-check. Misspellings and typos often prove to be
fatal.
6. Finally: Convert your document to PDF before sending.

For more information, please contact Khaira Education @[email protected]

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