What is this?

[captkirkyota]

In many jobs adds they ask for a CV, what is that or does that stand for exactly?

I'm guessing it is a resume, but what does a CV stand for and why do mostly other countries say that rather than a resume? It leads me to believe they are not the same, but what do I know, I've never had to make a resume before.

Thanks.

[helonorth]

Cirriculum Vitae. Pretty much the same as a resume. I didn't actually KNOW this, I Googled it.

You sent me a PM, but it got lost in the provider switchover. Try it again and maybe I can help.

helonorth

[Darren Hughes]

A CV is goes more in depth into your education and accomplishments than a resume. In a CV you'll put your interests and hobbies down along with other stuff that might give a broader picture of your personality and motivations.

 

Back home in Ireland we talk about CVs all the time and don't really do resumes at all. As a potential employee looking for a job I prefer the resmue better as it's a lot quicker to put together. But, as an employer(like I used to be in the old days) the CV gives me a better insight into what someone is going to be like even before the interview, which allows me to narrow the field of canditates to a more managable number, thus saving time.

 

Type in "resume" or CV into wikipedia.com and it gives a pretty good comparison between the two.

[captkirkyota]

Awesome, thanks fellas.

[mattfromomaha]

Curriculum Vitae is a term used mainly by physicians, PhDs, and other scholarly positions. As said above, it's more in-depth than a resume and will list additional things like research interests, publications, and the like.