Resume or CV?

 

The resume or a CV? - That is the question!

A Curriculum Vitae (latin for 'course of life'), most often called CV, is used mainly in Europe.

North Americans use CVs in international job search overseas or if they are seeking a faculty, research, clinical or scientific positions.

In a great degree the North American resumes are equivalent to European CVs.

The major difference between CV  and resume is in they lengths. Usually, the standard CV is between 2 and 8 pages long where the standard resume is between 1 and 2 pages long.

Whereas resumes are a reflection of your main accomplishments only, European CVs are detailed accounts of your education and work experience to date. Applying for a job abroad differs from country to country. Therefore, if you want your job application to be taken seriously, you must consider national differences correctly.

Generally, most information referring to resumes is applicable to CV's and vice versa. However, you should be aware that there might be subtle conventions associated with the international job application process within different countries .

There are various formats of CV and resume writing: functional, chronological, keyword, creative and targeted to name some.

Regardless of the format you choose the focus of your resume or CV should be to persuade the employer to invite you for an interview. Therefore these pages contain guidelines that will improve the odds of your resume or CV achieving the objective you want - obtaining job interviews.

Nevertheless, whichever CV or resume you chose, it must be targeted and scannable because it:

• Maximizes the computer's ability to "read" your resume / CV.

• Maximizes your ability to get hits.

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Other Resume or CV Info

Now to finalize your job search, if your cover letter and CV / resume are ready, you may email them through our international job search engine to job recruiters and executive headhunters.

In addition, on international job search, international cover letter, international CV / resume and international job interview pages, you will find very useful tips for many different countries.

Good luck with your resume or cv dilema!