| Is there a difference?I imagine that many
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| | relevant skills and achievements.
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| people, on reading the title of this
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| | Although the exact length of a resume is
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| article, laughed smugly to themselves,
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| | open to debate, in general it should not
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| then wandered off thinking vague thoughts
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| | exceed one page in length, and it's safer
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| about the English and Americans having
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| | to be conventional; after all, you want
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| different names for the same thing. If
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| | to get the job. It's fine to miss things
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| you were one of these people, then don't
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| | out of a resume to keep the length down;
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| worry - you're right! Or at least you're
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| | you should only include the things that
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| partially right. In general, CVs are used
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| | are most relevant to the position you are
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| throughout most of the world, while
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| | targeting. Resumes also often miss out
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| resumes are the common format in America.
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| | some of the more personal details that
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| However, there are significant
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| | CVs include, such as hobbies and
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| differences between the two documents,
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| | interests.As with CVs, resumes are
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| and if you plan to succeed in the
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| | usually organised into a few essential
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| employment market it is important that
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| | sections. However, one key difference
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| you are familiar with the features and
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| | between a CV and a resume is that resumes
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| uses of both. Let's go through them one
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| | are focused on your skills and
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| at a time.The differences in briefAt
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| | accomplishments, rather than providing an
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| first glance, the differences between the
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| | objective account of your history. As a
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| two seem slight. Both consist of a
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| | result, resumes often feature
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| structured list of facts that allows you
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| | aggrandising language, and tend to be
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| to impart relevant information about your
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| | more obviously self-promoting than
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| skills and achievements to an employer as
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| | CVs.You can afford to be a bit less
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| quickly and simply as possible.Although
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| | formal with the structure of a resume
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| in essence they both serve the same
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| | than with a CV, and there is a wider
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| purpose, the main difference between a CV
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| | scope for creative presentation. That
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| and a resume is that a CV acts as a
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| | said, there are three main formats that
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| complete record of your professional
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| | are generally used:Chronological - this
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| history, while a resume is a short,
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| | is the most common format, and is very
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| targeted list of transferable skills and
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| | similar in organisation to a
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| accomplishments, intended to show how you
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| | CV;Functional - your skills
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| can be of specific benefit to the
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| | qualifications act as a backbone, around
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| particular company to which you are
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| | which the rest of the resume is
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| applying.As I mentioned earlier,
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| | structured;Focused - as above, but with
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| throughout most of the world, the CV is
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| | the content organised in relation to the
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| the standard format for job applications.
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| | targeted position.It is often better to
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| However, in the US, resumes are more
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| | stick to one of these tried and tested
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| common, and CVs are reserved almost
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| | formats than to attempt to wow an
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| completely for jobs in academia or when
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| | employer with your own unique design.
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| applying for grants. As a result, many
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| | These have a chance of backfiring if your
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| international workers possess both a CV
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| | reader doesn't like them, so why take the
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| and a resume and choose between them as
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| | risk? The only time I could see the point
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| necessary.In the following sections, I
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| | of designing your own format is if you
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| shall discuss the features of each type
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| | are entering a creative field, such as
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| of document in more detail, and close
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| | design. What to use, and when to use
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| with a brief look at how to decide which
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| | itThe general rule to go by here is that
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| one is best for you.Features of a CVA CV,
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| | if you are in America, use a resume, and
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| or Curriculum Vitae, to give it its Latin
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| | if you are anywhere else in the world,
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| name, is an account of your entire
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| | use a CV. However, if you are applying
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| education and employment history. The
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| | for an academic position, or for a grant,
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| term translates as 'course of life', and
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| | it is better to send a CV, regardless of
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| it really is that - a record of your
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| | where you are. Things are further
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| working life so far. It is far more
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| | complicated by the rising popularity in
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| detailed than a resume, from which
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| | the UK of short CVs, which, at less than
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| elements are often excluded if they are
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| | two pages, are confusingly similar to a
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| considered irrelevant. A CV should
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| | resume.One of the main reasons to have a
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| include everything you've ever done,
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| | short CV was to stand out from the crowd,
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| listed in reverse chronological order, to
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| | but almost everybody follows this model
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| make it easier to prioritise more recent
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| | and it no longer has the same impact as
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| information. As a result, a CV is longer
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| | it used to. As a result, the old style of
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| than a resume, although two pages is the
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| | CV is making a comeback, for the same
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| recommended length.Information in a CV is
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| | reasons that it disappeared in the first
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| arranged according to subheadings, to
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| | place. Whether you choose to follow the
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| make it easier for the reader to quickly
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| | trend, or stick with convention is up to
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| skim through and find the information he
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| | you. Personally, I have both kinds, and I
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| or she needs. Remember, your CV is
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| | decide which version to send out on a
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| intended to let prospective employers
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| | per-company basis.In fact, it is safer to
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| find out about you in the hope that they
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| | make two versions anyway. Set aside some
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| will offer you a job, so it's in your
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| | time and write yourself both a CV and a
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| interest to make it easy to
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| | resume; it doesn't take much effort, and
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| understand!The sections of a CV may
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| | it means that you'll always have the
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| include the following, although many
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| | correct document to hand, whatever you
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| sections can be moved up or down
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| | are asked for. You can even hire a
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| depending on what information is relevant
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| | copywriting agency to do it for you.
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| for the specific job.Profile/Objectives -
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| | Copywriters write both CVs and resumes on
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| a short statement, tailored to fit the
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| | a regular basis, and will be familiar
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| requirements of the prospective
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| | with the conventions of each. If you
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| employer;Education/Qualifications - a
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| | don't want to pay for a copywriter, have
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| list of institutions and courses, with
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| | a look at some CV and resume samples and
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| grades awarded and dates attended;Skills
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| | use them to help you write your own.You'd
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| Competencies - any skills or achievements
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| | be surprised how many people don't know
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| that are relevant to the job. You can
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| | the difference between a CV and a resume.
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| include most things, but be sensible -
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| | Whichever one you decide to go for,
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| there is no need to mention the 10m
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| | follow the conventions and write to the
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| swimming badge you got when you were
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| | strengths of your chosen format, and the
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| six!Career Summary - this should be the
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| | interviews should come flooding in.
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| most detailed part, it can be moved
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| | You'll soon be on your way to that dream
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| higher up the document if necessary. Each
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| | job. Roberts is a Copywriter and
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| job should have a short description of
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| | Researcher, as well as a co-founder of
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| the skills you used and your achievements
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| | Herds of Words freelance copywriters. He
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