A warm welcome to my fellow Bisons. Have you ever been in a situation where you are applying for a job and you see they are asking for a CV instead of a resume? Well, it’s a common mistake to upload Resumes in place of CVs because it feels like there isn’t much of a difference, but let me tell you this, they do have subtle differences which makes them quite unique.
| Resumes | CV or Curriculum Vitae |
| They are a representation of the skills, education, objective which you write to apply to the jobs in the industry. | Technically the Latin word translates to course of (one’s) life. So, a CV is an account of a persons education, career journey but with an addition of inclusion of their summary and also the academic research or papers which they have published. |
| They are supposed to be as long as 1 page or complete 2 pages. In some cases if you are an experienced professional, you might be able to have more than 2 pages which could cover an array of work experiences which you’ve had before. | They could easily extend for more than 2 pages based on the experiences of the person. |
| You can use a resume to apply for jobs in the industries or even government agencies. | It is important to note that a cv is mainly required when a person is applying to a grad school or for a job in academia or fellowships and grants. |
| You can never add references to this. | It also gives you the flexibility to be able to add a list of references in your CV while you cannot do the same in your resume. |
| This goes for both of these: Never use any templates online to make them as the company system rejects it instantly. Always make it from scratch in MS Word. | |
In the next version of the blog, I would talk about tips to writing a CV. Finally will end this with GO BISON 😊
