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panchotino
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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: need help. |
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| now i realise that i'm getting on a bit but the fact is that i've never had to provide a c.v for a job before. i've cracked one together as i want to go to korea.as a newbie, i was wondering if anyone could look over it and offer any advice.i haven't put it on the site as i don't know how to but would prefer to send it via e-mail if anyone is prepared to help.( cue laughs from people younger than me who can make a good c.v out of nothing!!)oh, a c.v is a resume for my american and canadian cousins.i'm really embaressed about this mind!! |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
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Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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A CV is not the same as a resume. CVs allow you a bit more room.
One small example of a difference:
Back in the days when I had a resume, it was arranged chronologically.
Now that I have a CV, it is arranged according to types of jobs (and chronologically within those categories) and other teaching-related experiences.
(Oh, and I am American. We do actually have CVs over here!)
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:10 am Post subject: Re: need help. |
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| panchotino wrote: |
| now i realise that i'm getting on a bit but the fact is that i've never had to provide a c.v for a job before. i've cracked one together as i want to go to korea.as a newbie, i was wondering if anyone could look over it and offer any advice.i haven't put it on the site as i don't know how to but would prefer to send it via e-mail if anyone is prepared to help.( cue laughs from people younger than me who can make a good c.v out of nothing!!)oh, a c.v is a resume for my american and canadian cousins.i'm really embaressed about this mind!! |
Have a look at this info I put together about putting together a CV for Japanese employers
The main things that employers in Korea want to know is if you have a degree for your work visa and whether you are breathing.
I will usually advise people to keep the CV short, to less than a page, as most of your past pre-TEFL life will not be of much importance or relevance to teaching in Korea. They simply need native speakers willing to live and work in Korea.
Avoid abbreviations (such as US states etc, not everyone knows or cares what a GPA or SAT is) and colloquial language, keep it business-like and not chatty. No need to blow your own trumpet and tout all your achievements and Boy scout badges. A CV is a list of your work history and your academic background. Anything else is gravy.
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:11 am Post subject: |
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denise,
The OP seems to know what the difference is between a CV and resume. Since he's going to Korea, he'll just need a resume, no matter what the employer calls it.
Rarely do people need full-blown CVs like you're talking in this line of work anyway. |
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