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[EricCC]

I have visited this website numerous times over the years and am always preplexed when I read: �Please send CV...� I did an internet search and discoved that CV is a longer verson of a resume. However, I am a little confused by the format insofar as it called for information usally associated with PHD types. Could someone be so kind as to clue me in, or perhaps send my an example of a CV? Thank you.

Eric

[OzBurn]

People in education often use the term CV instead of resume. There is no need to change the format or your resume or anything else about it, as the terms mean exactly the same thing. It's just that they are used in different contexts. An academic resume may have references to published works and the like, but it's still just a resume.

[EricCC]

Thank�s for giving me the insight. I will use a standard resume template from the internet. Bye the way, are you located in HCMC

[cricketontheloose]

I have often found that people outside the west use the term CV interchangeably with resume. One thing to keep in mind is that you should definitely use a standard, traditional chronolgical format for your resume. Good Luck!

[pigeon]

How can I tailor my CV to the ESL teaching market in Vietnam? I'll be certified before I go, but will still have no classroom experience. I studied English Lit. and writing, and have taught, just not English. I guess I just want to know how to organize the information to say whatever I need it to say for this market.

[caonimama]

I wouldn't suggest deviant behavior but I say you just exagerrate your qualifications. The non-english teaching experience wouldn't count for anything to them. If you are confident you are a good teacher, just make up a few TESL positions from other countries. If you are not confident, do a few classroom observations, and then make up a few positions. By being too honest you just give them a stronger bargaining position to lower your salary. From what I've heard, no one ever has their background check

[pigeon]

Is it worth studying some samples (of CVs for the Vietnam ESL teaching market?) If so, where are they? If there are none out there, what would be the sections of this CV and in what order would they fall?

[Dynsdale]