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Andrew Sylvia · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 27

Hi all,

I asked a school over in China for some more information and they asked me for the usual stuff (copy of my passport, resume, copy of my visa, etc.) and a "CV".

What the hell is a CV? A cover letter?

fluffyhamster · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cv+definition&meta=&aq=0&oq=CV+defin

jdl · Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 632 Location: cyberspace

Search the following for more in depth discussion:

1. General Middle East Forum -"What Format for a Resume"

2. General Discussion - "Critique for my Resume"

Both in march 2009 on Daves.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Google is your friend.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=cv+definition&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g5&=Google+Search&=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&fp=2Inaafc1UxE

So is the search function here.

Andrew Sylvia · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 27

Yeah, I put in a search here for "CV", but got nothing.

But thanks for the answer!

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

cv alone is probably not enough search parameter. Try cv AND China, or maybe cv AND resume AND China. Give the search function something more to go on, whether you do it here or on Google.

cstevens · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 27

It took me a while to figure out that CV means Curriculum Vitea as well.

If you don't know what that is, it would be helpful to look it up.

Also, it isn't dumb to not know what that is. In the US we pretty much only use resumes.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:59 am Post subject:

For all practical purposes, a CV is a resume.

Just what they call it on the other side of the ocean.

No biggie, welcome to the forums!

Best,
Justin

Chancellor · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: What Is A CV?

Glenlivet · Joined: 21 Mar 2009 Posts: 179 Location: Poland

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

dictionary.com is your friend too Smile

Andrew Sylvia · Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 27

hollysuel · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 225 Location: Connecticut, USA

In the USA, CVs are generally used by professors and people who work in academics--other than that a resume is used. A resume is usually shorter and a CV is much longer and covers a lot more details. (I had never heard of a CV until I was in graduate school and was explained the difference).

justasmidgen · Joined: 13 Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Location: Florida

I used to have a resume. Then, I got a PhD and now I have a CV.

The primary differences between a resume and a CV are that CVs include all of your publications and for CVs, length is not an issue. If I submit a resume for a job, I make it as brief as possible, no more than 2 pages. My CV, on the other hand, has everything but the kitchen sink tossed in. Mine is about 11 pages in length.

No one ever really reads an entire CV. The list of publications is at the end and really just provides a page counting exercise (Wow! This guy has 12 pages of publications!).