What’s the difference between a resume and a CV? The main differences are the length, the content and the purpose. A resume should be a minimum of a one page summary of your skills, experience and education. A goal of resume writing is to be brief and concise since, at best, the resume reader will spend a minute or so reviewing your qualifications. That’s why one page is always best, and to use the skills based format rather than experienced based. See tomorrow’s post for more information on those topics.
A Curriculum Vitae, commonly referred to as CV, is a longer (two or more pages), more detailed synopsis. It includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details.
When to Use a CV
In Canada and the US, a Curriculum Vitae is used primarily when applying for international, academic, education, scientific or research positions or when applying for fellowships or grants. As with a resume, you may need different versions of a CV for different type of positions.
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