It’s sad to see that even many recruiters in our country don’t understand the difference between a CV and Resume, let alone a job applicant. Most of the applicants and recruiters treat the terms CV and Resume inter-changeably when they’re not even close!

Simply put: a resume is a one-page summary of your achievements while a CV or Curriculum Vitae is a two or more pages long in-depth documentation of all of your achievements and other accomplishments like publications, awards, honors etc.

This is a Resume:

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And this is a CV:

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And these are the key differences between them:

CV

Resume
Purpose Record of full working career Brief summary of skills and experiences
Length 2 or more pages 1 page
Level of detail Extremely detailed Concise/To the point
Areas covered Education, publications, awards, honors etc. Adapted for every position
Formatting Chronological/Timewise No particular format
Changes Static/Doesn’t change Dynamic/Customized for every position
Usage UK, Ireland, New Zealand US, Canada
Terms used interchangeably Bangladesh, India, Australia, South Africa etc.

 

Hope this clarifies a lot of confusion that’s out there.

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