Re: Resume or CV

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THANK YOU! You have all contributed some very good, solid thoughts and
resources. I'm going to forward this string to the student and let her
decide how she wants to proceed.

Pat

On 12/3/07, Geoff Lane <geoff -at- gjctech -dot- co -dot- uk> wrote:
> On Monday, December 3, 2007, Kaye Adkins wrote;
>
> > A CV is quite different from a resume. My resume is about two pages
> > long. My CV is up to six pages (and growing all the time).
> ---
>
> I note that Kaye's email address has an .edu domain, from which I
> presume she's American. AFAICT the OP's query related to a student in
> UK seeking an internship with a UK company, and so US differences are
> not relevant. What matters is how the UK sector views this topic.
>
> For my twopennyworth, a CV in UK seems to be the same document as a
> resume in USA. That is, a short (typically two-page) document giving a
> brief summary of the candidate. Often, the purpose of a CV is to get
> you into an interview. The CV needs to be short because whoever is
> short-listing probably spends no more than 30 seconds scanning each CV
> initially.
>
> In contrast, I've seen advice from some UK agencies that claim US
> resumes to be lengthy tomes, sometimes professionally bound and
> getting dangerously close to being autobiographies! I suspect that
> this is another example of terms changing meanings as they cross the
> pond that proves English and American to be distinct languages. I also
> suspect that a UK CV is equivalent to a US resume, while a US CV is
> equivalent to what some in UK believe to be a resume.
>
> My understanding, and the conflicting advice seen on this forum,
> suggests to me that the best way to proceed would be to ask the HR
> dept. concerned what they want, (how many pages, etc.) and what they
> understand to be the differences between a CV and a resume! However,
> if it's any help, I've never been asked for my resume when looking for
> work. Every UK employer I've approached has asked for my CV and one
> agency has even insisted that I submit no more than two pages!
>
> HTH,
>
> --
> Geoff
> Cornwall, UK
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