General usage of CVs
– A CV is usually a maximum of two sides of A4 paper.
– It contains a summary of the job seeker’s employment history, qualifications, education, and some personal information.
– In North America, a short CV is often called a résumé.
– CVs are tailored to emphasize information relevant to the position being applied for.
– An extra page can be added to include the job seeker’s publications if necessary.
CVs in academia
– In academic and medical careers, CVs are comprehensive documents that provide extensive information on education, publications, and achievements.
– They are used when applying for positions in academia.
– Shorter CVs (résumés) are used when applying for positions in industry, non-profit organizations, and the public sector.
Etymology, spelling, and plural of CV
– Curriculum vitae means ‘course of life’ in Latin.
– The term is a loanword from Neo-Latin.
– The traditional spelling of curriculum vitae used the ligature ‘æ,’ but this is now rare.
– In English, the plural of curriculum is often ‘curriculums’ or ‘curricula.’
– The plural of curriculum vitae is almost always ‘curricula vitae’ in English.
Contents of a CV
– A CV provides a summary of a person’s career, qualifications, and education.
– It may include information on publications and other achievements.
– CVs are commonly used by potential employers to screen applicants.
– They may also be requested for postsecondary programs, scholarships, grants, and bursaries.
– Electronic versions of CVs are popular, submitted via email, employment websites, or job-oriented social-networking services.
References and external links
– Additional citations are needed to verify the information in this article.
– The Merriam-Webster, American Heritage, and Oxford English dictionaries record ‘curricula vitae’ as the plural of curriculum vitae.
– The pronunciation of ‘curriculum vitae’ varies, with some using the Latin pronunciation and others using /ˈviːtaɪ/ or /ˈvaɪtiː/.
– The difference between a curriculum vitae and a résumé is described in the University of California, Davis website.
– External links to Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons provide further information on curriculum vitae. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae
In English, a curriculum vitae (English: / ... ˈviːtaɪ, -ˈwiːtaɪ, -ˈvaɪtiː/, Latin for "course of life", often shortened to CV) is a short written summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education. This is the most common usage in British English. In North America, the term résumé (also spelled resume) is used, referring to a short career summary.
The term curriculum vitae and its abbreviation, CV, are also used especially in academia to refer to extensive or even complete summaries of a person's career, qualifications, and education, including publications and other information. This has caused the widespread misconception that it is incorrect to refer to short CVs as CVs in American English and that short CVs should be called résumés, but this is not supported by the usage recorded in American dictionaries.[citation needed] For example, the University of California, Davis notes that "[i]n the United States and Canada, CV and resume are sometimes used interchangeably" while describing the common distinction made in North-American academia between the use of these terms to refer to documents with different contents and lengths.
In many countries, a short CV is typically the first information that a potential employer receives from a job-seeker, and CVs are typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview. CVs may also be requested for applicants to postsecondary programs, scholarships, grants, and bursaries. In the 2010s it became popular for applicants to provide an electronic version of their CV to employers by email, through an employment website, or published on a job-oriented social-networking service such as LinkedIn.