When applying for jobs, internships, fellowships, and academic programs, you will often be asked to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). These documents chronicle your prior work history, highlight awards and academic achievements, and assert your qualifications. A resume or CV is often the very first thing that a prospective employer reviews. Therefore, it is important to include the most impressive and pertinent information.

The primary differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV) are the length, what is included and what each is used for. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. While a resume is brief and concise - no more than a page or two, a Curriculum Vitae is a longer (at least two page) and more detailed synopsis.
A Curriculum Vitae includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details. I ...more

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