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What is the full form of CV

CV: Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae is a written overview of a person's educational qualifications and other experiences. It is an complete profile of a candidate including his full name, phone number, address, email id, educational qualifications, hobbies, achievements, soft skills, languages known, computer skills, career objective, marital status etc. An ideal CV must not be contain more than 2 or 3 A4 size pages.

In most of the commonwealth countries, Ireland and United Kingdom, CV does not contain more than 2 pages. It only includes the summary of job seeker employment history, educational information and some personal information. Some part of Asia requires photo of the applicant, date of birth and most recent salary information.

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Difference between CV and Resume

Although CV and resume both are used for same purpose but, there is a little difference between them.

Criteria Curriculum Vitae Resume
Layout It contains your educational and academic information as well as teaching and research experiences, awards, honors etc.
the cv is static and doesn't change for different positions.
 It is a concise synopsis of most relevant professional experiences about the particular job for which you are applying.
the resume can be changed according to the job situation.
Length Long (no limit for pages)
it covers your entire career including educational and academic background.

 Short (only 1 or 2 pages)
no particular format rule
its information only snuffles around best suit of applicant.
Purpose It is generally used for academic positions like faculty opening, internship, fellowship etc. It is generally used for business industry, governmental and non-profit jobs.
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