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This may be off-topic, but it sure sounds to me like what you're submitting is not a CV but a resume. Those are two different items. CVs are a comprehensive his

This may be off-topic, but it sure sounds to me like what you're submitting is not a CV but a resume. Those are two different items. CVs are a comprehensive history of yourself and your accomplishments, resumes are short, tailored briefs of why you are fit for the job.

tehwalrus 12y ago
in the UK, they're all called CVs.
cben 12y ago
Interesting, certainly makes etymological sense. I never realized that, in Israel the two terms are used pretty interchangably. Wikipedia says CVs are much more comprehensive in some countries, esp. North America.