Résumé and curriculum vitae are two familiar words to every educated individual today. Though they are roughly the same in meaning, there are a few subtle differences between the two.
Résumé is basically a French word meaning ‘summary’. It is one of the widely mispronounced words too. The pronunciation of the word is something like re-zyu-mei with a stress on ‘re’. Please use a pronunciation software to get it right. A resume primarily highlights a person’s professional skills, recent work experience, responsibilities held, outstanding achievements etc. The details are given in reverse chronological order i.e. latest experience first, followed by the previous ones. It also outlines the applicant’s educational qualifications but in brief, unlike in a curriculum vitae.
The length of a good résumé is generally one page (preferably A4 size). If too difficult to summarize on a single page, use two, not more than that. It is not necessary to include your sex, religion, hobbies, interests and so on in a résumé.
In short, a résumé is a customized summary which is used by experienced professionals to get a better targeted opportunity. Freshers on the look out of a job should prepare and submit a curriculum vitae about which we will discuss in my next blog.
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3 comments:
Nice Jacob. Tell us about curriculum vitae also. I still have that resume that you wrote for me in last year. Thank you.
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