Do you need a résumé
or a curriculum vitae (c.v.)?
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Résumé
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Curriculum
Vitae (c.v.)
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- Used outside academia, and
when a CV is not specifically requested
- Summary of related experience,
education, and skills
- Targeted specifically to the
position at hand
- One page, sometimes two, in
length
- Space is at a premium
- Will be scanned/reviewed by
employer in about 20 seconds
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- Used when applying for positions
in academia, research, grants, admission to some graduate programs
- Summary of all your educational
and professional background
- Includes full list of your
publications.
- May be several pages in length
- Space is not at a premium
- Will be thoroughly read by
search committee
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Some of this
information has been adapted from Résumé Writing for English
Majors Workshops
sponsored by English Undergraduate Advising and the UW Career
Center.
