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What are the differences between a Resume and a Cirriculum Vitae?

They always seemed like two terms for the same thing to me. Are there any real differences?

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1. http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/curriculumvitae/f/cvresume.htm 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. In Europe, the Middle East, Africa, or Asia, employers expect to receive a curriculum vitae. In the United States, a curriculum vitae is used primarily when applying for academic, education, scientific or research positions. It is also applicable when applying for fellowships or grants.
2. A curriculum vitae is your educational background. A resume has your educational background and job history.
3. A resume is a generic term for average people, where a CV is a fancy term for fancy people who think they are really important like doctors who are too cool to have a resume. They are pretty much the same thing, but some people feel they are too good to need a resume, so they came up with this more important sounding term. In reality, CV's include a lot more detail than a resume, and are required for really top positions... but it is the same thing.