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Why have I taken 10 different resume classes at employent centers that never mentioned Curricula Vitae?

I just don't get it. I'm a savant and speak 12 languages but none of my High School or College classes taught me about Curricula Vitae either. Why do we Americans have to do everything differently?

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1. A curriculum vitae (singular), meaning "course of one's life, is a document that gives much more detail than does a resume about your academic and professional accomplishments. Curricula vitae (plural) are most often used for academic or research positions, whereas resumes are the preferred documents in business and industry. Note about plural / singular forms: "Curricula vitae" (vee-tie) is the plural form; "curriculum vitae" is singular. The informal shortened form, "vita" standing alone, meaning a brief autobiographical sketch (Webster's), is singular, while "vitae," is plural. The abbreviation is often used: CV or CVs. Curricula vitae are commonly used in applying for the following: Admission to graduate school or as part of an application packet for a graduate assistantship or scholarship. Grant proposals. Teaching, research, and upper-level administrative positions in higher education. Academic departmental and tenure reviews. College or university service appointments. Professional association leadership positions. Speaking engagements. Publishing and editorial review boards. Research and consulting positions in a variety of settings. School administration positions at the superintendent, principal, or department head level.
2. If you are so clever as you claim then you should know all this.
3. Your first problem is taking 10 different resume classes. Your second problem is learning 12 languages. You have bigger things to worry about then Curricula Vitae.
4. that's a good question. i had never heard of one either until i requested a resume from someone who lived in the United Kingdom. It was very embarrasing and I wish I had been more informed. Seriously, I think that it stems from America's thought that we are the only nation in the world and don't have to know anything about how others do things. It's sad, really. Very impressive that you know 12 languages...that's another thing that Americans think that we shouldn't have to learn those either.
5. We do that at the high school I teach at. I teach here in the United States - I guess the question is why didn't your high school or college not do that. Good Luck!!!