resume vs CV
So im polishing up my resume/cv and have come upon a dilemma…
One thing ive noticed is the different meanings. Seems in the US, resume and cv are two different documents. The resume being 1 page max and giving a brief overview and the CV being pages long and detailed in depth the persons education / past jobs etc.
Whereas over here, resume and cv are used interchangeably. I spoke with the careers dude at the uni here and he said nowadays both terms are used interchangeably, resume = cv, cv = resume. He said that the average student resume is around 4-6 pages long and there is no way you could fit the information on one page. I queried him about employers and if it is more beneficial to have a short 1 page document or not and he said no. He even told me that employers actually will read thousands of 4-6 page documents when people apply for jobs.
Seems silly to me, as an employer if I had the option to read a 1 page document compared to a 6 page document I know which one I would read. Wouldn’t employers just shuffle through the documents and pick out the ones they like and then ask for an interview / cv? That’s the impression I got from my last job. Maybe im wrong…
Anyway, i now have a 1 page resume. woohoo 
friday, 12 march, 2004 09:30 MAT
there is a distinct difference between the meaning of certified/official documents as well. australia doesn’t seem to be as concerned as america with document fraud.
here, you seem to be able to take an original document, photocopy it, and have a jp sign it certifying that it’s a copy of the original presented to them, full stop.
whereas in america, a certified/official document must be submitted directly by the issuing agent. you can’t just rock up to a jp and have them certify a photocopy of your original – cuz how do they know for certain that it’s an original?? i guess with all the technology for making fake certificates look real (signature and all), they protect themselves against that.
trust – where is the trust and good faith these days?
trust – where is the trust and good faith these days?
Looks like it is in Australia
Did you have to pay extra for the “extra” ?
The advice I’ve always received through uni was that your resume should have all the details necessary, but only things relevant to the particular job you’re applying for. i.e. no point putting in your six years long service at McDonalds if you’re applying to an I.T. company. That typically makes it only a few pages for a recent graduate.
But more than that, we’ve had it pummeled into us that it’s the cover letter which really makes or breaks your application; indeed, when I’ve actually talked to people who do hiring, they’ve admitted they usually don’t bother going beyond the cover letter if it’s not very appealing, and sometimes not even at all!
But really, the best way to get a job is just to know someone on the inside. Nepotism is the strongest will in the job market, for better or worse.
Seems you just have to take a shot and rely on good ol luck.
I’ve applied for so many jobs recently. I’m lucky to get an kind of reply back even after sending a follow up email. Gets kind of depressing when you keep missing out on jobs, but none of them will give any kind of feedback in order for me to try to improve.
It’s even worse getting to the interview stage, having a positive feeling after it then not hearing a single thing back. Emails go unanswered, you are left wondering wtf.
Keep trying I guess is the only thing I can do. haha