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I am doing my MBA in HR, and our recruitment lecture was in progress. Our lecturer asked us what the difference is between a CV, resume, and biodata. I said it's more or less the same, and we ended up in an argument. If you could provide me with a clear idea about it so that I can enhance my knowledge, it would be greatly appreciated.
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I am doing my MBA in HR, and our recruitment lecture was in progress. Our lecturer asked us what the difference is between a CV, resume, and biodata. I said it's more or less the same, and we ended up in an argument. If you could provide me with a clear idea about it so that I can enhance my knowledge, it would be greatly appreciated.
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hi! friend,
Yes, there is. A résumé is a summary of a person's educational background and work history for a potential employer. The word, which comes from the French ‘résumé' and means ‘summary', thus points to the conciseness of this type of professional document – a résumé generally holds on a single page. Résumés are used in North America and in countries under American cultural influence.
A curriculum vitae (usually shortened to CV) is the norm in Europe as well as in countries with which it traditionally has cultural ties. In keeping with the Latin meaning (roughly equivalent to ‘course of life'), the phrase usually refers to the short account of a person's career and qualifications that is prepared when applying for a position. The main difference with the résumé is that the CV is usually longer (generally well over two pages long). It thus provides the occasion to delve more deeply into an applicant's educational, professional and personal details. And this explains why in the USA doctors, scientists and academics also use CVs.
International firms tend to favour the CV over the résumé because they generally want to know as much information as they can before having people travel for an interview or even having to find out the hard way whether somebody is well or ill suited to living abroad and working in a new and sometimes alien environment.
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Sudien Pote
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3Yes, there is. A résumé is a summary of a person's educational background and work history for a potential employer. The word, which comes from the French ‘résumé' and means ‘summary', thus points to the conciseness of this type of professional document – a résumé generally holds on a single page. Résumés are used in North America and in countries under American cultural influence.
A curriculum vitae (usually shortened to CV) is the norm in Europe as well as in countries with which it traditionally has cultural ties. In keeping with the Latin meaning (roughly equivalent to ‘course of life'), the phrase usually refers to the short account of a person's career and qualifications that is prepared when applying for a position. The main difference with the résumé is that the CV is usually longer (generally well over two pages long). It thus provides the occasion to delve more deeply into an applicant's educational, professional and personal details. And this explains why in the USA doctors, scientists and academics also use CVs.
International firms tend to favour the CV over the résumé because they generally want to know as much information as they can before having people travel for an interview or even having to find out the hard way whether somebody is well or ill suited to living abroad and working in a new and sometimes alien environment.
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Sudien Pote
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Hi friend,
You can use either a resume or curriculum vitae. The first one is American English, and the latter is British English. However, I suggest you avoid using biodata because it has become a cliche, meaning words that have lost their original significance. Biodata traditionally referred to the biological data of a person such as their name, age, gender, blood group, etc., and was commonly used in medical science (you might have seen it on prescription pads in hospitals). Nowadays, it is used for a different purpose.
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Manivannan
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You can use either a resume or curriculum vitae. The first one is American English, and the latter is British English. However, I suggest you avoid using biodata because it has become a cliche, meaning words that have lost their original significance. Biodata traditionally referred to the biological data of a person such as their name, age, gender, blood group, etc., and was commonly used in medical science (you might have seen it on prescription pads in hospitals). Nowadays, it is used for a different purpose.
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Manivannan
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You can add one more word to that list.
'Profile' is also widely accepted. When 'resume' and curriculum vitae sound too formal and, in certain situations, dramatic, you can use 'profile'. It is better to avoid 'bio-data' if you are applying for a job, as many have pointed out that the data is supposed to be more 'bio'. Although it is used for matrimonial purposes.
Hope this helped.
Sneha
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'Profile' is also widely accepted. When 'resume' and curriculum vitae sound too formal and, in certain situations, dramatic, you can use 'profile'. It is better to avoid 'bio-data' if you are applying for a job, as many have pointed out that the data is supposed to be more 'bio'. Although it is used for matrimonial purposes.
Hope this helped.
Sneha
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"Resume and CV are not the same. Your biodata details your personal information, while your CV provides a detailed account of your career and scholarly achievements. Creating a resume, on the other hand, is the toughest task as it requires crafting a concise and highly effective advertisement of your capabilities.
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Regards, Hassan 😉"
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hi i would like to add a point to this curriculum means "a description of your academic and professional exposure" "Vitae" means your personal details both forms "curriculum vitae" Thanks sharavanan
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As Mr. Sudien said, a resume is more of your employment background, but it is not necessarily restricted to one page. Going by the current trend, up to 3 pages are acceptable, and a potential employer would definitely want to know all the details. Putting, say, a work experience of 10 years on one page can be excruciatingly difficult at times.
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Hi all,
I hadn't known about so many differences between a CV and a resume. What we were taught was that a CV is for people who have work experience, and a resume is for freshers! It's good to know about these differences.
Please avoid using Bio Data, as most of those who have posted above have mentioned the reasons for this.
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Sowjanya
From India, Bangalore
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I hadn't known about so many differences between a CV and a resume. What we were taught was that a CV is for people who have work experience, and a resume is for freshers! It's good to know about these differences.
Please avoid using Bio Data, as most of those who have posted above have mentioned the reasons for this.
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Sowjanya
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Hi,
You have received so many replies... That's good.
As far as the difference between CURRICULUM VITAE and RESUME is concerned, the term CV is used when the job seeker/candidate/applicant is a FRESHER, applying for the job as a fresher or for the first time, whereas RESUME is used when the person already has some experience and is looking for a change in a job. So, CV is for freshers and RESUME is for experienced applicants. The common thing is that both of them reveal the profile of the applicants.
I hope I am clear to you.
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Anamika Sharma
From India, Hyderabad
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You have received so many replies... That's good.
As far as the difference between CURRICULUM VITAE and RESUME is concerned, the term CV is used when the job seeker/candidate/applicant is a FRESHER, applying for the job as a fresher or for the first time, whereas RESUME is used when the person already has some experience and is looking for a change in a job. So, CV is for freshers and RESUME is for experienced applicants. The common thing is that both of them reveal the profile of the applicants.
I hope I am clear to you.
Thanks,
Anamika Sharma
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Hi friends,
A resume is "a summary, as of one's employment, education, etc., used in applying for a new position."
A curriculum vitae (C.V.) is noted as "a regular or particular course of study of or pertaining to education and life."
Bio-data: information relating to a particular person and his or her financial, professional, or educational history, stored in a database and used, e.g., in banking, job recruiting, and marketing (takes a singular or plural verb).
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Hanuma
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A resume is "a summary, as of one's employment, education, etc., used in applying for a new position."
A curriculum vitae (C.V.) is noted as "a regular or particular course of study of or pertaining to education and life."
Bio-data: information relating to a particular person and his or her financial, professional, or educational history, stored in a database and used, e.g., in banking, job recruiting, and marketing (takes a singular or plural verb).
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Hanuma
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Hi, Thank you for sharing such valubale information. ..Yes CV is widely used in Europe and they are usualy very descriptive and Employers want to know everything about the candidate. Regs, Gauri
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Hi Ms. Sneha,
I do not agree with what I experienced. The profile is entirely focused on professional data, such as your KRA, reporting, ORA, etc., but it does not contain your educational or personal data. I mean to say the profile is a subset of a resume or CV.
Manish
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I do not agree with what I experienced. The profile is entirely focused on professional data, such as your KRA, reporting, ORA, etc., but it does not contain your educational or personal data. I mean to say the profile is a subset of a resume or CV.
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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 longer (at least two pages) and a 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.
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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.
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An individual should use the world for his application for new employment.
1 Bio-Data - If qualifications and experience are very limited and applying to a junior post like peon, security guard, Gardner etc. Bio data contains biological detail as name-DOB, sex, marital status, address, minimum qualification, any experience.
2 Resume - This world is used by a fresher who have some more information's to provide. In this he explained his qualifications, training and project detail also.
3 C.V. - This word is generally used by an experienced person whenever he is going to take a change. In this he plugs his all detail about biological, Qualifications, achievements, experience and work profile.
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1 Bio-Data - If qualifications and experience are very limited and applying to a junior post like peon, security guard, Gardner etc. Bio data contains biological detail as name-DOB, sex, marital status, address, minimum qualification, any experience.
2 Resume - This world is used by a fresher who have some more information's to provide. In this he explained his qualifications, training and project detail also.
3 C.V. - This word is generally used by an experienced person whenever he is going to take a change. In this he plugs his all detail about biological, Qualifications, achievements, experience and work profile.
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Difference between CV & Resume
Curriculum Vitae: The course of life;
Resume: Summary
A close look at the meaning of these terms makes things clearer. While a CV discusses the course of life of a person, his Resume is a brief summary of his skills and achievements. The meaning of the words offers the basic differences between the two:
- While a CV is detailed, a Resume is to the point.
- A CV is longer than a Resume. Usually, a CV is two or more pages long while a Resume is essentially one page long.
- A CV can contain some information about other facets of your life such as hobbies and extracurricular activities. A Resume strictly contains information relevant to the job.
- A CV is usually used in the USA only for academia and when you are required to apply for a government grant. Potential employers usually ask for a Resume there.
- This means that while your CV when applying to two different jobs could be the same, your Resume has to be different, highlighting different achievements in different cases.
So, what term should you use? While most times you will be asked for a CV all over the world, you have to be cautious if you are in the USA. In the USA, employers expect you to abide by the rules when they ask you for your Resume.
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Curriculum Vitae: The course of life;
Resume: Summary
A close look at the meaning of these terms makes things clearer. While a CV discusses the course of life of a person, his Resume is a brief summary of his skills and achievements. The meaning of the words offers the basic differences between the two:
- While a CV is detailed, a Resume is to the point.
- A CV is longer than a Resume. Usually, a CV is two or more pages long while a Resume is essentially one page long.
- A CV can contain some information about other facets of your life such as hobbies and extracurricular activities. A Resume strictly contains information relevant to the job.
- A CV is usually used in the USA only for academia and when you are required to apply for a government grant. Potential employers usually ask for a Resume there.
- This means that while your CV when applying to two different jobs could be the same, your Resume has to be different, highlighting different achievements in different cases.
So, what term should you use? While most times you will be asked for a CV all over the world, you have to be cautious if you are in the USA. In the USA, employers expect you to abide by the rules when they ask you for your Resume.
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