Curriculum Vitae and Resumes are both used in jobapplications. They have the same intent which is to state the facts about theapplicant’s education, work experience, skills and accomplishments. The maindifference between the two is the way these facts were presented. A resume is aone or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. While aresume is brief and concise – no more than a page or two, a Curriculum Vita isa longer. The CV is usually presented in a format known as reserve chronologicalorder, that is, the individual have to highlight their present job circle inthe beginning as this allows, the reader to go through the individuals presentjob experience on the first hand and more detailed synopsis. A Curriculum Vitaincludes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well asteaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors,affiliations and other details. He word résumé (often spelled resume or resume)is used especially in the United States and in English Canada; the Latin termcurriculum vita (often abbreviated CV) is instead used in the United Kingdom,Ireland, New Zealand, French Canada and some Commonwealth countries, as well asin the academic fields in North America, and in many languages other thanEnglish. In some regions (such as Australia and India) CV and résumé are usedinterchangeably. Different countries have preferences for either the CV or theResume in the job market. American employers tend to be partial towards the resume,whereas elsewhere in the world, CVs are considered favorable. It is also oftenquoted that CVs are recommended for academic and research jobs where lengthydescriptions help clarify the different tasks accomplished in a project.CVincludes research and teaching experience, publications, grants andfellowships, professional associations and licenses, awards and otherinformation relevant to the position you are applying for. Start by making alist of all your background information, and then organize it into categories.