
You Say Resume, I Say CV: What's The Difference?
By Mike Farragher Since jumping into this professional branding business, I have noticed that the terminologies “resume” and “CV” are interchangeable and can cause some confusion in the process. It got me wondering: what is the difference between the two and when do you use each document? Writers know that the first place to go when encountering word confusion is the dictionary. Curriculum Vitae (CV) is Latin for "course of life." In contrast, Resume is a French word for "sum