A CV is essentially an in-depth chronicle of your career to date and should be focused largely on your achievements throughout that time. Visit a post I wrote about how to sell the benefits of hiring you here.
Your CV details a reverse chronology of your current and previous roles; the results of your work; and an insight into your training and educational background.
A CV is usually 2-3 pages long.
Résumé
A résumé on the other hand, will be shorter - usually a single page - and is designed with a specific role in mind. As a result, it will 'cut out' any superfluous information that is not relevant to the specific role being applied for.
Which should you use?
Here is Australia, the terms CV and Résumé are used interchangeably.
I use 'CV', partly because it's simply a more globally recognised term and partly because I am a big believer in capitalising on the real estate that is your CV to capture the depth of your offering.
Either way, make sure whichever document you provide is achievement / accomplishment / results focused!
Rebecca
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