[austechwriter] Re: Resumes - should interests be included
- From: "Paul Birkwood" <paul.birkwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 13:22:34 +0930
Actually the reference to resume and CV in North America being the same is
not quite true. Resumes are used in the commercial sphere and really are
'resumes of CVs'. They are much shorter than a traditional CV because there
is generally point form treatment of details. CVs are used in gov't and
academic circles and are very formal documents which detail quite
specifically the experience and education of an individual.
-----Original Message-----
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Edward
Granat
Sent: 03 July 2003 12:38
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Resumes - should interests be included
Thanks for letting me know, Mike and my apologies for any inconvenience
caused to you by that recruiter.
I was unaware that this was happening, as you should have only got my
resume. I understand perfectly how you would have found such a large
document unacceptable, even apparently pretentious, to receive with an
initial application, which is why it is (supposed to be) only ever received
by specific request.
You should have never received it as a Word file, nor as a
printout. Normally,my CV is only available by directly requesting it from
me, as a PDF in which you can browse a job assignment "tree" of bookmarks.
Please advise me off-list of who did so and I shall take steps to make sure
that such things do not recur.
Also, any so called professional recruiter should know the difference
between a resume (without accents here because the "r=E9sum=E9" thing with
Windows characters happened last time) and a Curriculum Vitae, which have
quite different meanings here (but not in North America).
resume: 1. a short descriptive summary, as of events. 2. US & Canadian,
another name for Curriculum Vitae. [C19 from the French Resumer (accents
missing) to RESUME]
Curriculum Vitae: plural curricula vitae. an outline of a person's
educational and professional history, usually prepared for job
applications. Abbrev. CV [Latin, literally: the course of one's life.]
(Source: Collins English Dictionary, Australian Edition.)
But hey, I have to list all my assignments and tools and achievements
somewhere, as I go, or I'd never have a hope of remembering them. It is as
much a resource for me as anything else.
Sincerely,
Michael Granat
Write Ideas
At 11:30 3/7/2003 +1000, you wrote:
>Michael,
>
>I once received your CV from a recruiter.
>At no time did a discussion of "CV" versus
>"resume" enter into any of my dealings with
>agencies. It was disqualified on the basis
>of sheer bulk.
>
>Mike
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