Resume vs CV: what is the difference?
The terms are used differently depending on where you are and what you are applying for.
- Resume: a concise, tailored document — usually one or two pages — focused on the most relevant experience for a specific job. Standard for most industry roles in the US and Canada.
- CV (curriculum vitae): a comprehensive record of your academic and professional history, including publications, research, and teaching. Common for academic, scientific, and medical roles, and used as the default word for "resume" in much of Europe.
Which do you need?
Applying to a company for an industry job? Use a resume. Applying for a PhD, post-doc, research, or academic position? Use a CV. ResumeCue’s Academic & Research and Fellowship templates are built for longer CV-style documents.