By Curriculum vitae, Accents

Savvy, Let me give you my humble (for a change) feedback on your résumé. Your english is far better than mine so don't take everything I say for granted and trustworthy (but you do already know this, don't you ?). 'In my three years of Biochemistry, my most exciting periods...' : too many 'my'...

I'll be heading an English program for a couple of Korean government agencies. For this I need 20-30 teachers. Must be a local. Please email me your CV. My email address is in my profile. Requirements: Education: Reasonably well educated. Experience: Some would be nice. None will still be...

Dear Cheiron, APPLICATION FOR ESL POSITION I hereby apply for teaching position in your glorious noble citadel of higher learning for the English language instructor as advertised on the website page. I am a qualified and Experienced ESL teacher both home and...

Just for the record, the "Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" gives "résumé" (accents) with this definition: "A summary, epitome". Thank you for the link ! Stefan

Hi Stefan, Although curriculum vitae and resume are often used interchangebly, they are actually very different. A CV is longer and more descriptive, and is used to apply for academic or research positions. A resume is broader, and is used for most job applications. Résumé is a French word,...

Dear you all, I'm wondering what's the "best" practice/spelling to refer to a c.v. : - curriculum vitae - resume - résumé (with accents) My dictionary is gives the last one for the spelling but the meaning doesn't match with the one of curriculum vitae. Thank you for your consideration, Stefan