Larrivee Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hey all! I am applying for my first non-volunteer research position with an orthopod and have no idea what to include. Do I include an undergrad transcript? volunteering activities? interests/hobbies? non-science employment? cover letter? Thanks, I look forward to your responses -L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer08 Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hey all!I am applying for my first non-volunteer research position with an orthopod and have no idea what to include. Do I include an undergrad transcript? volunteering activities? interests/hobbies? non-science employment? cover letter? Thanks, I look forward to your responses -L A CV is a resume. A cover letter and a transcript should be seperate files... i.e. they are not part of the resume. Resume includes employment, volunteer activities or ECs, awards and honour and you may include hobbies if you have space... but don't make it too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 A CV is a resume. A cover letter and a transcript should be seperate files... i.e. they are not part of the resume. Resume includes employment, volunteer activities or ECs, awards and honour and you may include hobbies if you have space... but don't make it too long. I'm confused as to what a CV is... it's the exact same thing as a resume? What if they ask for CV and resume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 CV is more academic in focus. Have you ever been asked for both a CV and resume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurepediatric Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 CV is more academic in focus. Have you ever been asked for both a CV and resume? I've seen it on an online application Would it be wrong to just send in my resume if asked for a CV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osteon Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 A CV is a resume. A cover letter and a transcript should be seperate files... i.e. they are not part of the resume. Resume includes employment, volunteer activities or ECs, awards and honour and you may include hobbies if you have space... but don't make it too long. No it's not. A CV tells your life story. It lists everything you've ever done while a resume presents only the most relevant information. For instance, lets say one is applying to work at Nike. A CV would include all the jobs you've had, volunteer positions, publications, entire educational background (not transcripts), hobbies etc. A resume might only list that you have a PhD, some relevant publications, and work experience related to working at Nike. There is no page limit to a CV, but a resume should be condensed to only a few pages. For pretty much all job applications, a CV is usually the preferred form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyK Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Having been in HR for ages, I can tell you that in my experience Canadians use the word resume in place of CV - curriculum vitae. In SA we never used the word resume. I believe it's the same thing. As to what should be included, it depends on what is being asked for and the level of position you are applying for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyK Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 No it's not. A CV tells your life story. It lists everything you've ever done while a resume presents only the most relevant information. For instance, lets say one is applying to work at Nike. A CV would include all the jobs you've had, volunteer positions, publications, entire educational background (not transcripts), hobbies etc. A resume might only list that you have a PhD, some relevant publications, and work experience related to working at Nike. There is no page limit to a CV, but a resume should be condensed to only a few pages. For pretty much all job applications, a CV is usually the preferred form. Actually, for pretty much all jobs, a two pager is preferred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osteon Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Having been in HR for ages, I can tell you that in my experience Canadians use the word resume in place of CV - curriculum vitae. In SA we never used the word resume. I believe it's the same thing. As to what should be included, it depends on what is being asked for and the level of position you are applying for. For most of the world a resume and CV are the same, but in the U.S. and Canada the resume is considered to be the condensed version of a CV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osteon Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Actually, for pretty much all jobs, a two pager is preferred. Not from what I've seen, and I can guarantee that a CV is preferred in the academic world. Look on any professors website and they'll have their CV posted, not their resume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyK Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 For most of the world a resume and CV are the same, but in the U.S. and Canada the resume is considered to be the condensed version of a CV. Thanks for the clarification. I've never come across a CV in all my years of recruiting in Canada - except from foreigners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyK Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Not from what I've seen, and I can guarantee that a CV is preferred in the academic world. Look on any professors website and they'll have their CV posted, not their resume. I've worked in corporate so couldn't comment on the academia part. Suppose it makes sense. Like I said, the content will depend on what is being asked for. Certainly in the corporate world a two pager is preferred in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osteon Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I've worked in corporate so couldn't comment on the academia part. Suppose it makes sense. Like I said, the content will depend on what is being asked for. Certainly in the corporate world a two pager is preferred in my experience. I would agree with that. A resume probably makes more sense for contract/business types of decisions with a very specific project scope, since the resume is specific itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestruck Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Google "CV samples". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Larrivee, http://www.careers.salford.ac.uk/cms/resources/uploads/File/CreatingCVPostgrad.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 You need to communicate across that you're the one for the job. I would just include relevant experiences. On my resume for a research assistant job with a specialist, I submitted just one page that included my education, publications, projects, presentations, and posters. It was pretty clear from my interview with him that I had put down the right things. He couldn't have cared less if I included some fluffy volunteer experience or hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrivee Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 great thanks guys! you rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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