Curriculum Vitae is a Latin word whose meaning is "course of life". Curriculum Vitae is also known as C.V. Some people think that resume and CV are the same but resume and CV both are different. CV and resume are mostly used for the job but the work of these are not the same.
The Curriculum Vitae is more detailed than a resume paper, generally, it has two or three pages but sometimes it can have longer as per requirements, but there is no limit of pages in a CV document. In a Curriculum Vitae(C.V.) document every skill, all the jobs and positions held, degrees, professional affiliations, and applicant have been described briefly, and in chronological order.
A C.V. is used to highlight the general talent of the candidate rather than specific skills for a specific position. C.V. talks about your entire career ever since you graduated. So if you have 20 years of experience, your C.V. will have details of the entire 20 years even if it means a 10-pages document.
Why CV is Important
With the help of a CV the manager who is hiring someone for a job, he/she can choose a job seeker easily. By this the manager can identify all about the job seekers. and with the help of CV, all the career profile can be matched easily.
Where CV is mostly used
When any person are applying as a fresher he/she can send CV to the desired company. and when the fresher don't have any experience then he/she can use CV document. Mostly, in scholarship, fellowships, teaching etc. places CV are used but in Industrial and Private Job CV are not used.
How Curriculum Vitae is Written
- List all skills and certifications held
- No limit on the pages
- Lists important KRAs or OKRs from the entire tenure.
- Customized for a larger audience and not for a specific job description.
- Written in a first, neutral, or third-person tone.
- You must include your important information like: Full Name, Contact Details, Short Bio, Education Details, Professional Skills, and Certificates Course References.
- And at last, these are the information that there is no need to include like: Date of Birth, Father's Name, Nationality, Hobbies, and Declaration.
Format for C.V.(Curriculum Vitae Format)
Bio-Data
Bio-data is the short form for Biographical Data. In a bio-data, all the focus is on any person's personal details like DOB, Gender, Religion, Nationality, Residence, and Marital Status. In a Bio-Data, all the personal details of a person are described. Basically, the focus of a Bio-Data is on a particular person's life. A Bio-Data describes about biographical life.
A Bio-Data is more different from a CV because in a CV document the person described his job, skills, degrees, and much more but in a Bio-Data the main focus is on a particular person.
This term is mostly used in India by people who started their careers back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. In some South Asian Countries, Bio-Data is used at the place of a Resume Paper. A biodata form is also required when applying for a Govt. or defense position.
The information included in Bio-Data
- Name, DOB, Gender, Religion, Nationality, Residence, Marital Status, etc.
- Customized for the purpose of marriage.
- Written in a first or third-person tone.
- Education of Particular person..
- Height
- Habits
- Salary details are required in bio-data if it is using for a marital purposes.
