Difference between CV and Rsum

Curriculum Vitae
In CV Name, contact information, education, work experience and relevant workrelated skills. Includes a summary of academic background as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honours, affiliations and other details.

Rsum
In resume Name, contact information, education, work experience and relevant work-related skills. But Focus is on work experience, listed in reverse chronological order.

what is the difference?

CV
Audience: academics in your field of study.

Rsum
Audience: employers seeking to hire you for specific Position. Length: 1-2 pages Focus: represents experiencesjob-related, skills, accomplishments, volunteer efforts, hobbies (optional) youve demonstrated Essential: skills and experience related to the job you seek Extraneous: complete list of publications, presentations, papers, conferences attended, and titles of classes youve taught List of References: dont include Goal: present a brief snapshot of your skills and experience that communicates your ability to perform the job you seek Purpose: official use

Length: highly flexible. CVs are often long 5, 10, 20 or more pages Focus: represents your academic achievements and your scholarly potential

Essential: list of publications, Presentations, teaching experience, education, honours, and grants. Extraneous: activities unrelated to academic pursuits

List of References: include Goal: present a full history of your academic credentialsteaching, research, awards and service

Purpose: personal use