A comprehensive infographic by Hiration showing the difference between a CV and a Resume. Find out which is appropriate for you -- a CV or a Resume? Whichever you choose, you can create it on Online Resume Builder (www.hiration.com) with more than 20 Resume Designs and content for 50 professions.

1. RESUME
CV
vs
UNDERSTANDING THE KEY DIFFERENCES
RESUME CV
RESUME CVvs
French for 'to sum up'
ORIGIN
A concise summary of your professional career
Latin for 'course of life'
Chronicles the details of your entire academic and
professional career till date.
RESUME CV
USA
OBJECTIVE & LOCATION
Used in the USA for all industries except
medicine, science and academia.
REST OF THE WORLD
Used outside of the USA, everywhere.
REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER
Starts off with the latest professional details and
goes back to the beginning of the career.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Begins with the Education section and progresses
to the latest profile.
EARLIEST
FIRST
LATEST
FIRST
MAXIMUM 2 PAGES
DOCUMENT LENGTH
Strictly one page for less than ten years of
professional experience.
4-10 PAGES (EVEN MORE)
No limit. Can exceed even 10 pages.
4-10 PAGES1-2 PagES
SKILLS + EXPERIENCE
FOCUS
Focuses on skills of the targeted profile.
ACADEMIC + PROFESSIONAL
Contains every detail.
PROFILE-SPECIFIC
CUSTOMIZATION
Optimized separately for every job
description to increase shortlists.
MINIMAL
No customization. Remains the same
irrespective of industry/profile.
RESUME 1
RESUME 2
RESUME 3 SINGLE CV
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