Are they interchangeable? Is a CV preferred in our field? A lot of people indicate they want resumes whereas others want a CV. What are your thoughts?"

A: Great questions! So what are the differences between a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a traditional resume? A resume is a summary or snapshot of the specific skills and experience that you determine is most relevant to the position to which you are applying.

However, there are two basic, but important things that you need in order to develop a well written resume.

You need detailed information about who the employer is looking for. This does not just mean MFT Intern/ACSW registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Often, an employer will have a mental idea of who they might be looking for to complement the team, but it won't be in the standard job description. You need to have a detailed history of your work history, accomplishments, trainings received, etc. so that you don't overlook material when you are developing your resume. Now, if you don't have detailed information about what the employer is looking for, it is extremely difficult to know what material to include in your resume.k Conversely, if you don't have a solid history stored somewhere, you are more likely to miss material that could have gotten you the interview.

A curriculum vitae is a detailed history of everything-all your jobs, every training you have attended, every talk you have given, every award you have gotten, etc. A curriculum vitae provides you with a timeline and detailed history of each job you have held, and accomplishments at each of the positions. You can go long in a CV (within reason).

If you are applying to teach at a private university (which you can do as a prelicensed professional), they will ask you for a CV. In addition, if you apply to teach at public universities, junior colleges, look into research positions, or apply to work at an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Developing a CV initially can feel a bit overwhelming. However, once it is developed, it is a great running history that you can pull out and update in just a few minutes a month.

In addition, your CV can give you all the of the information you need to develop a great, specialized resume for a job. So, I guess, that is a long answer to a short question- no CVs and resumses are not completely interchangeable, but you need to have a great CV to pull from to quickly put together an awesome resume.

What if a position wants a CV- can I just send a resume? So, if a position asks for a resume, can I just send my resume? What if a position doesn't specify- what should I send?

Author: Angela Booth