Difference among C.V., Resume & Biodata
by Abhishek
Difference Among C.V, Resume & Biodata People use the words RESUME, C.V., and BIO-DATA interchangeably for the RESUME Resume Is a French word meaning “summary”, and true to the word A resume is usually broken into bullets and written in the third person
C.V CURRICULUM VITAE C.V Is a Latin word meaning “course of life”. Curriculum affiliations the applicant has acquired, usually in chronological order. A C.V. displays general talent rather than specific skills for any specific positions.
BIO-DATA Bio Data the short form for Biographical Data, is the old-fashioned positions, where experience and specific skills rather than education is important. A C.V., on the other hand is the preferred option for fresh graduates, people looking for a career change, and those applying for academic positions. The term bio-data is mostly used in India while applying to government jobs, or when applying for research grants and other situations where one has to submit descriptive essays. Resumes present a summary of highlights and allow the prospective employer to scan through the document visually or electronically, to see if your skills match their available positions. A good resume can do that very effectively, while a C.V. cannot. A bio-data could still perform this role, especially if the format happens to be the one recommended by the employer. Personal information such as age, sex, religion and others, and hobbies are never mentioned in a resume. Many people include such particulars in the C.V. However, this is neither required nor considered in the US market. A Bio-data, on the other hand always include such personal particulars.
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Hey this is really a good one.Here still most of the people do not know the difference between these words still they are used to with biodata while applying.So nice to place a difference between these three for the people.