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General usage
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In general usage in all English-speaking countries, a CV is short 
(usually a maximum of two sides of 
A4
 paper),
[2][4]
 and therefore 
contains only a summary of the job seeker's employment history, 
qualifications, education, and some personal information. Such a 
short CV is often 
also
called a 
résumé
 only in North America, 
where it is however also often called a CV outside 
academia.
[5][6]
 Some parts of Asia require applicants' photos, date 
of birth, and most recent salary information. CVs are often tailored 
to change the emphasis of the information according to the 
particular position for which the job seeker is applying. A CV can 
also be extended to include an extra page for the jobseeker's 
publications if these are important for the job. 
In academia
]
 
In academic and medical careers, a CV is usually a 
comprehensive document that provides extensive information on 
education, publications, and other achievements. Such a CV is 
generally used when applying for a position in academia, while 
shorter CVs (also called résumés in North America) are generally 
used when applying for a position in industry, non-profit 
organizations, and the public sector.
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Etymology, spelling, and plural 
Curriculum vitae
can be loosely translated as 
[the] course of 
[one's] life
. It is a 
loanword
 from 
New Latin
, which is why it was 
traditionally spelled 
curriculum vitæ
using the 
ligature
 
æ
 also in 
English,
[8]
 but this is now rare. 
In English, the plural of 
curriculum
alone is 
often 
curriculums
instead of the traditional Latin plural 
curricula
, 
which is why both forms are recorded in English dictionaries. The 
English plural of 
curriculum vitae
is however almost 
always 
curricula vitae
as in Latin, and this is the only form 
recorded in the Merriam-Webster, American Heritage, and Oxford 
English dictionaries, for example.
[2][3][4]
 (The very rare claim that the 
Latin plural should be 
curricula vitarum
is in fact an 
incorrect 
hypercorrection
 based on superficial knowledge of 
Latin.)
[9]
 
See also 

Applicant tracking system
 

Background check
 

Cover letter
 

Europass
 
– European Standardised model 

Human resources
 

Résumé fraud
 

Video résumé
 
References
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1. 
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 In English, the first part is always pronounced like when this common English word is 
used alone, never as in Latin (even by people who know Latin well), but 
vitae
is 
pronounced in various ways depending on how much the speaker knows about Latin. 
The Classical Latin pronunciation was 
 ˈwiː.tae
, but even most people who learned 
Latin in school are unaware of the 
linguistically reconstructed correct pronunciation of 
Latin
. Instead, they use the pronunciation 
/ˈviːtaɪ/
, which is the pronunciation of Latin 
commonly taught in school in the past, or 
/ˈwiːtaɪ/
, the one increasingly taught today. 
Most people nowadays never have any Latin in school, and many of them use the 
pronunciation 
/ˈvaɪtiː/
. 
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