The first real post I want to write answers a question I often get asked... and that is what is the difference between Curriculum Vitae and Curricula Vitae. Well here it goes...
The right
term is really
Curriculum Vitae and
the plural is Curricula Vitae, although
this term is generally
misspelled as Curriculum Vita or
perhaps Curiculum Vitae. Abbreviated versions consist
of CV, C.V. and some call it a résumé, which
is a French word which
means “summary.”
The phrase Curriculum Vitae derives from the Latin term for "course of life". A Curriculum Vitae in world is defined as "a summary of the academic and function background," even so, I see a CV as being an individual's private marketing and advertising tool which demonstrates their abilities, experience, skills and achievements in an easy to read document. Hence the reason why so many people actually pay to have a professionally written CV.
The phrase Curriculum Vitae derives from the Latin term for "course of life". A Curriculum Vitae in world is defined as "a summary of the academic and function background," even so, I see a CV as being an individual's private marketing and advertising tool which demonstrates their abilities, experience, skills and achievements in an easy to read document. Hence the reason why so many people actually pay to have a professionally written CV.
