CV
noun [C] /ˌsiːˈviː/Definition
B1 mainly UK (US usually résumé) abbreviation for curriculum vitae: a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a jobSummaries and summarisingAccounts and storiesRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs › US a written description of the previous work of someone who is looking for a job at a college or university: Applicants interested in applying for the position should submit their CVs to the Anatomy Department no later than 15 February.Summaries and summarisingAccounts and storiesRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
(Definition of CV noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anoint verb (FOR A JOB)
- applicant noun
- appoint verb (PERSON)
- appointed adjective (PERSON)
- appointee noun
- golden hello noun
- handpicked adjective
- headhunt verb
- hiring noun
- intake noun (AMOUNT)
- job centre noun
- recruit verb
- scout noun (SEARCH)
- set sb up phrasal verb (ESTABLISH)
- staff verb
- step into sth phrasal verb
- subcontract verb
- take sb on phrasal verb (EMPLOY)
- take sth on phrasal verb
- tender verb
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