curriculum vitae

noun [C] (plural curricula vitae, or curriculum vitaes) formal (abbreviation CV, US usually resume, or résumé)

Definition

› a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job. In the US, curriculum vitae is mostly used when applying for academic teaching jobs; resume or résumé is used for other jobs: Applicants are invited to send their curriculum vitae and names and addresses of three referees.

(Definition of curriculum vitae noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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