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Applying for a job

This guide, presented in English in Moscow (2011), clarifies the distinctions between CVs and resumes, outlining their purposes and formats. A resume is a concise summary (one or two pages) highlighting your skills, achievements, and education, while a CV offers a comprehensive overview (two or more pages) of your academic and professional history, including publications and awards. The guide also covers various types of cover letters and what employers expect, enhancing your job application strategy.

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Applying for a job

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  1. Applying for a job Easy as PIE: Presenting in English Moscow, 2011

  2. CV and resume. What’s the difference? • Cover letter. Types and rules Plan

  3. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. • focuses on your relevant skills and achievements • goal of resume writing is to be brief and concise since, at best, the resume reader will spend a minute or so reviewing your qualifications CV and resumeWhat’s the difference? - 1

  4. Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a longer (two or more pages) more detailed synopsis: • a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds • + teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details. A curriculum vitae ("course of one's life”) is a document that presents your entire education and employment history. CV and resumeWhat’s the difference? - 2

  5. CV and resumeWhat’s the difference? - 3

  6. What Employers Expect in a Cover Letter Cover letter

  7. E-mail • Hard copy • Broadcast Cover Letter • Company Ad Response • Recruiter Ad Response • Cold Call to Company • Cold Call to a Recruiter • Referral Letter • Follow-Up Letter • Reference Letter Cover letter types

  8. Cover letter types

  9. Thank you for your attention!

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