What is CV?

CV = Curriculum Vitae (the story of your life)

It's essentially the same as a resume.

Hi, the term curriculum vitae is often used in academic circles. It doesn't really mean the story of the your life as much as it refers to your curriculum training. It maps out your fields of expertise, education, publications, conferences, academicmemberships, etc. CV is often used interchangably with resume outside academic circles, but technically they are not the same. A resume usually does not exceed 2 pages with the most important information on the first half of page one.