What Is A Cv Called In American English. Here you will find words which have different meanings or are spelled differently in british and american english. In american english we say resume—sometimes written résumé or resumé (from french).
American english uses punctuation differently from british english. An american curriculum vitae is not the same as a european cv. First of all, in britain the document that you use to apply for a job is called a cv.
(in american english it is called a resume.)it summarises your education, achievements and job history for prospective.
In germany, the cv is more commonly known as a lebenslauf (true to the latin origins) and is only one of many application documents poor german job seekers must produce to get an interview. In british english the term cv is more usual, and it stands for the latin words curriculum vitae (= the course of one's life). A resume is written by anyone applying for a job. In american english we say resume—sometimes written résumé or resumé (from french).