Resume Vocabulary
Resume Vocabulary:
CV (Curriculum Vitae) | A summary of your work experience and education, used for job applications |
Resume | American English term for a Resume (typical a two-pager – often smaller than a CV) |
Cover Letter | The letter you send with your CV, with the reasons for you to apply for the vacant position with this particular company |
Reference | A formal letter from an employer, describing your character, ability and experience |
Referee | The named person who provide a reference for you |
Background | The whole of one’s education, training and experience |
Bi-lingual | Able to use two languages with equal ease |
Mother tongue | The language first learned by a person; native language |
Native speaker | A person having a specified native language: a native speaker of English |
Career | An occupation or profession, esp. one requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework |
Work Experience | Knowledge or practical wisdom gained from what one has observed, encountered, or undergone in the work life |
Date of birth | The day on which one was born, usually as day/month/year |
Education | Training and instruction at school, university etc. |
Interest | An activity outside work in which one is interested or concerned; hobby |
Job objective | The kind of work or challenge that one is looking for |
Miscellaneous | Various; mixed [e.g.: nationality, languages spoken, marital status] |
Native language | The language one first learned to speak; mother tongue |
Qualifications | The education and experience that make one suitable for a particular job |
Skill | Ability, expertness or aptitude in a particular activity [e.g.: language skill] |
Training | The process of learning a particular SKILL [e.g.: sales training] |
Position | A post of employment: a position in a bank |
Vacancy | An unoccupied position or office: a vacancy in the company |
Candidate | A person who seeks a job at a company: a candidate for the sales vacancy |
Job interview | An interview to determine whether an applicant/candidate is suitable for a position of employment |
Applicant | A person who seeks a job at a company: an applicant for the vacant position |
Certificate | A document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something |
Diploma | A document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
Curriculum Vitae | Is a latin expression which can be loosely translated as “course of life” |
| Background Check | Is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records (in certain instances such as employment screening) of a candidate before employing him/her |
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