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English for Tourism & Hospitality (107) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

prevails in mainland Europe and there is even
a European Union CV format available for download.

In Germany, the CV is more commonly known as a
Lebenslauf (true to the latin origins) and is only one of
many application document the poor German job
seekers must produce to get an interview.

In Australia, India and South Africa, the terms resume
and CV are used interchangeably. The term resume is
used more for jobs in the private sector and CV is
more commonplace when applying for public service
positions.

2) The parts of a CV: what are they?

CV´s exist in various forms, with one occurring
somewhat more often than the other. A good example
of this is the functional CV, where you organize the
document on the basis of the different skills that you
believe you have. This isn´t the most common variant:
that would be the chronological version, also called the
timeline CV. In it you show chronologically what your
work experience is, what positions you’ve held and

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