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CV is a neat little free web-based program that will let you create a
new CV or resume in PDF format and then download it to your system
directly. It’s super simple, very easy to get the hang of, and costs
nothing.
There’s been a lot of
changes in the last twelve years. I suppose you can say that at pretty
much any time in any year, but specifically I am speaking about
language. We constantly, as a people and as a nation, change our
colloquialisms, vernacular, and basic usage of nearly any term we want
at nearly any moment with nearly no provocation, logic, or cause. That
being the case, it came as no shock to me that the word ‘resume’ is no
longer being used among the ‘cool’ people in the professional world.
I
was never terribly fond of the word in the first place, the fact that
it is French in origin not withstanding, but it did still take me a
moment to get used to the idea of calling it a Curriculum Vitae instead.
While I agree that sounds prettier, it’s also much more of a mouthful
than it’s predecessor. Therefore, in the grandest modern tradition, it
was decided unilaterally and unconsciously to just use initials. So,
instead of a resume, you may need to start building a CV.
Now,
a CV, I am told, varies from a resume in certain ways. What these ways
actually are, and how they can be visually and physically exemplified,
no one seems to know. At the very least, no one wants to tell me. So, in
my mind, a resume and a CV are just the same, even if one might look or
sound prettier than the other. Which is which is up to you. So, having
decided that building a new CV could be a fun project, I set out to find
some good freeware to do the trick.
I remember back in the
covered wagon days when we used these programs called “word processors”
to create and print resumes but like most things in that era those have
apparently become defunct. It seems there is specialized software for
pretty much everything these days, and to keep up, your various office
suite programs just continue to add new templates and extensions. That’s
just fine with me, but if you decide to use an outside program to build
your CV, you may want to give PDF CV a try. It’s web-based, so there’s
no software to download, and it’s also completely free so there’s no
worry about cost. That’s a good thing, too, when you consider that most
people needing to build a CV are probably watching every penny. Heck,
even most of us who aren’t making a new CV still watch every penny these
days.
So,
once you have signed in to the site, which you can do with your
Facebook, Google, or other existing account (or just make a whole new
account), you’ll then begin building your new CV. Now, you have two
basic options for doing this. You can either upload an existing CV or
resume, and then see what PDF CV makes of it and how it can be improved,
or you can begin building a brand new one just by filling in the boxes
on the web forms. It really is that simple. Just fill in the boxes, and
you’re done.
Personally, I did not have a previously saved CV or
resume so I started a brand new one as an example for this article. I
typed in very little actual information but as I moved through the
different tabs on the menu, it was very evident that I could put in as
much or as little detail as I wanted, from beginning to end. Once that
was done, it was time to choose my ‘template’ which determined the
overall look and feel of the CV. Currently there are three different
templates on offer but the developer has promised more in the future.
After the template is chosen, you can then download your CV result as a
PDF file. This is handy because it seems to be that every single time I
have been asked for a complete resume in an email or other online
application, they have wanted it in PDF format. Most sites will offer a
conversion utility but you never know how those will turn out so it’s a
good idea to have your own, already made.
In
conclusion, I would suggest this site for anyone who needs to make a
resume, wants to make a CV, or is just looking to freshen up an existing
one. It’s simple, fast, and free. What more do you need as
recommendation? Until next time, my friends.
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