As anyone who works in higher education knows, a curriculum vitae (CV) is not the same as a resume. It serves the same purpose of presenting a person's qualifications for a job, but the format is completely different. A curriculum vitae needs to highlight educational accomplishments, so the focus is on degrees, research fellowships and academic appointments that a person may have received. The
. site for BusinessBalls at http://www.businessballs.com/curriculum.htm may have understood that a curriculum vitae is the same as a resume, but traditionally they are not the same.The Virginia Tech site at http://www.career.vt.edu/resumeguide/Vitae.html makes the distinction very clear on a pages labeled "Resumes and vitae guide" . It informs the reader that the CV is a more extensive document than a resume and it is typically the choice of people who have graduate degrees and who want to work in an academic or research field. The site is graphically appealing, and the information contained in the pages is exemplary of the level of precision that one may choose to emulate in preparing documentation. It gives a full description of the format of the CV, spelling out the finest detail.Microsoft includes curriculum vitae templates in its vast array of downloadable aids at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/curriculum-vitae-TC006369503.aspx. The site offers readers a format in Word 2003 and 2007 and in Publisher 2007. The typical level of precision and detail is evident in the free samples that are available on the site.ResumeNow may offer CV templates if the user chooses to explore the site in detail. On the surface, the pages at http://www.resume-now.com/default.aspx?lp=rnarsmsm33&cobrand=RSMN&tag=111210185850114&hitlogid=87077618&ref=9033&utm_source=PPCg&utm_medium=SEMK&utm_term=%2bcurriculum+%2bvitae+%2btemplate&utm_campaign=Template&match_type=b&ad=13193773411 appear to focus more on resumes, but there are links that may lead the reader to the CV format with some research effort.One more site that readers may examine is Curriculum Vitae samples at http://www.curriculumvitaesamples.org/. Graphically, is is a handsome site, and the inviting writing style makes a reader want to investigate the site fully.