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From BBC learning English.
This is learning English for work.
And welcome to our special series all about job applications.
I'm Pippa.
And I'm Phil.
In this series, we're going to take you through the process of getting a job, from search to interview to your first day with helpful vocabulary and tips along the way.
Today we'll be talking about the first thing an employer will read about you, your cv or resume.
Find a transcript for this episode to read along on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
so, Phil, can you explain what is a CV?
It's a document that has a list of your qualifications and experience that you use to try and get a job.
Right.
And in American English, we call a CV a resume.
So, CV, resume, they're all that same, same list of qualifications and experience.
Now, it's the first thing that an employer usually reads about you, so you need to make sure that you include all your key information so that they want to find out more.
Yeah, and you hear lots of statistics about how long an employer will look at your cv for, but it's not really that long, so you need to make sure that you stand out and that the information is clear.
Try and keep it concise.
So two pages or two sides of a four and make sure you have sort of all your relevant career experience on there.
This is Amy Evans.
Amy works in recruitment for the BBC World Service and so she's dealing with the process of hiring new people all the time.
Throughout this series, Amy's going to help us understand each stage of getting a new job and give us some top tips too.