CV's are more universal, but resumes are generally what people in the US look for.

CV's, though, offer more information.

Does anyone choose to use a CV because it offers the chance to offer more in-depth information? I tend to favor the CV. Opinions?

For me, a standard CV should be 2 pages, contain your basic skills, work experience, education profile etc. But should never be shorter or longer than that. A single page looks too brief, and any longer and it won' get read.

Try and make it stand out, use a covering letter, and create a portfolio of work to send in something like PDF format. I work at an agency where we get around 10 CV's a week through, and 99% don't get a second look as they all look mundane!

Here's the age-old question: In your opinion, as someone who works at an agency, what makes a CV appear mundane? Many human resource experts advise that things should concise and clean and not in "fancy" colors. When people stick with that advice, though, I'd think they tend to produce mundane-looking CV's.

Do you have recommendations about, say, paper, fonts, packaging of samples, etc.?

the successful CV's are essentially original.

1. The most successful way is to call the company you are sending it to.
2. Ask who you should send it to, and try to speak to them so you can inform them you're sending in a CV - even if there is no position - this way they will have you in their head when you send it in (in fact some people have actually come to the office and handed in their CV's in person - but this can seem desperate).
3. The nest bit is tricky - e-mail or via post?
If you have a neat presentation idea for post i think this is better - clean, crisp styles and colours - imagine if apple were writing thier CV and you get the idea. Include samples of work - actual samples not just word processed pages - i.e. use some graphical elements to help convey the work.
4. this really is a test of your creativity: we had someone send in an envelope with their CV and samples of work which when you opened it, thousands of gold stars and glitter fell out all over the desk - made us take notice even though it created a mess.
5. follow up a week or so later with a phone call "did you receive my CV?" what did out think? etc
6. Send it again, with new samples of work 2-3 months later "i thought i'd let you know i've been working for these companies and have produced some great work. I thought you might be interested..." - you get the idea.

Essentially it is the process, not the presentation. BUT, you must focus on steering clear of a simple covering letter, with 2 a 2 page CV and more paper with boring copy on it. Mix it up with graphical elements.

little things like fonts, paper etc are small details, but choosing a good substrate and style does say a lot about yourself!

hope that helps

Actually CV (Curriculum Vitae) is a 2 or more pages summary of all your educational accomplishments as well as your career experiences along with your objectives etc.

Resume is a focused summary comprised of one page that shows who you are. Most European companies will prefer a CV, while most US companies will prefer a resume for time saving and selection purposes.

In any case, you should have both papers prepared.

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Yeah I'm with Flare on this one.

Personally I have both CV and Resume but I choose to meld both into what I refer to as a resume as it tends to be asked for most often (in my experience anyway).

At the end of the day, you've got a better chance getting the job by including a mix of both educational details and personal skills and accomplishments.