Resume vs. CV

I know there are differences between an American resume and a CV.  Can anyone give a good site that shows the best way to convert one to the other?  I would actually prefer a book if one is out there, but I haven't been able to find anything on Amazon that is particularly helpful.  I hope I won't need it and I can just transfer with the company I'm currently with, but just in case I think I should have one ready to go if that falls through.

Thanks!!

~Liza

http://www.cvtips.com/how_to_write_a_CV.html

I used a different one to write mine but it cost me a small fee.  This one is free.    Good luck!  A CV is different in that it covers your accomplishments in your field, not so much on your job responsibilities. 

http://www.cvtips.com/how_to_write_a_CV.html

I used a different one to write mine but it cost me a small fee.  This one is free.    Good luck!  A CV is different in that it covers your accomplishments in your field, not so much on your job responsibilities. 

A good US resume focuses on your accomplishments as well. My CV is just my American resume with paragraphs changed to bullet points and grammar/spelling changed from American to British. I got responses from agencies immediately after sending my CV out, and I've got a job interview scheduled after a job search of only a week, so I think it's fine the way it is.

A good US resume focuses on your accomplishments as well.

Yeah, I think the trend in US resumes changed over the past 10 years or so to focus more on accomplishments than on what your job title was on such and such a date.

My problem is that I have an "internal" resume.  I am a Project Manager and I work for a company that wins business to run IT projects.  I get assigned to a project and then when it's done I move on to another one.  I've always been with the same customer, just different projects, so my resume is written for an audience who would know what I'm talking about, namely my current customer, so I can apply for internal projects.  I need to sit down with it and totally re-write the thing.  UGH. 

~Liza

My problem is that I have an "internal" resume.  I am a Project Manager and I work for a company that wins business to run IT projects.  I get assigned to a project and then when it's done I move on to another one.  I've always been with the same customer, just different projects, so my resume is written for an audience who would know what I'm talking about, namely my current customer, so I can apply for internal projects.  I need to sit down with it and totally re-write the thing.  UGH. 

~Liza

It would be understandable to someone in the same industry, wouldn't it? As you would use the same jargon. Or are you planning on moving to a different industry?

If this helps, I've spent the last 16 years working in advertising and marketing, the last 15 with the same company, in different positions. I had an interview today for a job with a financial organization.  They were perfectly happy with my CV as is; they were able to relate the skills I showed on my CV with the skills needed for job. For example, being able to meet deadlines to get a weekly magazine together is equivalent to being able meet deadlines for a finance-oriented project.

Thank you, peach, you have a good point.  Yes, I am planning to stay in the same industry unless nothing comes up.  I'm pretty sure that what I have so far would be very understandable to anyone looking for a Project Manager.  I specialize in the IT industry, so anyone looking for that specifically would definitely know what I'm talking about.  Server upgrades, desktop refreshes, back up and restore systems, software upgrades...it's all the same no matter where you go, so perhaps I won't have too much of a problem after all.

I'll try it out and see how it goes and then if I need to rewrite it I will.

Thanks!!
~Liza