Resume into CV

Just curious to know if applying for a job in an American company that has offices in England, should I still change my resume into a UK style CV since HR will be obviously English or can I keep my resume as it is since it's an American company? Or it just doesn't matter.

If applying through the US, use the American resume style.  If applying directly through the UK offices, use the UK CV format.  I find the CV gives a bit more room to display your qualifications, attributes, and any other information that may be of interest (hobbies, official publications, etc).  Also, HR may not "obviously" be English, but you would want the style you choose to match that of other applicants.

I recently accepted a job at the UK subsidiary of an American company.  I've been in contact with 3 HR staff-- one in the US, one in the EU, and the third in the UK.

Is there actually any difference between a CV and resume other than the name? I've kept the same resume from when I was in America and used it as a CV in England. I've just changed a few terms and changed spellings to the English style, otherwise everything is the same. No employers seem to have any problems with it.

IMO, Cv's are rediculously long.  Resumes are usually only 1 or maybe 2 pages.

IMO, Cv's are rediculously long.  Resumes are usually only 1 or maybe 2 pages.

UK and US CVs are very different though. UK CVs  are very similar to a US resume and are only 2-3 pages max (although personally I would not go over 2 pages).

A UK CV might just have a bit more personal information on it (age, nationality, gender, hobbies, interests, life experience) and maybe high school education as well, which I understand doesn't usually go on a US resume if you have a college degree.

I found this article about the differences between a UK CV and a US resume:
http://www.curriculumvitaepro.com/european-cv-resume/

Is there actually any difference between a CV and resume other than the name? I've kept the same resume from when I was in America and used it as a CV in England. I've just changed a few terms and changed spellings to the English style, otherwise everything is the same. No employers seem to have any problems with it.

I didn't even change the spellings.

There may be some jobs where they specifically want a UK-style CV, but I haven't found any in the field I work in (television production).

I didn't know there was a massive difference between US resume and UK CVs either.

My UK CV is the same style as my US resume but I have customised it by changing it to British spelling, usage and punctuation.

I think it matters and demonstrates a level of detail and respect for the culture. (sorry camoscato  )

I try to keep my US resume to one page (I suppose I would expand if I get that much experience) while a UK CV is a bit of a glorified resume.  I basically took my US resume and added a bit of explanation so that it is two pages, using my DH's CV for reference.  A US CV is literally everything you've ever done. 

UK and US CVs are very different though. UK CVs  are very similar to a US resume and are only 2-3 pages max (although personally I would not go over 2 pages).

A UK CV might just have a bit more personal information on it (age, nationality, gender, hobbies, interests, life experience) and maybe high school education as well, which I understand doesn't usually go on a US resume if you have a college degree.

I found this article about the differences between a UK CV and a US resume:
http://www.curriculumvitaepro.com/european-cv-resume/

Why does a UK CV need the age on it? That's so ripe for discrimination.  I have heard but cannot verify that in the UK age discrimination is rampant. Fingers crossed that is not the case

It doesn't HAVE to have the age on it but it's not uncommon to put your date of birth on. I'd always done that and didn't think anything of it until I joined UK-Y and saw people discussing it.

Even if you didn't put your age though, it's likely that employers can figure out your approximate age from your work experience and qualifications anyway, especially if you include high school qualifications too... so it's not something I've ever been particularly concerned about, since one look at my qualifications shows that I likely turned 18 in 2001 (the year I left high school and started university), making me 31 now.


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Why does a UK CV need the age on it? That's so ripe for discrimination.  I have heard but cannot verify that in the UK age discrimination is rampant. Fingers crossed that is not the case

I work in recruitment and some of things I see on CVs make me cringe... As ksand said below, I don't think age needs to be on a CV - I just think putting your date of birth is a common thing.

Some things that I can definitely say are a no-no (in my opinion, of course): photos, national insurance numbers and passport numbers. YIKES! 

I work in recruitment and some of things I see on CVs make me cringe... As ksand said below, I don't think age needs to be on a CV - I just think putting your date of birth is a common thing.

Some things that I can definitely say are a no-no (in my opinion, of course): photos, national insurance numbers and passport numbers. YIKES! 

So weird! Age or DOB same thing to me.  Currently about to go through HCPC for licensing (a 4 month process) so I guess I have time to work on my CV.  Still leaving off the age info and high school info.  Why is what you did in high school relevant? BTW you didn't say anything about high school read it somewhere, maybe in a response post here? Anyway very interesting to learn the differences in culture

The older you are the more circumspect you will be about indicating age    Yes, they can figure it out from your dates for university, employment and so on, but I would prefer to omit DOB or age.

I would expect that British employers are perhaps going to be interested in such things as A-levels but obviously no equivalence in US secondary education system.  I suppose one might put something like "High School diploma from Blah Blah High School, City, USA" in order to explain lack of A-levels.

Why does a UK CV need the age on it? That's so ripe for discrimination.  I have heard but cannot verify that in the UK age discrimination is rampant.

It is. I once saw this advertisement for a server at a new coffee shop here in Cambridge. They required a recent photo. I went in a while later to test a cup and the staff all looked like models.

When it came time to do my CV, I handed my US resume over to hubby, and he typed one up in UK style for me. Of course, I met a wall of 'you don't have enough UK work experience" from each place I applied, but my CV still looked great.