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It annoys me even though I'm still in the U.S.

Edit: For everyone saying CVs and resumes are different, that might be literally the case, but that is not how job applications are using them. I just went to this one:

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I'm not from either place.

I was under the impression that a CV and a resume are different things. A CV is a general compilation of all things you've done, and a resume is a curated list used for applying to jobs.

I do know that they're used interchangeably for the most part, but this is how I was explained the difference in practice.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are the same thing.

Lots of things list them both with a slash showing then to be the same thing.

CV is more correct though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're definitely not the same thing even though they've been used interchangeably more and more.

A CV is a comprehensive overview of everything you've accomplished and can be fairly long in certain cases (I've seen CVs of specialized professionals or tenured professors that are close to 10 pages long).

On the other hand, a resume is a concise list of your relevant skills and experiences that should be tailored to the position you are applying to and should almost never be longer than 2 pages.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I don't know what to say.

This is just outright wrong. But you so confident about it I doubt anything I will say matters.

Every single person I have ever spoken to. From teachers in school, university advisors, parents, friends, family, HR staff, bosses, have said that a CV is no more than 3 pages. Almost always it is said to be 2, sometimes 1 is offered and very occasionally I have heard 3. But never more. Should always be tailored but I have heard people making generic enough ones that can be used for similar jobs.

I guarantee almost all job that specifically asks for a CV would throw out a 10 pager.

Unless you are talking about how things were in the 1800's this is just wrong. Which I doubt anyone got a job with more than a handshake before 1945.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I am from Europe. About the dates, for me it depends.
In personal things, I generally use the American date format because I got used to it. And when going through a list of things month first is often nicer to look at.

When giving something to someone else, I use date compatible with RFC3339 and ISO8601 standards (YYYY-MM-DD).
Quick comparison between the two: https://ijmacd.github.io/rfc3339-iso8601/

But people have questioned me about both, since DD. MM. [YY]YY is basically the only format used in my country, but I don't like it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the same shit as the kids saying "candy" instead of sweets in the UK, and getting british accents from Peppa Pig in the US.

The date stuff is super stupid though :

  1. Fuck the US date scheme

  2. You don't need fucking day numbers for anything on your CV, except your DOB.

  3. 7th Jan 2007 . You're welcome, now it doesn't really matter which order you put the DD/MM

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

7th Jan 2007 . You're welcome, now it doesn't really matter which order you put the DD/MM

But do you write September as Sep, or Sept? I’ve heard that this is also a British/USA thing

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When you are writing the date, the only correct way is ISO8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). If you’re speaking to someone (verbal communication) then do whatever you want.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There is a reason though. It’s because you probably want to put dates in order and when you ask a computer to sort things for you, it will automatically order things correctly when the date follows this format. If you put the month first, then the day, then the year, the default sorting behavior will order things incorrectly chronologically speaking.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

when you ask a computer to sort things for you, it will automatically order things correctly when the date follows this format

I'd go even further than that, and point out that the reason why computers sort things in this order is because that's the most logical way to convey specific dates.

Most significant digits on the left, descending left to right, in order, is how we do all other numerical representations. It's only dates that we have different norms.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

when making someone a cup of tea, the only correct way is ISO3103. if youre making it for yourself then do whatever you want.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

It is and makes an ok, but reproducible cup of tea. As per the relevant Tom Scott video mentioned in the article.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It doesn't "annoy" me.

I like employers to be open and honest about their various incompetencies. Saves time.

There's a few other warning signs in that statement too - nice of them sift themselves out so quickly.

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