What's the difference?
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Career documentation that includes preparation, qualifications, and accomplishments
- Traditionally used in academia
- An excellent way to record one's career
Resumes
- Career summary or highlights
- Frequently a condensed version of curriculum vitae
Portfolios
- A collection of career documents
- Retained for personal use or developed to showcase one's career
- Can be included as a component of an interview process
- Contents vary according to the intended audience
- Potential documents
- Career Goals
- Certificates and recognitions
- Continuing education activities
- Creative endeavors
- CV or resume
- Letters of accommodation
- Reference list
- Project samples
- Transcripts
- Writing examples
Helpful References
Freed, PE & Kettler, D. (1999). Nightingale's resume: A student career teaching strategy. Nurse Educator, 24 (5): 14-15.
Hinck, SM. (1997). A Curriculum Vitae that gives you a competitive edge. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 11 (4): 174-177.
McMullen, M et. al. (2003). Portfolios and assessment of competence: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 41 (3): 283-294.
Serembus, JF. (2000). Teaching the process of developing a professional portfolio. Nurse Educator, 25 (6): 282-287.
Weinstein, S. (2002). A nursing portfolio: Documenting your professional journey. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 25 (6): 357-364.