What Is The Meaning Of Resume?

This word has two different pronunciations. The verb to resume is pronounced re-ZYOOM, and it means to start again after an interruption ("After finishing his military service, he resumed his previous studies.")

The noun is pronounced RE-zyoo-may or (in the original French (re-zyoo-MAY) and there is an accent on the last "e" which I can't reproduce here. In French and British English, this means a summary ("Can you give me a short resume of what happened?") In the US, and now sometimes in other English-speaking countries too, it usually means a document describing your work and education history, which is sent to a prospective employer. In UK English this document is usually called a curriculum vitae ("course of life" in Latin) or CV. Having a good resume or CV is usually considered one of the major keys to getting a good job.

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