cv??

@grace24 (1050)
Philippines
May 23, 2011 12:09pm CST
I am currently applying on freelance writing site but got some questions. I don't know what cv is? I was asked to pass a file of cv and 2 copies of my work. And hey, what's APA?Thanks in advance.
3 responses
23 May 11
Hi Grace CV is cirriculum Vitae, basically a resume of the thiungs you have done in your writing life - what you had published, links to published works, information about yourself - generally a quick but detailed summary of your working life and experience, Most freelance writing sites that offer paid work will ask for copies of work previously published to get a feel for your style and ability. That way they know if you will be an asset or not, should they take submissions from you. We all have to go throuh this same process from time to time. Thats the writing life. Hope this helps. Cheers
@grace24 (1050)
• Philippines
25 May 11
Well, basically I don't know what to do with CV, they are asking me to pass a cv as a file.
• Philippines
23 May 11
CV is curriculum vitae a.k.a. which summarizes your personal info and qualifications. APA? I have no idea what is it for. It could stand for American Psychological Association and some other association. In Tagalog, APA means cone. It usually is eaten together with the ice cream.
• United States
23 May 11
There are two possible answers to this question... Either they are requesting a CV because they think it sounds more professional and really just want a resume or they really do want a CV which is a more detailed, longer version of a resume. It's been my experience that very few employers will take the time to read a full CV but a writing site is probably one that really does want it, because of what is usually included (especially if they are requesting knowledge of APA writing). Here is a brief description of both: http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/curriculumvitae/f/cvresume.htm As for APA... American Psychological Association. It's the format of writing preferred in psychological studies and reports. The main difference among all writing formats (APA, MLA, Chicago) is how you document sources. There are other things (the Associated Press - AP style - requires dates to be written as 23 May 2011 whereas most other styles/formats require May 23, 2011...little things like that), but mostly it's documentation.