CV vs Resume

[anonymouseuser]

If you haven't published papers or done any serious presentations, does it matter which one you choose? The applications say either is fine but I'm wondering if a resume looks amateurish (my cv looks bare and kind of pretentious at this point).

Comments

[sporkgoddess]

[esmeraldus_neo]

In academics you almost invariably use a CV. As someone else noted, if you have work experience outside the academy that directly relates to your academic field, you can put that under an "other experience" heading, but it's still a CV.

[roseofjuly]

Go with a CV - it's the academic standard, and you'd might as well get used to it now. Unless you've got a lot of substantial or related work experience.