CV/Resume...Opportunity missed?

[HYates1213]

I am a new nurse, but am unable to do hospital nursing. I was recommended to look into office and clinic positions. I did happen to find an office nurse position listed on Craigslist. They did not mention any experience, and it seemed to fit for me. They asked for an email with phone number, name, and CV. I was always told about submitting resumes and how everyone wants your resume so I had literally never heard of a CV. I looked it up to be safe, and I found several things stating that it was basically the same as a resume and that submitting a resume instead would be fine.

So that's what I did. I sent an email stating I was extremely interested in the position, with my contact information, cover letter (which they did not ask for), and resume.

After applying, I found this post on yahoo answers from another person (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090120113021AAwcIoN) who was told they need to make a CV and send it in for their university positions.

Now, I am applying for a medical office nurse position and not a university position, or even one outside the U.S. But did I just completely blow that opportunity by sending in a resume instead? I'm putting together a CV now for the future, but I'm still worried about that position, because it was on I really wanted.

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

A CV is a listing of all of your professional accomplishments ... publications, major projects, speeches & presentations, research, etc. These are not associated with any particular job, so you could list things that you did before you became a nurse or things you do on your own time such as developing a web site for a charity. Modern CVs usually contain hot links to where documents or materials are stored online. CVs are divided into logical sub-categories with descriptive labels... ex: "publications" "research" "Presentations", etc. Within each category, items are listed in chronological order... most recent first.

A resume focuses on your job history with very brief mention of the duties of each job.

I got some great advice many years ago - to begin maintaining an professional portfolio. I have it on an external hard drive. It contains folders with all the 'stuff' I have done over the years. Very handy to have it all in one place.