A CV Is Not a Long Resume
The two documents carry different contracts. A resume argues relevance in a page or two; a CV testifies — full education history, publications, credentials, the complete professional record, commonly expected across the UK, Europe, academia, and research. A hiring process built around CVs has intake needs that resume-first templates quietly miss, and this form is built around them.
Structure the Facts, Not Just the File
The CV document answers depth; the form’s structured fields answer comparison. The split works like this:
- Education entries, structured. Institution, qualification level via dropdown, field, and completion year via number — enough for a reviewer to compare two PhDs without opening either document.
- Current and recent roles. Title, employer, and start date via date field — the spine of the record, kept in uniform shape.
- The document itself. The complete CV through a file upload field — PDF preferred — with publications lists and transcripts riding along in the same upload for academic roles.
Headline facts in fields; full detail in the file. Neither alone serves the reviewer; together they do.
International Candidates, Handled Properly
CV-first hiring is often international hiring, and the form should expect it: a qualification-equivalence field beside the original credential, an eligibility question phrased for the hiring country’s rules, and interview scheduling that respects time zones rather than assuming one. A hidden field on each posting’s link tags which office or country a CV came in for, keeping multi-country intake sorted without asking candidates to remember codes.
Who Runs on CVs
Universities and research institutes, graduate schemes, EU and UK employers, credential-regulated professions — anywhere the complete record matters more than the highlight reel. Adjacent formats live in the employment collection; academically adjacent intakes sit near the education category.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should candidates retype their CV into the form?
Only the headline facts — the structured fields exist so reviewers can compare without opening documents. The full detail stays where it belongs, in the file.
Which file formats should we accept?
PDF first for layout fidelity, DOCX tolerated. Typical size limits are generous for text documents; the file upload feature page covers the specifics.
How do we compare degrees from different systems?
Ask for both: the original credential and the candidate’s own statement of the nearest local equivalent. Reviewers make the final call with both in hand.
Do references belong in the first CV submission?
Names and relationships, optionally; contact details only at shortlist stage. Nobody’s referees should be fielding calls for every application submitted.