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combination CV

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, combination CV means: A CV combining a prominent skills section with a dated employment history.

In Turkish: karma özgeçmiş

How it is used

Use for a format giving space to both skills and career chronology.

Example sentences

  1. My combination CV opens with project skills and then lists my employers.

    The opening highlights capability while the later section supplies chronology.

  2. A combination CV helped the nurse explain her move into training.

    The format connects transferable strengths with an established work history.

Common collocations

  • combination CV format
  • prepare a combination CV
  • CVA document that lists your education, work experience and skills, which you send to an employer when you apply for a job. It is short for curriculum vitae.
  • work experienceThe jobs you have done and what you learned from them; in British English it can also mean a short unpaid placement for school pupils.

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