Curriculum vitae

A curriculum vitae is a summary of academic and professional history and achivements.

There is dispute over whether a CV should start with the oldest or newest entries. In Germany, the oldest entries come first.

In resumes used in applying for non-academic jobs in the United States, the newest entries come first. For academic jobs in the United States, the oldest entries often come first.

The plural of curriculum vitae is curricula vitarum. Ignorant people, even among the educated, often write curriculum vita under the very confused impression that the genitive singular noun vitae is plural.