Synopsis vs Resume - What's the difference?
synopsis | resume |
A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
A summary or synopsis.
* 1919 , (Saki) (Hector Hugh Munro), ‘Excepting Mrs. Pentherby’, The Toys of Peace :
* 1978 , Royal Society of South Australia, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia , Volumes 102-103,
* 1999 , The Guardian , 14 Jun 1999:
* 2005 , Tony Martin, Lolly Scramble: A Memoir of Little Consequence , Pan Macmillan Australia,
* 2006 , Helen Borger, Human Resources , Career FAQs, Australia,
* 2011 , Monica Makari, How to Find a Job in Australia , Revised edition, How to...Books, Australia,
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* 1995 , Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu",
As nouns the difference between synopsis and resume
is that synopsis is a brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work while résumé is a summary or synopsis.As a verb resume is
to take back possession of (something).synopsis
English
(wikipedia synopsis)Noun
(synopses)Synonyms
* (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summarySee also
* bird's-eye viewExternal links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----resume
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Alternative forms
* resume,Noun
(en noun)- On one occasion Mrs. Val Gwepton, who was not blessed with the most reposeful of temperaments, fairly let herself go, and gave Mrs. Pentherby a vivid and truthful résumé of her opinion of her.
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- A résumé of diagnostic characters of the five families represented in Australia is also given, and a list of the 19 genera described from Australia is included
- However, a brief résumé of recent weddings, royal and otherwise, reveals that Edward and Sophie's big day could be in danger of being badly out of step.
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- It was this piffling résumé that accompanied me to Auckland, where I hoped to get a foot in with the city?s biggest ‘nonprofessional’ theatre group, the New Independent.
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- Résumés have a particular structure that you should follow – it?s what you say in it that makes yours stand out from the rest.
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- A well written CV (Curriculum Vitae) or résumé is the most important document when looking for a job, your first opportunity to present yourself and it can open or close the door to an interview.
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Wired Magazine
- The match between Stiegler and Xanadu was doubly unlikely; not only was Stiegler happily unemployed, but the Xanadu programmers did not seem to place high value on management personnel. As Stiegler tells it, the original plan during the first days at Autodesk was to get somebody with a good résumé and stick him in a closet until somebody from Autodesk came to visit, at which point the obedient manager could be trotted out to prove that the hackers were under control. This was hardly Stiegler's style.