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If you didn't find out by now, CV comes from "Curriculum Vitae" and it represents the ultimate "instrument" of the job seeker in his job hunting process. Whenever a candidate is applying for a job, the employer needs to know some basic information about him in order to make the best choice for his company.  Thus, no matter who you are and no matter what job you apply for, you should build your short biography, the  CV (Lat. "course of life"). The CV is the instrument which helps a job seeker get past the first selection of multiple candidates. Here's something you should always remember about your CV: A CV is more than a personal document, it is a means of self-promotion so DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF! Try to place yourself in the best light possible without twisting the truth. DO NOT LIE! A CV is not just an enumeration of years, jobs, schools you have attended.  The CV should enhance your best achievements in such a way in which to convince the employer that YOU are the ideal employee for his business. If you need resume editing you should turn to resume online service.

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Which books do you all use as references or when learning new material? Some books I've used include:   Elementary Number Theory- Kenneth Rosen: I thought this was a good introduction to number theory and computational aspects, including some cryptography. Later chapters became more focused on theorems and proofs, without really providing enough by themselves for the reader to attempt a lot of the homework problems. Applied Combinatorics- Alan Tucker: I continue to use this book as a reference. It's great if you have a basic grasp of graph theory or combinatorics and want to go into some more detail. It's definitely a strong undergraduate introduction to both topics, and it really leans more on the computer science end than the math end (at least, that's how I felt).  Cryptography: Theory and Practice- Douglas Stinson: I'm using this book in my Crypto class this coming semester. I've glanced through it, and it is definitely an applications book rather than strictly theory. It also isn't necessarily as friendly as the early chapters in Rosen's Number Theory book. One thing I do like is that Stinson talks about the cryptographic schemas in terms of groups, rather than simply limiting to the canonical group Z mod p. Other good books include Donald Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming, and Sedgewick's book on Algorithms. 

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