Curriculum vitae

Curriculum vitae or resume or vita is a document used to telling your skills to your potential employer.
In English, resume is supposed to be shorter, not more than two pages (which is the same as CV in Czech). In USA it seems CV is supposed to be longer, being written when one considers an academic career.
There are differences in CVs in different regions. Somewhere, it's a custom to include your photo, in USA reportedly they don't mention basic computer skill (internet, word processing...), as it's probable expected that everyone knows that.
This brings me a thought. It's often perceived and implied that US people are uneducated and overall stupid. While this may be true in some stuff (geography, in some regions topics burdened with religious taboo), just ask - how many people in (e.g.) the Czech Republic may claim they are reasonable proficient in computer usage? Sure, you may say computer proficiency is not a useful skill per se, but concerning a lot of work, if you can handle the computer properly, you may achieve much better productivity.
The newest entries (e.g. schools) tend to be written the first... Unlike what Ms. Duskova tried to suggest, it's really unusual for employees to require a non-structured resume from you. Maybe I just don't have the right experience but I'd say when one does require, it's more to test your stylistic skills than to know your skills.
One may think of a resume as a kind of advertisement. And we all know some advertisements are lying, or at least, trying to show the reality from just one angle. Today, when it concerns more important positions, CV usually plays minor role. If your CV is not clearly inadequate (and there are not blatant grammar or other mistakes), you'll be invited to an interview (where you will present other documents, such as your diplomas or so - those are not to be included with CV unless it's mentioned). And then there's the trial time.