| Description |
xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The top ten (BIG) mistakes of resume writing -- Straight talk about your resume (from a guy whose living depends on using them) -- Surprising facts about your resume audience -- The resumes 3,000 hiring authorities want to see -- Key features of the most effective resumes -- The basic resume and some resume makeovers -- Sample traditional resumes -- Nontraditional resumes -- E-mailing resumes, cover letters, and attachments : increasing the chances your resume will get read -- Leveraging your resume -- How to handle common resume problems (too many jobs, employment gaps, changing careers, relocating, etc) -- The top ten rules (you now know) of resume writing. |
| Summary |
In this upbeat and incredibly practical book, Tony presents and critiques hundreds of examples from sample resumes. He demonstrates specific, powerful techniques and attention-grabbing language, and shows how to stay honest and yet put the most positive spin on liabilities like employment gaps and job-hopping. Tony doesn't stop there. After showing you how to create your killer resume, he tells you what to do with it, including: How to identify every possible networking contact. Whom to call, how often, and what to say. How to complement your resume with the only kind of cover letter you should ever use. How to leverage Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and other online resources. |
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A top recruiter explains how to craft a good resume, get it noticed, customize it for a particular job and more, in a book that also covers video resumes, job-search websites and social networking. |
| Subject |
Resumes (Employment) -- United States.
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Resumes (Employment) -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780814417621 (pbk.) |
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0814417620 (pbk.) |
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