Resumes for Women : Job-Winning Resume Guidance for Every Situation

Name: Resumes for Women : Job-Winning Resume Guidance for Every Situation
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ISBN: 9780028603452

ISBN-10: 0028603451

ISBN-13: 9780028603452

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Authors: Eva Shaw

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If you're a working woman who's ambitious, qualified, and ready for career advancement, here's the resume guide you've been waiting for! Written by a woman for women, this ground-breaking reference -- from America's most trusted resume-guide publisher -- is a resource you'll use at every stage of your career. Featuring seventy-five actual resumes from successful women in numerous career fields, it's packed with the expert resume-writing and job-hunting advice you'll need to succeed. You'll learn how to choose action words and phrases that appeal to employers, how to use today's most popular resume formats -- and how to make your resume stand out from the pack. Book jacket.

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Publisher: Peterson's
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Getting the Job You Want	p. 1
Getting the Position You Want	p. 2
Identifying Your Needs	p. 3
Looking Over Career Opportunities for the Future	p. 5
Employment Skills Primer	p. 13
Recruitment and Employment Services	p. 13
Starting the Search	p. 16
How to Apply for a Job	p. 21
Reading and Responding to Help Wanted Ads	p. 22
How Resumes Are Screened	p. 23
Following Up on an Interview or Application	p. 25
Follow-up Letter, with Samples	p. 26
Cover Letter, with Samples	p. 29
Turning Down Employment, with Sample Letters	p. 32
Final Words on the Art of Getting a Job	p. 33
Writing Your Resume	p. 35
Types of Resumes	p. 35
Writing Your Resume	p. 36
Describing Skills in Your Resume	p. 38
Resume Production Tips	p. 41
Sample Resumes	p. 43
Employment Questions and Answers	p. 127
Employers Sometimes "Read" Applicants	p. 127
The Screening Process	p. 129
Preemployment Testing	p. 129
Interview Tactics That Work	p. 130
Things to Know and Do Before You Walk Through the Door Marked Personnel	p. 134
The Interview	p. 137
The Second Interview	p. 140
After the Interview	p. 141
Moving on, Getting Ahead	p. 143
Networking	p. 143
Reentering the Work Force	p. 144
Changing Careers	p. 146
Disclosing a Disability	p. 147
The Issue of Age	p. 148
Contract or Temp? Great Starts	p. 149
Invest in Your Future	p. 149
Bibliography	p. 151
Books	p. 151
Videos	p. 152
Index	p. 155
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