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| Before You Start | |
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| A Resume for All Reasons | |
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| Why Do You Need a Resume? | |
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| Your Personal Road Map | |
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| Win Interviews | |
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| Answer Tough Interview Questions | |
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| Set the Tone for the Interview | |
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| Write Your Own Recommendation | |
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| Start Salary Negotiations Now! | |
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| Ready, Set, Network! | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Winning Concepts--The Five Resume Commandments | |
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| The 1st Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Write About Your Past; Thou Shalt Write About Your Future! | |
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| The 2nd Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Confess | |
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| The 3rd Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Write About Job Descriptions; Thou shalt Write About Achievements | |
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| The 4th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Write About Stuff You Don't Want to Do Again | |
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| The 5th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Lie | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Navigating Your Way | |
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| Step One--You Gotta Have a Strategy | |
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| Less Is More | |
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| No Paragraphs! | |
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| Format, Format, Format | |
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| Chronological Resume | |
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| Functional Resume | |
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| Decisions, Decisions! | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Two--Look Who's Talking | |
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| What's in a Name? | |
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| Home Sweet Home | |
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| What's Your Number? | |
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| Fax and E-Mail | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Three--Be Careful What You Ask For... You Might Get It | |
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| Why You Need a Job Objective Statement | |
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| Wording Your Job Objective Statement | |
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| Breaking the Rules | |
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| Use a Professional Title in the Heading | |
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| Use a Degree or Credential in the Heading | |
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| Use a Professional Profile Section | |
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| When a Job Objective Statement Is Not Necessary | |
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| Go For It | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Four--Knock 'Em Off Their Feet... in the First Few Lines | |
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| Highlight Your Qualifications | |
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| Say It With Style | |
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| Go For It | |
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| Your Mini-Resume | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Five--Been There, Done That | |
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| Work History | |
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| Fighting Age Discrimination | |
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| How to Create a Younger "Look" on Your Resume | |
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| How to Create an Older "Look" on Your Resume | |
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| Disguising Employment Gaps | |
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| Getting More Mileage Out of Your Promotions | |
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| Go For It | |
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| Chronological Resume | |
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| Functional Resume | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Six--You've Got What It Takes | |
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| Help! Choosing Skill Headings | |
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| Skills List | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Seven--Be a Winner! | |
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| Dynamite Achievement Statements | |
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| Brainstorming for Stellar Achievements | |
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| Who's Your Audience? | |
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| Downplay Differences | |
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| Keep it Relevant | |
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| First Things First | |
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| Lights, Camera...Action Verbs! | |
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| How'd the Other Guys Say It? | |
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| Go For It | |
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| Writing Achievement Statements for a Chronological Resume | |
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| Writing Achievements for a Functional Resume | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Eight--Where'd You Learn That? | |
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| The ABCs of Your Education | |
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| Exceptions to the Rule | |
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| College Degrees | |
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| Degree Pending | |
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| Degree Equivalent | |
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| College Experience But No Degree | |
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| New High School Diploma | |
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| Not-So-New High School Diploma | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Step Nine--Extra Goodies | |
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| Other Sections on Your Resume | |
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| Community Service | |
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| Professional Affiliations | |
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| Publications and Awards | |
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| Computer Skills | |
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| Personal Interests | |
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| Is Anything Missing? | |
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| What Not to Put on Your Resume | |
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| Salary History | |
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| References | |
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| Personal Data | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Great Expectations | |
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| The Top Ten Checklist | |
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| The Big Production | |
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| Choosing Paper | |
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| Good Circulation | |
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| Personal Contacts | |
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| Companies You'd Love to Work For | |
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| Job Postings and Job Hotlines | |
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| On-Line Resume Databases | |
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| Recruiters | |
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| Job Fairs | |
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| Newspaper Ads | |
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| Mass Mailings | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| So, You Need a Special Resume | |
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| Achievement Resumes | |
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| Why Employers Like This Powerful Approach | |
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| You're Going to Look and Sound Impressive! | |
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| Go For It | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Resumes | |
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| Hybrid Based on the Chronological Resume | |
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| Hybrid Based on the Functional Resume | |
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| Go For It | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| What the Heck Is a Curriculum Vita? | |
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| Curriculum Vita or Resume? | |
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| How Long Should a CV Be? | |
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| How Detailed Should a CV Be? | |
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| Should I Include a Job Objective Statement? | |
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| Give Your CV Some Personality | |
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| Curriculum Vita Headings | |
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| Education | |
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| Experience | |
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| Publications, Presentations, and Workshops | |
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| Committees and Appointments, Professional Affiliations | |
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| Additional Headings | |
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| Free Samples | |
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| Create Your CV! | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Spread Your Net Far and Wide | |
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| Beat the Business Card Strategy With Networking Cards | |
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| Educate Your Network | |
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| Creating Your Network Card | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Keeping Up With Technology | |
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| Resume Scanning: Who's Reading Your Resume? | |
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| Know What You're Getting Into | |
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| The Inside Scoop | |
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| Listing Key Words | |
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| Pros and Cons of Scanning | |
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| Advantages | |
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| Disadvantages | |
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| Go For It | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Making This High-Tech Stuff Work for You | |
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| Getting Up and Going On-Line | |
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| Creating an "Electronic" Resume | |
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| Step One | |
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| Step Two | |
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| Step Three | |
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| Step Four | |
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| Step Five | |
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| Uploading Your Resume On-Line | |
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| The Least You Need to Know | |
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| Index | |