| Plan to Succeed | p. 1 |
| Mapping Your Job Hunt | p. 3 |
| Order! Order! | p. 3 |
| Get a Life | p. 4 |
| Right Resume Timing | p. 7 |
| Good Circulation | p. 8 |
| A Little Help from Your Friends | p. 8 |
| Boss Wanted | p. 8 |
| A Pocketful of Jobs | p. 8 |
| Online Out-Posts | p. 9 |
| The Recruiting Game | p. 9 |
| Fun at the Fair | p. 9 |
| Classified Information | p. 9 |
| The Mass Message | p. 9 |
| Keep Your Chin Up | p. 10 |
| Ducks in a Row | p. 10 |
| Out of the Quicksand | p. 10 |
| Giving Yourself a Pep Talk | p. 12 |
| The Interview Scorecard | p. 13 |
| Big Bucks, Little Bucks | p. 14 |
| A Resume for All Reasons | p. 15 |
| Your Personal Road Map | p. 15 |
| Changing Directions | p. 16 |
| Interview Influence | p. 16 |
| Your Brochure | p. 16 |
| Charting Your Course | p. 16 |
| Easy Answers to Tough Questions | p. 16 |
| Write Your Own Recommendation | p. 17 |
| Let the Bargaining Begin | p. 17 |
| Ready, Set, Network! | p. 18 |
| Beat the Business-Card Strategy | p. 18 |
| An Intelligent Network | p. 19 |
| Instant Networking Cards | p. 19 |
| Create the Future | p. 20 |
| Underscore to Win | p. 22 |
| Mini Leads to Maxi | p. 24 |
| Double Your Networking Power | p. 24 |
| Winning Resume Wisdom | p. 27 |
| The Commandments | p. 27 |
| Thou Shalt Not Write About Your Past | p. 28 |
| Thou Shalt Not Confess | p. 29 |
| Shooting Yourself in the Foot | p. 29 |
| Get Your Priorities Straight | p. 29 |
| Drop Irrelevant Info | p. 31 |
| Understate Too Much Experience | p. 34 |
| Thou Shalt Not Write Job Descriptions | p. 34 |
| Thou Shalt Not Write About Stuff You Don't Want to Do | p. 36 |
| Thou Shalt Say Less Rather Than More | p. 39 |
| The Eight-Second Test | p. 39 |
| Goody Two-Pages | p. 39 |
| Thou Shalt Not Write in Paragraphs | p. 40 |
| Thou Shalt Not Lie | p. 40 |
| Chronologically Speaking | p. 45 |
| Highlighting Your History | p. 45 |
| What It Is | p. 45 |
| When to Use It | p. 47 |
| The Horizontal Slide | p. 47 |
| Vertical Climb | p. 49 |
| A Strong Start | p. 49 |
| Getting Labeled | p. 53 |
| Background Check | p. 53 |
| Conservative Line | p. 53 |
| Get It Together | p. 58 |
| Get Functional | p. 59 |
| The Times Are a Changin' | p. 59 |
| What's Your Function? | p. 60 |
| Likely Candidates | p. 62 |
| The Career Changer's Dream | p. 62 |
| Skills Up Front and Center | p. 64 |
| Reentry with Force | p. 64 |
| Long, Long Ago | p. 64 |
| Best Foot Forward | p. 69 |
| Into the Real World | p. 69 |
| Fill in the Gap | p. 72 |
| Decisions, Decisions! | p. 72 |
| Six Steps to a Perfect Resume | p. 75 |
| Step One: Heading Your Way | p. 77 |
| Look Who's Talking | p. 77 |
| What's in a Name? | p. 79 |
| Giving a Clear Signal | p. 79 |
| Keep 'Em Guessing | p. 80 |
| Showing Off Credentials | p. 80 |
| Home Sweet Home | p. 80 |
| I Got Your Number | p. 82 |
| That's the Fax | p. 82 |
| E-Mail Giveaway | p. 83 |
| Hot URLs | p. 84 |
| Be Careful What You Ask For | p. 85 |
| The Weight of a Job Objective | p. 85 |
| Wording with an Objective | p. 87 |
| Straight as an Arrow | p. 88 |
| Spreading Your Umbrella | p. 88 |
| Breaking the Rules | p. 91 |
| Titles That Talk Big | p. 91 |
| Heading Within a Heading | p. 91 |
| Go for It | p. 94 |
| Step Two: Knock 'Em Off Their Feet | p. 97 |
| Right from the Start | p. 97 |
| Say It with Style | p. 99 |
| Keeping Up with the Fast Trackers | p. 101 |
| On the Lines of a Career Changer | p. 101 |
| Go Figure | p. 104 |
| Your Mini-Resume | p. 106 |
| Step Three: Been There, Done That | p. 109 |
| Writing History | p. 109 |
| Fight Age Discrimination | p. 110 |
| Putting Your Younger Foot Forward | p. 113 |
| Older Is Better | p. 113 |
| Down and Dirty Formula | p. 114 |
| Unsightly Unemployment Blemishes | p. 114 |
| Years Go Solo | p. 115 |
| Filling in the Gaps | p. 115 |
| Character That Counts | p. 116 |
| The Gapless Resume | p. 117 |
| Promoting Your Promotions | p. 117 |
| Zipping Along | p. 119 |
| Grass Underfoot | p. 121 |
| Straight Up | p. 121 |
| The Happy Job Hopper | p. 124 |
| Go for It | p. 124 |
| Step Four: You're an Achiever! | p. 127 |
| Chronologically Clear | p. 127 |
| Functionally Sound | p. 129 |
| Functional Help | p. 129 |
| One Plus One Is Enough | p. 129 |
| Skills for Sale | p. 131 |
| Getting Down to Business | p. 135 |
| Dynamite Achievements | p. 136 |
| Who's Your Audience? | p. 136 |
| Downplay Differences | p. 136 |
| Keep It Relevant | p. 137 |
| First Things First | p. 137 |
| Lights, Camera, Action Verbs! | p. 139 |
| How'd the Other Guys Say It? | p. 144 |
| Brainstorming | p. 145 |
| Warning! Functional Resume Ahead | p. 146 |
| Step Five: Education and Extra Credit | p. 149 |
| Finish Lines | p. 149 |
| Education 101 | p. 150 |
| What If? | p. 150 |
| Hot College Degrees | p. 152 |
| Getting Credit for Your Pending Degree | p. 152 |
| Interpreting Degree Equivalents | p. 156 |
| Don't Have a Degree? | p. 156 |
| Yahoo! Just Got My High School Diploma | p. 156 |
| The Not-So-New High School Diploma | p. 160 |
| The Last Word | p. 162 |
| Volunteerism That Pays Off | p. 162 |
| Professional Schmoozer | p. 162 |
| Getting Published | p. 162 |
| Standing Up for Your Award | p. 162 |
| Flaunting Your Computer Skills | p. 162 |
| Making a Hobby of It | p. 163 |
| Anything Missing? | p. 164 |
| On the Line | p. 164 |
| Getting by with Nothing | p. 166 |
| Money Talk | p. 167 |
| Referring to References | p. 167 |
| Forget the Personal Stuff | p. 167 |
| Step Six: The Big Production | p. 169 |
| Designer Resumes | p. 169 |
| Fancy Fonts and Practical Print | p. 170 |
| Serif's Up! | p. 170 |
| Simply Serif | p. 171 |
| Does Size Matter? | p. 171 |
| Sharp-Shooting Bullets | p. 172 |
| Shady Bars | p. 172 |
| Spacing Out | p. 174 |
| Resume Reality | p. 176 |
| Mastering Your Resume | p. 178 |
| In the Mood to Reproduce | p. 178 |
| Looking Classy on Paper | p. 178 |
| The Top Ten Checklist | p. 179 |
| Getting It out the Door | p. 179 |
| Stuffing Envelopes | p. 179 |
| Snail Mail | p. 180 |
| Special Delivery | p. 180 |
| Fax Magic | p. 180 |
| E-mail Flash | p. 181 |
| So, You Need a Special Resume | p. 183 |
| The Big Winner: An Achievement Resume | p. 185 |
| This Resume Packs a Punch! | p. 185 |
| Asking the Right Question | p. 186 |
| Oooh, You're Going to Look Great! | p. 186 |
| The Perfect One-Pager | p. 188 |
| Quality vs. Quantity | p. 188 |
| Professional Titles Count | p. 191 |
| Be a Celebrity | p. 191 |
| Number One in Sales | p. 191 |
| It's Your Turn to Shine | p. 196 |
| A Chronological Hybrid That Adds Up | p. 197 |
| It's Got Structure | p. 197 |
| Are You the Hybrid Type? | p. 199 |
| Climbing Higher | p. 200 |
| Variations on a Theme | p. 200 |
| The Hidden Functional Message | p. 203 |
| Standing Still | p. 203 |
| Putting Words on Paper | p. 203 |
| A Functional Hybrid That Makes Sense | p. 209 |
| The Skillful Hybrid | p. 209 |
| Looking the Part | p. 211 |
| Conservative Employer Alert! | p. 211 |
| Red Flags Down | p. 214 |
| Giving Order to Chaos | p. 214 |
| Getting Down to It | p. 217 |
| When You Really Are a Brain Surgeon: Curriculum Vitae | p. 219 |
| Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume | p. 219 |
| When More Is More | p. 220 |
| Just the Facts | p. 220 |
| No Objections | p. 221 |
| The Person Behind the Paper Mask | p. 221 |
| Freedom of Format | p. 222 |
| Hanging Out Your Laundry | p. 222 |
| Good Schooling | p. 222 |
| Are You Published? | p. 223 |
| Putting on a Show | p. 223 |
| Joining the Team | p. 224 |
| Hangin' with the Right Folks | p. 224 |
| Forget Anything? | p. 224 |
| High Marks for a University Instructor | p. 225 |
| Create Your CV | p. 225 |
| Letters That Work | p. 233 |
| You've Got Style | p. 235 |
| Writing with Style | p. 235 |
| Dump the Stilted Stuff | p. 236 |
| Yours Truly | p. 237 |
| Showing Your Gold | p. 237 |
| Confidently Spoken | p. 238 |
| Most Sincerely | p. 238 |
| Your Most Persuasive Voice | p. 239 |
| Looking Smart with Good Grammar | p. 240 |
| Consistency | p. 240 |
| Periods | p. 240 |
| Commas | p. 241 |
| Numbers | p. 241 |
| A Few Good Words | p. 242 |
| Back to the Source | p. 243 |
| The Cover Letter Connection | p. 245 |
| The Secret to Success | p. 245 |
| Salary Small Talk | p. 246 |
| The Template of Zoom | p. 246 |
| A Head Start | p. 248 |
| Set the Date and the Place | p. 248 |
| Hello, Hello! | p. 248 |
| Jumping In | p. 248 |
| The Meat of the Matter | p. 249 |
| Getting What You Want | p. 249 |
| Ten-Four | p. 250 |
| By Example | p. 250 |
| Name Dropping | p. 251 |
| Getting Personal | p. 253 |
| Take My Hint, Please! | p. 253 |
| Getting the Hang of It | p. 253 |
| Thanks Very Much | p. 257 |
| Think Thanks | p. 257 |
| The Terrific Job Interview | p. 258 |
| Not One to Write Home About | p. 258 |
| Thanks for the Break | p. 260 |
| Thanks a Lot for the Bad News | p. 263 |
| Good-News Letter to the Gang | p. 263 |
| The Electronic Job Search | p. 267 |
| Getting Hooked on the Internet | p. 269 |
| Joining the Online World | p. 269 |
| The Powerful Gray Box | p. 270 |
| Modern Modems | p. 271 |
| In Search of an ISP | p. 271 |
| Caught in the Web | p. 273 |
| The Online Job Hunt | p. 274 |
| Mastering the Sites | p. 274 |
| Company Insider Scoop | p. 274 |
| Executive Investigation | p. 276 |
| Salary Stats | p. 276 |
| Job Lists Galore | p. 277 |
| The ABC's of E-Resumes | p. 279 |
| What Is an Electronic Resume? | p. 279 |
| The E-Resume Appeal | p. 280 |
| Data in the Database | p. 281 |
| The Inner Workings | p. 281 |
| Keyword: Search | p. 282 |
| The E-Creation | p. 283 |
| Electronic Headings | p. 283 |
| Key Placement | p. 284 |
| Years of Completion | p. 285 |
| Breaking into the Banks | p. 285 |
| Electronic to Paper | p. 285 |
| It's all a Scan: Scannable Resumes | p. 287 |
| Where Did Everyone Go? | p. 287 |
| Get with the Program | p. 288 |
| The Pros and Cons of Scanning | p. 289 |
| Thumbs Up | p. 289 |
| Thumbs Down | p. 289 |
| Formatting at Its Finest | p. 290 |
| Going Solo | p. 290 |
| Keywords for Key Candidates | p. 291 |
| The Skinny on Scannable Fonts | p. 291 |
| Nothing Fancy-Schmancy | p. 291 |
| The Final Years | p. 292 |
| Black on White Is Right | p. 292 |
| Into the Database | p. 292 |
| Looking Scannable | p. 293 |
| Ever Ready | p. 293 |
| E-mail Express | p. 299 |
| Easy E-mail Resumes | p. 299 |
| Staying Out of Trouble | p. 300 |
| Getting Attached to Files | p. 300 |
| Direct Message | p. 301 |
| Getting the Job Done | p. 301 |
| Doubling Up | p. 301 |
| Better Save Than Sorry | p. 303 |
| Capitalizing on Headings | p. 307 |
| Bite the Bullet | p. 307 |
| Straight Quotes | p. 307 |
| Characters That Count | p. 309 |
| Give Me a Break | p. 310 |
| Setting Limits | p. 310 |
| Testing, Testing | p. 313 |
| 3-2-1, Take Off! | p. 313 |
| Banking on Success: Online Resume Banking | p. 315 |
| Resumes in a Bank? | p. 315 |
| Who Pays the Bill | p. 316 |
| The Employer's Dream | p. 316 |
| Headhunting on the Web | p. 316 |
| Who's Looking for Whom? | p. 316 |
| The Professional Approach | p. 317 |
| Specializing in Special Interests | p. 318 |
| It's a Regional Thing | p. 318 |
| The Big Guys | p. 319 |
| The Downside of Uploading | p. 319 |
| The Invisible Job Seeker | p. 320 |
| Headhunter Overkill | p. 320 |
| Telemarketing Alert | p. 321 |
| Go to the Bank and Fill Out the Forms | p. 321 |
| Blankety-Blank | p. 321 |
| The Heart of the Matter | p. 322 |
| Keeping Up to Date | p. 323 |
| Getting Out While You're Ahead | p. 324 |
| Appendixes | |
| Terms of Employment Glossary | p. 325 |
| Portfolio of Sample Resumes | p. 329 |
| Other Cool Resources | p. 373 |
| Books to Buy or Borrow | p. 373 |
| Life/Career Counseling | p. 373 |
| Job Search Techniques | p. 374 |
| Jobs and Companies | p. 374 |
| Using an Executive Recruiter | p. 374 |
| Resume Writing | p. 375 |
| Cover-Letter Writing | p. 375 |
| Interviewing | p. 375 |
| Negotiations | p. 375 |
| More Words of Wisdom | p. 376 |
| The Employer's Perspective | p. 376 |
| Caught in the Web | p. 376 |
| Links that Work | p. 376 |
| Self-Assessment Tests | p. 376 |
| Research Tools | p. 377 |
| Resume Banks and Job Lists | p. 377 |
| Other Web Wonders | p. 377 |
| Go Hire Yourself a Pro | p. 377 |
| Career Counseling/Coaching | p. 378 |
| Information Researchers | p. 378 |
| Resume and Cover Letter Writing | p. 378 |
| Employment Law Attorneys | p. 379 |
| Employee Rights Attorney | p. 379 |
| Salary Negotiation Coaches | p. 379 |
| Index | p. 381 |
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