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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Writing Your Resume and Cover Letters | |
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| What This Book Is All About | |
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| Creating Your Resume | |
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| The Experience Section | |
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| The Education Section | |
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| The Secondary Sections | |
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| The Introductory Section | |
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| Resume Mechanics | |
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| Writing High-Impact Cover Letters | |
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| Fixing the 50 Common Problems in Writing Resumes and Cover Letters | |
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| Problems with Presenting Work Experience in Resumes | |
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| Omitting an Introductory Section | |
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| Writing Too Lengthy an Introductory Section | |
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| Using a Typical Introductory Section | |
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| Stating Responsibilities, Not Accomplishments | |
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| Stating Accomplishments Only in General Terms | |
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| Placing Most Important Accomplishments at End of Discussion of Experiences | |
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| Presenting Work Experience in Chronological Order | |
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| Providing Only Job Titles, with No Discussion of Activities | |
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| Providing Only Job Functions, with No Discussion of Activities | |
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| Offering Too Much Information on Employers, Responsibilities, and Activities Performed | |
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| Providing a Narrative Discussion That Summarizes an Entire Career | |
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| A History of Job Hopping | |
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| Numerous Periods of Unemployment | |
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| Stating Reasons for Each Job Change | |
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| Being Close to or Past Retirement Age | |
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| A History of Unrelated Positions | |
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| Lacking the Experience a Position Traditionally Requires | |
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| Required Experience Appears in an Early Job | |
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| Recent Decreases in Responsibility | |
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| The Resume Contains an Embarrassing Position | |
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| Dividing Key Accomplishments between Resume and Cover Letter | |
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| Problems with Clarity and Word Choice in Resumes | |
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| Failure to Discuss Accomplishments in Statements Beginning with Action Verbs | |
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| Word Repetition, Especially in Beginning Statements | |
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| Using "I" and "My," Especially to Begin Statements | |
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| Beginning Statements in an Inconsistent Way | |
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| Continuous Use of Cliches and Buzz Words in Introductory Section | |
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| Using Unclear, Confusing, or Generally Poor Language | |
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| Making Rambling Statements Versus Crisp, Concise Ones | |
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| Problems with Composition/Appearance/Formatting in Resumes | |
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| Four or More Pages in Length | |
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| Insufficient White Space | |
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| Lacking Bold Type to Highlight Key Parts of the Resume | |
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| Excessive Use of Bold Type | |
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| Using a Fancy Font | |
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| Using Multiple Fonts | |
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| Using Extra Large Type | |
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| Using Too Small Type | |
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| Writing a One-Page Accomplishments-Focused Resume | |
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| Experience Presented in Paragraph Form and Without Bullets | |
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| Utilizing a Two-Column, Multiple-Font Format | |
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| Utilizing the Functional Format | |
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| Utilizing the Accomplishments Format | |
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| Placing a Border on a Resume | |
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| Cover Letter Problems | |
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| Writing Too Brief a Letter | |
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| Omitting Accomplishments and Stating Only Responsibilities | |
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| Writing a Letter Devoid of Enthusiasm | |
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| Beginning a Letter with Philosophical, Global Statements | |
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| Providing a Career Summary in Chronological Order | |
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| Offering a Narrative Presentation with Excessive Use of "I" and "My" | |
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| Focusing on Personal Needs, Not on Value Being Offered | |
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| Writing a Two-Page Letter | |
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| Index | |