Resume Writing Made Easy: a Practical Guide to Resume Preparation and Job Search

Name: Resume Writing Made Easy: a Practical Guide to Resume Preparation and Job Search
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ISBN: 9780131742475

ISBN-10: 0131742477

ISBN-13: 9780131742475

Edition: 8th 2007

Authors: Lola Brown

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Resume Writing Made Easy: A Practical Guide provides time-tested techniques for creating powerful resumes and cover letters that get noticed. Readers will learn to combine traditional job-hunting methods with the latest Internet resources to create an effective job-search campaign. Using clear, simple worksheets and a variety of sample resumes, it walks students through successive steps of writing winning resumes for a variety of career situations. This new edition contains more writing suggestions, new sample resumes, lists of effective word choices, creative cover letter ideas, tips for maximizing the Internet, and samples that address over 100 professions.

Book details

List price: $46.65
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 5/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836



Index of Resumes


How This Book Can Help You


How to Use This Book



Information About Resumes and Job Search


Why Write a Resume?


Parts of a Resume


What Not to Include


Styles of Resumes



The Job Search Campaign


Steps in the Process


Published and Unpublished Job Opportunities


The Traditional Job Search


The Nontraditional Job Search


Sources of Information



Laying the Groundwork for Your Resume


Matching Your Skills to the Job Specifications


Personal Inventory


Situations Calling for Special Techniques


Studying the Samples in Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8



Putting It All Together


Format


Length


Rough Draft


Final Copy and Reproduction



Resumes for Entry-Level Job Seekers


Entry-Level Positions


Sample Resumes



Resumes for People Seeking Advancement


Make Your Past Achievements Work for You


Sample Resumes



Resumes for People in Transition


Changing Careers


Sample Resumes



Resumes for Special Purposes


Displaced Workers


Foreign-Born Individuals


Veterans


People with Disabilities


People Returning to Work


Older Workers


Sample Resumes



The Cover Letter


Selling Yourself


Sample Cover Letters



Following Up


Correspondence


Records


Sample Follow-Up Letters



The Interview


Types of Interviews


The Job Interview


Preparing for the Interview


Typical Interview Format


Questions Most Asked During an Interview


Answering Difficult Questions


Unlawful Questions


Personal Review


Interview Do's and Don'ts


Summing Up



What Do Employers Want?


Bibliography