National Business Employment Weekly: Resumes: Resumes - Real Sample Resumes and Proven Advice from Successful Job Hunters and Career Counselors - Softcover

National Business Employment Weekly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047131028X ISBN 13: 9780471310280

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Synopsis

Offering guidance on how to tailor a resume to interest prospective employers, this work features helpful forms, checklists and a series of "before and after" examples of CVs. Advice is offered to the first-time job seeker, or those changing career or returning to the job market.

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From the Back Cover

Don’t just list your credentials create resumes that get results! When it comes to your resume, one size doesn’t fit all. You need a document that’s uniquely your own, one that "hooks" prospective employers and proves you have the combination of skills, abilities, and experience they’re looking for. Written by an award–winning columnist at the National Business Employment Weekly, today’s leading career resource, this practical guide arms you with the latest techniques for researching and writing tailor–made, highly focused resumes that work like sophisticated sales tools, giving you a powerful competitive edge in today’s aggressive job market. This updated edition includes new resumes from real–life candidates who sought and found jobs, with many "before and after" examples.

• Covers all types of resumes, including chronological, functional, and combination
• Outlines how to identify your most relevant skills and accomplishments
• Avoids the cookie–cutter approach to resumes, providing plentiful examples, ideas, and checklists to help you create a unique document
• Covers specialized resume categories, including first–time job seekers, homemakers returning to the work force, career changers, and even seasoned professionals
• Includes the real–life stories behind the model resumes learn how people in similar circumstances changed their lives and moved on to better positions
• Shows how to prepare a scannable version of your document
• Teaches you how to effectively sell your unique talents and qualifications even to the most demanding recruiter

Other National Business Employment Weekly Premier Guides currently available: National Business Employment Weekly Interviewing National Business Employment Weekly Cover Letters

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047131028X
• ISBN 13: 9780471310280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276