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Resumes For Dummies, 5th Edition

Resumes For Dummies, 5th Edition


By Joyce Lain Kennedy

ISBN: 978-0-470-08037-5
Format: Paper
Pages: 384 Pages
Pub. Date: January 2007

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Introduction.

Part I: Pitching Your Resumes in a New Era Job Market.

Chapter 1: The All-Purpose Resume Is So Five Minutes Ago.

Chapter 2: New Quick Ways to Find the Right Jobs.

Chapter 3: Spotlight Your Resume in a Web 2.0 World.

Chapter 4: Familiar Search Tools That Haven’t Gone Away.

Part II: Resume Basics That Wow ’Em Every Time.

Chapter 5: Creating Your Best Resume.

Chapter 6: Content Makes the OnTarget Difference.

Chapter 7: Wow Words Work Wonders.

Chapter 8: Refine Your Design for Great Looks.

Chapter 9: Passages: Resumes for Your Life’s Changing Phases.

Chapter 10: Successful Solutions to Resume Problems.

Part III: Bringing It All Together: Sample OnTarget Resumes.

Chapter 11: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes by Industry and Career Field.

Chapter 12: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes by Experience Level and Age.

Chapter 13: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes for Special Circumstances.

Chapter 14: A Sampling of Extreme Resume Makeovers.

Part IV: You’ve Sent Your Wow. What to Do Now.

Chapter 15: References Safeguard Your Resume.

Chapter 16: Twisting in the Wind? Follow Up!

Chapter 17: Almost Got the Interview Date? Read This First.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten (×3) Ways to Prove Your Claims.

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your Resume.

Chapter 20: Ten Tips on Choosing Professional Resume Help.

Chapter 21: Ten Pet Peeves of Recruiters.

Chapter 22: Your Ten-Point Resume Checklist.

Index.

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