ISBN: 1-57023-204-0

By Wendy S. Enelow

Addressing the unique resume needs of people without a four-year degree, this book meticulously illuminates what a resume is and is not, what it should say, how it should be written, and how it should be presented. It shows how to best communicate qualifications to employers in a well-organized and succinct one- to two-page resume.

Containing over 60 resumes spanning a variety of professions and industries and written by professional resume writers, Best Resumes for People Without a Four-Year Degree reveals:

• The key strategies for success in resume writing
  
• Top 20 resume production, distribution, and follow-up mistakes to avoid
  
• Keyword lists for 30 professions and industries
  
• Top 20 resume-writing mistakes to avoid
  
• The step-by-step resume-building process
  
• Each resume component and its use, along with specific examples
  
• Commonly asked questions about resume writing

You'll discover how to best present ALL of your experience to show employers what you have done and what you can do for them:

• Employment experience
  
• Honors and awards
  
• Technology skills
  
• Publications
  
• Professional affiliations
  
• Project highlights
  
• Public speaking
  
• Certificates and licenses
  
• Teaching and training
  
• Volunteer activities
  
• International experience

Best Resumes for People Without a Four-Year Degree includes four easy-to-complete resume-writing exercises as well as contact information for the professional resume writers who contributed to this book. 192 pages. 2004.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Writing Your Best Resume
  
• Creating a Powerful Resume
  
• Building Your Best Resume
  
• Best Resume Samples
  
• Appendices