Complete Book of Resumes: Simple Steps for Writing a Powerful Resume

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By Karen Schaffer

Packed with information on crafting a resume from the kind of structure and language that appeals to employers to numerous examples readers can use as guidelines for crafting their own successful resume. Includes 285 resumes. Discusses:

• How to begin if you’re starting from scratch
• The profile, or the most important part of your resume
• Work experience, or “What have I been doing all these years?”
• Successfully submit your resume – hard copy, email or online
• Punching it up – how to make a good resume great
• The major don’ts and some of the minors
• The career transition resume chapter for brave souls
• What to do when you are just starting out
• Write an attention-grabbing cover letter
• Big leaps – positioning yourself for jobs above your current level

583 pages. November 2005.

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