[PDF] Resume Writing Made Easy eBook

Author : Lola Brown
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,44 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Résumés (Employment)
ISBN : 9780130417930

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Lola Brown has written a current and practical guide on how to design a persuasive and effective resume. Whether you're applying for an entry-level position or seeking a career change, this book explains what employers want to see in a resume. Updated to help students master the Internet as a job search tool, this new edition includes useful advice on preparing for job interviews, over 50 sample resumes, and eight different cover letters. Includes a full chapter on preparing for job interviews. Explains what employers want to see in a resume-- and points out what they should not see. Features a unique "Laying the Groundwork" chapter that walks students step by step through a worksheet and assists them in matching skills to job qualifications. Considers resumes for a variety of professional "levels," including entry-level resumes, advancement resumes, transition resumes, and special situation resumes. Provides updated resumes reflecting the current labor market. Visit our Student Success Supersite at www.prenhall.com/success Features include: Majors Exploration Career Advice Web Links Tips from Successful Students Student Bulletin Boards Faculty Resources

Author : Lola M. Coxford
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 17,67 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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B>KEY BENEFIT: Practical, user-friendly, and timely, this "how-to" text/workbook offers clear, step-by-step instructions for developing a strong, effective resume. Using clear, simple worksheets and a variety of sample resumes, it walks readers in an easy-to-follow manner through successive steps of writing resumes for a variety of worker "levels" and situations -- e.g., entry-level resumes, moving-up resumes, transition resumes, and special purpose resumes. Exceptionally up-to-date in focus, it explains what today's employers want to see in a resume -- and what they shouldn't see -- and how to use Internet resources for job searching and resume posting.

Author : Lola Brown
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Applications for positions
ISBN : 9780131742475

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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.

Author : Lola M. Coxford
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,56 MB
Release : 1997-10
Category : Résumés (Employment)
ISBN : 9780897878326

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Offering step-by-step advice for putting a resume together, including groundwork, format, rough drafts, refinements, and final production, a comprehensive guide also features new information on the "electronic resume."

Author : Lisa McGrimmon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Résumés (Employment)
ISBN : 9781502429322

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Write a Winning Resume - Step-by-StepThe Resume Writing Guide, (updated for 2015) will show you, step-by-step, exactly how to create a resume that makes a great impression and gives you more power in the job search process. It breaks the big, complex job of resume writing into small, completely manageable tasks, so you easily can write a resume that is tailored to show you at your best.Learn From the Experience of 2000 Job SeekersIn this book, you'll find the kind of expertise that only comes from real experience.Lisa McGrimmon has written over 1000 resumes and helped over 2000 job seekers find work. She knows how to coach people through the process to create real resumes that give real results for real people.Guidance Through the ProcessThe Resume Writing Guide takes you through the actual process of creating a resume one step at a time, carefully guiding you through each decision. It isn't just a collection of rules and tips.The process is broken into small, simple steps. In each chapter, you will complete a few tasks, and, if you complete all of the tasks to the best of your ability, once you reach the end of the book, you will have written a resume that shows you in your best possible light.Learn How to Deal With Resume ChallengesLisa has used this process successfully with clients from all walks of life and with all kinds of work histories. She has written resumes for: career changers people returning to work after several years without paid employment new immigrants recent graduates older workers people in competitive and declining industries This book isn't just for the lucky few who have a perfect career history. It gets into the heart of how to write resumes that pop even if you're worried that you may have some challenges to overcome.New for 2015The second edition has been revised and expanded to include up-to-date information about trends in resume writing and job hunting including 2 new chapters about writing applicant tracking system (ATS) optimized resumes.Not a 20 Minute Resume Guide!This book is not for people who want to knock out a resume in 20 minutes. It is a meticulous, step-by-step guide through each phase in the resume writing process.It shows you how to structure each section, write compelling statements, and make smart decisions about content to highlight your individual strengths and minimize weaknesses.Thoughtfully completing the tasks in this book will take time, but it will be time well spent. In the end, you will have a winning resume that is perfect for your needs and structured to show you at your best.Partners in Resume WritingGood career coaches will not write a resume for you; they will write one with you, as partners. You and the career coach both bring important information to the table.Throughout this book, you and Lisa will be partners. Lisa will be the expert on how to create a resume. You will be the expert on your own career.Lisa will show you: how to decide what information you should include, how to write compelling content, how to structure sections to highlight your strengths, and how to minimize concerns you may have about your work history.Your task is to take that information and apply it to what you know about your own career.In this partnership, you can create an effective resume that gets you one big step closer to landing the job you want.Scroll up and click to buy!

Author : Wendy Enelow
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 20,21 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780996680325

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Based on today's real-world job search trends, MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's highly competitive and technologically driven employment market. The 2nd edition has been updated with new resume samples, new designs, and new ATS and e-resume guidelines, along with new chapters for jobseekers with special circumstances - career change, military transition, and return to work. The entire job search process is evolving at a remarkably rapid pace, and your resume is at the foundation of it all. In this book, you'll learn to: Write tight, lean, clean, and laser-focused content that allows you to tell your whole career story in half the words to keep your reader engaged. Focus on information that is relevant to your target market and integrate keywords that are vital to being found online. Present important information quickly in a resume format that prominently displays your skills, experience, education, and other credentials as they support your current career objectives. Create a distinctive design to make your resume stand out and capture attention. Getting noticed is step #1, so make that happen and you're on your way. Adopt a new mindset and deeper understanding of how to use today's modern resume for both person-to-person job search as well as electronic, digital, and mobile search technologies. The 100+ resume samples demonstrate these strategies in action for real-life job seekers who've excelled in their search campaigns. The samples showcase the resume writing work of Enelow, Kursmark, and many of their colleagues who are also well respected for their expertise in resume strategy, writing, format, and design. Clear guidelines and easy-to-follow examples give you practical know-how for building your own powerful resume that will serve all of your job search needs. You'll learn what works, why it works, and how you can make it work for you. Authors and Master Resume Writers Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark have each spent more than 30 years writing resumes, training professional resume writers, speaking to job search audiences, and writing about evolving trends in job search. The latest in their library of more than 30 books is MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME, an up-to-the minute resource for every job seeker to guide you to career success. Follow the recommendations of this book and you'll find yourself a more competent and competitive job seeker!

Author : Dan Clay
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 2018-05-28
Category : Job hunting
ISBN : 9781983112072

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In today's brutally competitive job market, it's more important than ever for your resume to stand out and capture the attention of potential employers. Unfortunately, most people go about this the wrong way. In this step-by-step, comprehensive guide, Dan breaks down the exact method he's carefully developed over a period of ten years to develop rock solid resumes that get results--no matter which job you're trying to land. By following the principles outlined in this book, you can turn your job search around and get one step closer to the job you've always dreamed of!

Author : Annie Cerone
Publisher : Annie Cerone
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN :

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Would you like an easy-to-follow comprehensive guide that contains all you need to know on how to develop and continually improve your resume and cover/application letter? Want to know how to cut through on the first two pages where it all counts? In this book, you will discover all the important sections for inclusion in your resume, what should be contained in these sections, and how they should be written. You will learn about the latest research-driven results on resume and cover letter mistakes. This book is guaranteed to help you make a formidable first impression fast, within seconds! The Made Easy Series (5-book collection) is a one-of-a-kind, all-in-one resource that will help you to correctly search and apply for the right type of jobs in line with your experience and skillset, develop attention-grabbing interview-winning documents (in particular, resumes and cover/application letters). The series also provides you with research-proven and practical techniques and tips on how to win and ace job interviews. The Made Easy Series provides hundreds of examples to help you get noticed, get ahead of the pack and blitz your competition, secure job interviews, own your earning power and get the job. The series is an invaluable resource that creates zero stress throughout your entire job search journey, helping you target the right jobs; which in turn, will help you to save hundreds (even thousands) of dollars in the process of job hunting, and the job application preparation and interview stages. Written for the Australian job market yet highly applicable and relevant to many countries.