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Expert resumes for military-to-civilian transitions /
Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions is a collection of superior professionally written resumes aimed at service members who are leaving the military and looking for a civilian job. This book gives resume strategies as well as 180 pages of sample resumes specifically written for peopl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Indianapolis, IN :
JIST Works,
2010.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- About this book
- Introduction
- Part 1: Resume Writing, Strategy, And Formats
- 1: Resume writing strategies for military-to-civilian career transitions
- Resume strategies
- Resume Strategy #1: Who are you and how do you want to be perceived?
- Resume Strategy #2: Sell it to me-don't tell it to me
- Resume Strategy #3: Use keywords
- Resume Strategy #4: Use the "big" and save the "little"
- Resume Strategy #5: Make your resume "interviewable"
- Resume Strategy #6: Eliminate confusion with structure and context
- Resume Strategy #7: Use function to demonstrate achievement
- Resume Strategy #8: Remain in the realm of reality
- Resume Strategy #9: Be confident
- Resume standards
- Content standards
- Presentation standards
- Accuracy and perfection
- 2: Writing your resume
- Recommended resume strategies and formats for military-to-civilian career transitions
- Insider advice for military-transition resumes
- Choose the right format and paint the right picture
- Step-by-step: Writing the perfect resume
- Contact information
- Career summary
- Professional experience
- Education, credentials, and certifications
- Extras
- Writing tips, techniques, and important lessons
- Get it down-then polish and perfect it
- Write your resume from the bottom up
- Include notable or prominent "extra" stuff in your career summary
- Use resume samples to get ideas for content, format, and organization
- Handle dates effectively
- Always send a cover letter when you forward your resume
- Never include salary history or salary requirements on your resume
- Always remember that you are selling
- 3: Printed, scannable, electronic, and Web resumes
- Four types of resumes
- Printed resume
- Scannable resume
- Electronic resume
- Web resume
- Four resume types compared
- Are you ready to write your resume?
- Part 2: Sample Resumes For Military-To-Civilian Transitions
- 4: Resumes for careers in administration, accounting, and finance
- 5: Resumes for careers in technology
- 6: Resumes for management and executive careers
- 7: Resumes for careers in operations, purchasing, supply chain, and logistics
- 8: Resumes for careers in sales, communications, human resources, training, and teaching
- 9: Resumes for careers in federal, state, and local government
- 10: Resumes for careers in health care and social services
- 11: Resumes for careers in law, law enforcement, security, and intelligence
- 12: Resumes for careers in skilled trades
- 13: Resumes for continued career advancement after successful military transition
- Part 3: Cover Letters For Military-To-Civilian Transitions
- 14: Writing a winning cover letter
- Six steps to writing better cover letters
- Step 1: Identify your key selling points
- Step 2: Preplan
- Step 3: Write the opening paragraph
- Step 4: Write the body
- Step 5: Write the closing
- Step 6: Polish, proofread, and finalize
- Author's best tips for writing winning cover letters
- Don't reinvent the wheel
- Sell it to me; don't tell it to me
- Get over writer's block
- Answer the employer's most important question? What can you do for me?
- Cover letter checklist
- 15: Sample cover letters
- Appendix: Internet career resources
- Dictionaries and glossaries
- Job search sites
- General sites
- Military transition sites
- Career-specific sites
- Company information
- Interviewing tips and techniques
- Salary and compensation information
- Index of contributors
- Index.