The complete idiot's guide to the perfect resume /

With the average American changing jobs nine times during his or her lifetime, the ability to work the job market is nearly as crucial as showing up. This step-by-step guide walks the job seeker through the resume-writing process.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ireland, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Alpha, ©2010.
Edición:5th ed.
Temas:
Résumés (Employment)
Curriculum vitae.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Careers > Resumes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Resumes that work in today's job market
  • 1. Tough times call for seriously great resumes
  • A resume for all reasons
  • Pink slip blues
  • Time for a change
  • Going green
  • You got a degree in what?
  • Techie heads for medical field
  • Selling the case for healthcare
  • Stepping into the classroom
  • Going digital
  • It's your move
  • 2. Keywords that get you noticed
  • What are keywords?
  • The job title
  • Drumming up the right keywords
  • Highlighting terms for your resume
  • And the top two keywords are
  • Trolling for your ideal job
  • Mr. Green goes searching
  • Healthy keywords
  • Online expert knows her keywords
  • 3. Insider tips for a great resume
  • The commandments
  • Thou shalt not write about your past
  • Thou shalt not confess
  • Shooting yourself in the foot
  • Get your priorities straight
  • Drop irrelevant info
  • It's okay to understate experience
  • Thou shalt not write job descriptions
  • Thou shalt not write about stuff you don't want to do?
  • Thou shalt say less rather more
  • The eight-second test
  • Goody Two-pages
  • Thou shalt not write in paragraphs
  • Thou shalt not lie
  • pt. 2. Putting together a resume that wins
  • Step one : Choose the right resume-format
  • Highlighting your chronology
  • Get functional
  • The best of both: the combination format
  • When you really are a brain surgeon: the Curriculum Vitae
  • When more is more
  • Just the facts
  • No objectives
  • No need to summarize
  • Freedom of format
  • Good schooling
  • Are you published?
  • Putting on a show
  • Joining the team
  • Hangin' with the right folks
  • Forget anything?
  • Create your CV
  • Step two : Start off strong
  • The heading section: heading the right way
  • What's in a name?
  • Showing off credentials
  • Home sweet home
  • I've got your number
  • E-mail giveaway
  • The job objective section: it's all about marketing
  • Multiple choice
  • The weight of a job objective
  • Wording with an objective
  • Straight as an arrow
  • Spreading your umbrella
  • Breaking the rules
  • 6. Step three : Knock 'em off their feet
  • Right from the start
  • Exceptions to the no-paragraph commandment
  • Say it with style
  • Keeping up with fast trackers
  • On the lines of a career changer
  • Go figure
  • 7. Step four : Make history
  • Location, location, location
  • Writing history
  • Fight age discrimination
  • Putting your younger foot forward
  • Older is better
  • Down and dirty formula
  • Unsightly unemployment blemishes
  • Years go solo
  • Filling in the gaps
  • Character that counts
  • The gapless resume
  • Promoting your promotions
  • Grass underfoot
  • Straight up
  • Zipping along
  • The happy-job-hopper
  • Formatting tricks
  • 8. Step five : Show 'em you're an achiever
  • Chronologically clear
  • Functionally sound
  • Functional help
  • One plus one is enough
  • Skills for sale
  • Business Management
  • Education
  • Engineering / Technical
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Who's your audience?
  • Downplay differences
  • Keep it relevant
  • First things first
  • Lights, camera, action verbs!
  • Management
  • Communication
  • How'd the other guys say it?
  • Brainstorming
  • Warning! Functional resume ahead
  • 9. Step six : Give yourself credit for education and more
  • Finish lines
  • Education 101
  • What if?
  • Hot college degrees
  • Getting credit for your pending degree
  • Interpreting degree equivalents
  • Don't have a degree?
  • Hooray! Just got my high school diploma
  • The not-so-new high school diploma
  • The last word
  • Volunteerism that pays off
  • Professional schmoozer
  • Getting published
  • Standing up for your award
  • Key point: your computer skills
  • Making a hobby of it
  • Anything missing?
  • What's better left unsaid
  • Money talk
  • Referring to references
  • Forget the personal stuff
  • pt. 3. The correspondence connection
  • 10. Job search correspondence
  • E-mail or hardcopy letters?
  • 10 tips for e-mail etiquette
  • A cover e-mail with your resume
  • Your new buddy, the recruiter
  • Your friend knows a hiring manager
  • You don't know me
  • Mighty cover note on a resume website
  • Setting your sights on a company website
  • Addressing the big Job Boards
  • Follow-up e-mail to recruiter
  • Reply to the company recruiter
  • Jump on the Job Board
  • Getting back to a hiring manager
  • Dear Boss
  • Yes, I'm interested
  • Salary small talk
  • 11. Thank you notes
  • Hardcopy or e-mail?
  • Four times to say "thank you"
  • The thank you formula
  • Thank you for contacting me
  • How to say "thank you" after an interview
  • Thanks for the rejection
  • I appreciate the job offer
  • The good news letter
  • pt. 4. Your job search on the Web
  • 12. E-mail express
  • Easy e-mail resumes
  • Pasting your resume into the body of the e-mail
  • Make a backup copy to work in
  • Add emphasis with CAPS
  • Use straight quotes
  • Save the document as plain text
  • Make a few minor adjustments
  • Bite the bullet
  • Using your notepad
  • Staying above the fold
  • Sending your resume as an attachment
  • Document success with old versions of Word
  • 3-2-1, take-off!
  • 13. Posting your resume online
  • Picking a bank
  • Specialized industries or professions
  • Specializing in special interests
  • It's a regional thing
  • The Big Guys
  • Company websites pay off
  • The downside of uploading
  • Hello, Ms. Employer!
  • Pigeonholed
  • Your personal info becomes public
  • Go to the Bank and fill out the forms
  • Fill in the blanks
  • The big submission
  • Keeping up-to-date
  • 14. Your social network profile as your resume
  • The good ol' network
  • The buzz about social networking
  • Get LinkedIn
  • Sign me up!
  • Your profile: your online resume
  • Seeing is believing
  • Tweeting on Twitter
  • Staying connected on Facebook
  • 15. Blogging your way to a new job
  • It's a website, it's a blog, it's your Online Billboard!
  • Blog nuts and bolts
  • Joining a community
  • Going it alone
  • Adding a blog to your website
  • Look at me, I'm blogging
  • Feature your resume
  • Load 'er up
  • Adding links
  • Learning the ropes
  • Making the best of a good thing
  • Special effects
  • Topic thunder
  • Driving traffic to your blog
  • Sample blog resume
  • Portfolio of sample resumes.

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