| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
vii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Quick tips on writing and (more importantly) using your resume -- What is a resume? -- Some people say you don't need a resume -- Good reasons to have a resume -- How do you use a resume? -- Everyone's an expert -- The different types of resumes -- The chronological resume -- The skills, or functional, resume -- The combination, or creative, resume -- Write a chronological resume in an hour -- Writing the major sections of a chronological resume -- Write your basic resume now -- Write a skills/functional resume in less than a day -- Why consider using a skills resume? -- Constructing a skills resume -- Sample skills resumes -- Adapt your resume for an electronic job search -- Converting your resume to e-mail format -- Using you text file in your electronic job search -- What is a scannable resume? -- pt. 2. Top resumes arranged in groups of related jobs -- Tips on using the resumes -- About the resumes in this section -- Professional assistance in writing or producing your resume -- Management and business and financial operations occupations -- Professional and related occupations -- Service occupations -- Sales and related occupations -- Office and administrative support occupations -- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations -- Construction trades and related workers -- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations -- Production occupations -- Transportation and material moving occupations -- Job opportunities in the armed forces -- pt. 3. JIST cards, cover letters, thank-you notes, and other job search correspondence -- JIST cards : a powerful, unique job search tool -- How do employers react to JIST cards -- Six things a JIST card does -- Some ways you can use JIST cards -- Tips on creating your own JIST cards -- Sample JIST cards -- The final edit -- Tips to produce and reproduce your JIST card -- Get your JIST card in circulation -- Cover letters, thank-you notes, and other job search correspondence -- Writing and using cover letters -- The thank-you note : a powerful job search tool -- Other job search correspondence -- appendix. Geographic index of contributors -- Index. |
| Subject |
Résumés (Employment)
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| Added Author |
Kursmark, Louise.
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| ISBN |
1563708566 paperback |
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9781563708565 paperback |
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