Résumé magic : trade secrets of a professional résumé writer /
Whitcomb, Susan Britton, 1957-
Résumé magic : trade secrets of a professional résumé writer / Susan Britton Whitcomb. - 4th ed. - Indianapolis, Ind. : JIST Works, 2010. - xxi, 583 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
A résumé primer -- How to use branding and advertising strategies to get an interview -- How to choose the most flattering format to support your résumé strategy -- The blueprint for a blockbuster résumé -- How to write great copy -- Accomplishments: the linchpin of a great résumé -- Editing: résumé-speak 101 -- Visual artistry: the missing link -- E-résumés, e-portfolios, blogs, social media, and profile sites -- Cover letters and other parts of the puzzle -- Worksheets to catalog professional history -- Survey: what executive recruiters really want in a résumé -- Sample résumés by professional writers.
This book is a giant compendium of advice and before-and-after resume transformations explains resume creation and illustrates professional techniques with actual examples that show why the techniques work. All of the tricks professional resume writers use to create eye-catching, result-driven resumes are revealed in this book.
9781593577339 (alk. paper) 1593577338 (alk. paper)
2009036717
Résumés (Employment)
HF5383 / .W46 2010
650.14/2
Résumé magic : trade secrets of a professional résumé writer / Susan Britton Whitcomb. - 4th ed. - Indianapolis, Ind. : JIST Works, 2010. - xxi, 583 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
A résumé primer -- How to use branding and advertising strategies to get an interview -- How to choose the most flattering format to support your résumé strategy -- The blueprint for a blockbuster résumé -- How to write great copy -- Accomplishments: the linchpin of a great résumé -- Editing: résumé-speak 101 -- Visual artistry: the missing link -- E-résumés, e-portfolios, blogs, social media, and profile sites -- Cover letters and other parts of the puzzle -- Worksheets to catalog professional history -- Survey: what executive recruiters really want in a résumé -- Sample résumés by professional writers.
This book is a giant compendium of advice and before-and-after resume transformations explains resume creation and illustrates professional techniques with actual examples that show why the techniques work. All of the tricks professional resume writers use to create eye-catching, result-driven resumes are revealed in this book.
9781593577339 (alk. paper) 1593577338 (alk. paper)
2009036717
Résumés (Employment)
HF5383 / .W46 2010
650.14/2