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Résumé magic : trade secrets of a professional résumé writer / Susan Britton Whitcomb.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Indianapolis, Ind. : JIST Works, 2010.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 583 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781593577339 (alk. paper)
  • 1593577338 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 650.14/2 22
LOC classification:
  • HF5383 .W46 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Item type: Book
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 650.142/WHITCOMB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844500008228

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.

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