The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume, Second Edition (2nd Edition) - Softcover

Ireland, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028633946 ISBN 13: 9780028633947

Publisher: Alpha, 2000

Synopsis

This is an updated and revised guide to help job seekers put together an attention-grabbing resume and land their dream job.

Includes advice for new graduates, seniors, mothers returning to the workforce, career switchers, and more.
Features dozens of sample resume styles, an action plan for a successful job search, and professional advice on creating cover letters, finessing the toughest interview, and writing thank you and follow-up letters.

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Review

Even complete idiots can get great jobs--just look at all the middle managers out there! The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume by longtime résumé expert Susan Ireland will help you find and take the perfect job. Even if you've been off the market for a while, been fired recently, or are just starting out from school, you can package yourself so irresistibly that you'll be working in no time. The first section helps you devise a strategy for your hunt, including giving yourself moral support, finding your strengths, and selling yourself in two pages. Next we learn how to polish and refine a résumé until it describes you working in your future dream job (not you working in your dreary jobs of the past). Notes on special résumés for academics and others, cover letters that scream for attention, and a large section on using e-mail and the Web to broaden your search are significant advantages of The Complete Idiot's Guide over other résumé books, and the samples provided are sure to inspire greatness. The blend of written and visual learning helps move the reader along from point to point quickly and easily, and the liberal helpings of sidebars, tips, and hints make the dreaded job search almost fun. Even if you're not management material, you'll find The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume a big help and well worth the small investment. --Rob Lightner

From the Back Cover

With the average American changing jobs nine times during their working lives, the ability to work the job market is crucial. This step-by-step guide walks the jobseeker through the resume-writing process, offers hands-on advice and tips, provides successful resume templates for business, education, marketing, and other fields, and explains the process for posting your resume online.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0028633946
• ISBN 13: 9780028633947
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 394