Trashproof Resumes (Princeton Review) - Softcover

Haft, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679759115 ISBN 13: 9780679759119

Publisher: Princeton Review, 1995

Synopsis

Q: What is a trashproof resume?
A: A trashproof resume defies waste baskets, resists recycling bins and works its way to the top of the pile to get you an interview.

Trashproof Resumes shows you how to write an awe-inspiring resume that gets you through that all-important door. Think of it as your personal resume coach.

Chapters include:
a thorough self-assessment -- just what do you want to do?
how to get the real you on paper
resume design and layout
resume language, including extensive lists of Power Verbs
real resumes from recent grads applying for positions in fields from ballet to banking
how to write a great cover letter
how to pick the right paper, printing and envelopes
getting your resume to the right people
navigating the resume superhighway
resume and career advice from over 100 career counselors and human resource professionals

About this title

About the Author

Tim Haft is also the author of The Princeton Review's Job Notes: Resumes and the co-author of The Princeton Review's Job Smart.  He is currently a career counselor and resume consultant, as well as the Senior Editor at a national nonprofit association that assists high school students with the transition to college. In the past, he has served as a career counselor at New York University and the Fashion Institute of Technology.  He holds a BA in history from the University of Virginia and an MA in sociology from New York University.

Reviews

YA?A practical, eye-catching resource. Haft takes readers step by step through a self-assessment, and thoroughly discusses the drafting of a resume: format, language, writing style, length, design, presentation, cover letter, etc. Many samples of actual resumes are included. Short tips are highlighted in gray boxed insets. Particularly helpful are the tips on downplaying one's weaknesses, although the author stresses telling the truth. Cartoons at the beginning of each chapter and a slightly humorous tone keep readers' interest. Although designed to be read in its entirety, the logical approach, chapter headings, and numerous subdivisions provide avenues for those wishing to read only portions of the text. The sections on interning, volunteering, and hi-tech resumes show that the data is contemporary. Strictly speaking, this is a workbook, but there are really so very few pages with fill-in-the-blank lines that librarians who discount the book for that reason will miss providing an excellent tool for their patrons.?Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679759115
• ISBN 13: 9780679759119
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192