Resumes 3.0: Tools to Find Your Next Job!

Resumes are one of many tools required by job searchers. However, a resume is not necessarily the centerpiece of today's job search as it was in the past. Your job search is flexible; it is personalized to your interests. Therefore, to support that job search, your tools must be flexible as well. We will look at resumes as a part of the strategic toolbox you will assemble for your job search. By the end of this book, you will understand how to organize your passions, experiences, and accomplishments into a strategic job search tool. The Job Seeker Manifesto series offers a step-by-step strategic approach to finding a job, including many tricks learned by observing thousands of candidates and through the author's personal experience. Either start at the beginning or pick the topics that address your specific issue. Create your own strategic job search tools with the exercises in this book.

Katherine Burik is a partner in The Interview Doctor, Inc. She is an energetic and creative leader with specific expertise in strategic human resource planning and coaching leadership teams to improve performance and results. The Interview Doctor sprang from Katherine' observation that candidates and companies seriously need better job interview skills. She writes frequently in the Interview Doctor blog and speaks to groups about career development. Katherine can help you create a job search marketing plan to get your job search on track. Dan Toussant recruits for management and professional positions as a headhunter, and offers leadership training programs to companies seeking to mentor their management teams. He speaks regularly to groups about how to hire and how to find a good job. Staying in his hometown and advancing his career gave him a street-smart education on job-finding skills, and provides the basis for his unique perspective on finding a job and advancing your career.