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Resume Writing Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Resume Preparation and Job Search, 8/E
Lola M. Brown, Fullerton College

ISBN-10: 0131742477
ISBN-13: 9780131742475

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 192 pp
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For courses in Job Searching Techniques, Resume Writing, Career Development, and Life Planning.

 

Resume Writing Made Easy: A Practical Guide provides time-tested techniques for creating powerful resumes and cover letters that get noticed. Readers will learn to combine traditional job-hunting methods with the latest Internet resources to create an effective job-search campaign. Using clear, simple worksheets and a variety of sample resumes, it walks students through successive steps of writing winning resumes for a variety of career situations. This new edition contains more writing suggestions, new sample resumes, lists of effective word choices, creative cover letter ideas, tips for maximizing the Internet, and samples that address over 100 professions.

Winning resume-writing techniques for every career situation–are provided throughout.  

·        Goes beyond other books to discuss resumes that are most effective for specific career situations such as entry-level workers, those seeking advancement, workers in transition, and those with special circumstances.

·        Includes techniques that will improve existing resumes, tips for bridging gaps between jobs, ideas for matching skills to employer’s needs, words that increase hits during electronic inquiries and guidelines for producing a professional-looking resume.

 

Creative cover letter ideas that make an impact–and are easy to complete.  

·        Demonstrates how to personalize cover letters to catch the attention of potential employers.

·        Discusses what information is essential to the letter and provides samples to study and adapt.

Unique job search strategies–that reveal hidden and traditional job markets. 

·        Discusses how to use informational interviewing, networking, traditional and nontraditional techniques to uncover potential job possibilities.

·        Contains suggestions for possible sources of information, tracking resumes and responses, job hunting on the Internet and more!

 

Effective interview skills–that increase confidence and create positive first impressions.

·        Includes information on most commonly asked questions and advice on how to prepare for them.

·        Discusses types of interviews, typical interview format, techniques for answering difficult questions and more!

 

More than 50 sample resumes and eight sample cover letters–are included in this edition.

·        Provides examples of effective writing techniques.

·        Makes it easier for readers to begin creating their own resume. 

 

Examples from over 100 professions–appear throughout the text.

·        Contains a useful index that references over 100 professions and makes it easy to find samples most relevant to one’s own profession.

 

Inventories that reveal personal skills–are included in Chapter 3.

·        Offers a unique Chapter 3,Laying the Groundwork for Your Resumethat provides a simple framework for students to get started.

·        Provides worksheets that outline one’s skills, education and experiences and shows how these fit with job specifications.

 

Lists of action and transition verbs–offer a collection of effective words that can make resumes more dynamic.

·        Provides samples of action verbs, skills verbs, and adjectives that can effectively describe personality traits and work experience.

NEW TOPICS–Offers updates including:

  • Information on using the Internet as a job-search tool (Ex. pp 20-21).
  • Tips on electronic resume preparation (Ex. pp 14-16).
  • Information on the latest Internet job banks (Ex. pp 19, 20).
  • Writing techniques that make resumes seen by more people in more places (Ex. pp 42, 161).
  • Sample resumes from emerging fields such as healthcare, education and information technology (Ex. pp 106, 108).

Index of Resumes

How This Book Can Help You

How to Use This Book

  1. Information About Resumes and Job Search
  2. The Job Search Campaign
  3. Laying the Groundwork for Your Resume
  4. Putting it All Together
  5. Resumes for Entry-Level Job Seekers
  6. Resumes for People Seeking Advancement
  7. Resumes for People in Transition
  8. Resumes for Special Purposes
  9. The Cover Letter
  10. Following Up
  11. The Interview
  12. What Do Employers Want?

Bibliography

Lola Brown's latest edition of Resume Writing Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Resume Preparation and Job Search provides time-tested techniques for creating powerful resumes and cover letters that get the job done.  Readers will learn to combine traditional job-hunting methods with the latest Internet resources to perform an effective job-search campaign.  New resumes reflect a changing job market that emphasizes healthcare, education, and information technology.

 

Features include:

  • Using the Internet for job searching
  • Electronic resume preparation
  • Select resume templates available online at www.prenhall.com/brown

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