Career Connection: Resources

Your resume : the most financially important document you'll ever own -- Your customer knows what he wants : how to get inside his head -- Your resume Is a garbage in/garbage out proposition -- How to define and build a desirable professional brand -- Resume formats -- The simplest, smartest, fastest way to write your resume : keep it simple, stupid -- How to give your resume punch -- Resume customization, alternative resumes, and formats needed for an effective job search -- Ready to launch -- The resumes.

Expert guidance on writing a winning resume that will set you head and shoulders above the crowd to land that elusive interview and get the job of your dreams.

The Resume Writing Guide will show you exactly how to write a resume that makes a great impression on employers. This book isn't just a collection of rules and tips. The Resume Writing Guide is a workbook that leads you through the actual process of creating a resume - one step at a time.
It breaks the big, complex job of resume writing into small, manageable tasks, making it easy to write a resume that's custom-designed to show you at your best. At the end of each chapter, you'll be given a few tasks. Complete all of the tasks to the best of your ability, and when you reach the end of the book, you will have written a resume that shows you in your best possible light.

"Gallery of Best Cover Letters debunks many cover letter myths and includes expert tips for writing and designing a letter for maximum impact. A diverse collection of more than 300 new and updated cover letters and 23 corresponding resumes gives readers a wide range of exemplary models that showcase the most attractive and impressive materials written by professionals"--Publisher website (August 2007).

In today s ultracompetitive job market, your resume needs the right edge to stand out among a sea of applicants. Using powerful words when crafting your resume can mean the difference between getting the interview and getting left out. Resume Buzz Words offers hundreds of words and phrases that help you rise above the pack and land the hottest jobs. This compact volume offers you ·The keywords that online recruiters looks for ·Buzz words in every career category-from Education and Computers to Real Estate and Retail ·600 powerful action verbs that will get your resume to the top of the pile ·500 positive adverbs to get you noticed ·Dozens of attention-grabbing examples to use in resumes and interviews Meticulously researched to help you find just the right words, this handy book has the power to make you create the buzz! About Author: S Erik Herman is a book publishing professional and the former editor of National JobBank and local JobBank books, which contain 21,000 profiles

An informative and up-to-date resource for job seekers who are looking for solid direction from Fortune 500 executives. War, recession, and political uncertainty have forced many corporations to regroup, and downsizing has been the dreaded outcome for millions of workers. Fired and laid-off employees are swelling the ranks of job seekers and creating stiff competition for a dwindling number of positions. In this harsh business climate, many applicants are finding that just getting in the door for an interview poses an enormous challenge. So what's happening on the other side of the desk-as employers review huge piles of prospective resumes? What catches their attention? What turns them off? Author Brenda Greene surveyed 50 Fortune 500 employers to find out and gained valuable insight into just what it takes to command attention and interest in a crowded field. Packed with sample resumes and cover letters that represent what hiring managers, directors, and vice presidents want to see, Get the Interview Every Time shows and tells what's expected versus what's rejected. Readers will learn how to:
• Research the company and its opportunities before sending any resumes.
• Distill all of their talent and experience into a few well-chosen words.
• Showcase their communication skills through a well- crafted cover letter.
• Avoid hype and "resume-speak"-easily spotted and reviled.
• Determine the resume style that looks and works the best.
• Design and submit an electronic resume correctly. Get the Interview Every Time breaks down the monumental task of landing an interview into a series of manageable steps, easy to understand and inspiring to follow. Designed to transform confused, disheartened job applicants into savvy, prospective employees, Get the Interview Every Time shows how to "open the gates" through sensible, targeted self-marketing.