Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
- Published by: For Dummies
- Edition: 5th Edition January 10, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 047008037X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470080375
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
A must for any job seeker. --
Doug Elliot, Career Counselor/One-Stop Career Center ManagerIf college graduates had a Joyce Lain Kennedy to guide them there would certainly be fewer unfocused, frazzled, jobless people. --
Dr. Drema K. Howard, Director, Career Resource Center, University of South FloridaJoyce Lain Kennedy is at the top of her field. --
Richard K. Knowdell, CEO, Career Planning and Adult Development NetworkSolid, cutting-edge resume advice with today's Internet technology -- the best of the resume books." --
Michael R. Forrest, CEO, JobOptions; founding CEO, CareerPath.com and JobWeb
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you're offered an interview? With reinvented recruiting technology, unmanageable millions of resumes choking employer databases, and government mandates in the name of diversity, a gigantic change has occurred in the recruiting world over the past several years—and it demands a fresh look at how you write and market your resumes.
Whether you're entering the job market for the first time, changing jobs, or changing careers,
Resumes for Dummies, 5th Edition will show you the ropes and rules for a new era in recruiting and job finding. With 85ew content added since the previous edition, this up-to-date guide gives you the very latest strategies on how to create, and more importantly, distribute your resume in today's new job search environment. You'll learn:
- Why most generic online resumes fail
- How to customize resumes for each job opening
- New quick ways to find the right jobs
- How to use meta search engines to your advantage
- Why both digital and print versions of resumes are still needed
- How to use resumes interactively
- The resume basics that still knock 'em dead
- How to create resumes for your life's changing phases
- What to do after you send them your resume
With a wealth of sample resumes—organized by industry and career field, experience level and age, and special circumstances—along with tips on choosing professional resume help and other valuable resources,
Resumes for Dummies, 5th Edition will help you
get noticed in a universe saturated with billions of resumes and more on the way.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Resumes for Dummies (Paperback)
If nothing else, this book is beneficial because it gives the reader lots of ideas to borrow (Ok, steal, but that's why this book was written). I'm not very creative when it comes to laying the resume out, but the different possibilities gives me some options. It's important to not be too wordy in the resume, and Kennedy shows us what to emphasize. Her snappy writing style makes a mundane topic actually interesting. It's nice to know that I have this on my shelf in case I decide to go job-hunting in the future.
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