Look good on paper. An updated and revised edition of one of our top career guides helps employment-seekers put together an attention-grabbing resume that will help land them their dream jobs. Features dozens of sample resume styles, an action plan for a successful job search, and professional advice on creating cover letters, finessing the toughest interview, and writing thank you and follow-up letters. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Part 1 Plan to Succeed	p. 1
1 Winning Resume Wisdom	p. 3
The Commandments	p. 3
Thou Shalt Not Write About Your Past	p. 4
Thou Shalt Not Confess	p. 5
Shooting Yourself in the Foot	p. 5
Get Your Priorities Straight	p. 5
Drop Irrelevant Info	p. 6
Understate Too Much Experience	p. 6
Thou Shalt Not Write Job Descriptions	p. 7
Thou Shalt Not Write About Stuff You Don't Want to Do	p. 7
Thou Shalt Say Less Rather Than More	p. 8
The Eight-Second Test	p. 8
Goody Two-Pages	p. 8
Thou Shalt Not Write in Paragraphs	p. 9
Thou Shalt Not Lie	p. 9
2 Chronologically Speaking	p. 19
Highlighting Your History	p. 19
The Horizontal Slide	p. 21
Vertical Climb	p. 21
A Strong Start	p. 22
Getting Labeled	p. 22
Background Check	p. 22
Conservative Line	p. 22
Get It Together	p. 23
3 Get Functional	p. 31
The Times Are a Changin'	p. 31
The Career Changer's Dream	p. 33
Skills Up Front and Center	p. 33
Re-Entry with Force	p. 33
Long, Long Ago	p. 35
Best Foot Forward	p. 35
Into the Real World	p. 35
Fill In the Gap	p. 36
Decisions, Decisions!	p. 36
Part 2 Six Steps to a Perfect Resume	p. 45
4 Step One: Name That Resume	p. 47
Putting Things in Place	p. 47
What's in a Name?	p. 48
Giving a Clear Signal	p. 48
Keep 'Em Guessing	p. 48
Showing Off Credentials	p. 50
Home Sweet Home	p. 50
I've Got Your Number	p. 51
E-Mail Giveaway	p. 52
Hot URLs	p. 52
5 Step Two: Ask for What You Want ... You Just Might Get It	p. 55
It's All Marketing	p. 55
Multiple Choice	p. 56
The Weight of a Job Objective	p. 56
Wording with an Objective	p. 58
Straight as an Arrow	p. 59
Spreading Your Umbrella	p. 59
Breaking the Rules	p. 59
Titles That Talk Big	p. 60
Heading Within a Heading	p. 60
6 Step Three: Knock 'Em Off Their Feet	p. 65
Right from the Start	p. 65
Say It with Style	p. 67
Keeping Up with the Fast Trackers	p. 68
On the Lines of a Career Changer	p. 68
Go Figure	p. 69
7 Step Four: Make History	p. 75
Location, Location, Location	p. 75
Writing History	p. 78
Fight Age Discrimination	p. 78
Putting Your Younger Foot Forward	p. 79
Older Is Better	p. 79
Down and Dirty Formula	p. 80
Unsightly Unemployment Blemishes	p. 80
Years Go Solo	p. 80
Filling In the Gaps	p. 81
Character That Counts	p. 81
The Gapless Resume	p. 82
Promoting Your Promotions	p. 82
Grass Underfoot	p. 83
Straight Up	p. 83
Zipping Along	p. 83
The Happy Job-Hopper	p. 84
Formatting Tricks	p. 84
8 Step Five: Show 'Em You're an Achiever!	p. 91
Chronologically Clear	p. 91
Functionally Sound	p. 93
Functional Help	p. 93
One Plus One Is Enough	p. 93
Skills for Sale	p. 95
Dynamite Achievements	p. 96
Who's Your Audience?	p. 97
Downplay Differences	p. 97
Keep It Relevant	p. 97
First Things First	p. 98
Lights, Camera, Action Verbs!	p. 99
How'd the Other Guys Say It?	p. 101
Brainstorming	p. 102
Warning! Functional Resume Ahead	p. 103
9 Step Six: Give Yourself Credit for Education and More	p. 105
Finish Lines	p. 105
Education 101	p. 107
What If?	p. 107
Hot College Degrees	p. 107
Getting Credit for Your Pending Degree	p. 108
Interpreting Degree Equivalents	p. 108
Don't Have a Degree?	p. 108
Yahoo! Just Got My High School Diploma	p. 108
The Not-So-New High School Diploma	p. 109
The Last Word	p. 109
Volunteerism That Pays Off	p. 109
Professional Schmoozer	p. 109
Getting Published	p. 109
Standing Up for Your Award	p. 110
Key Point: Your Computer Skills	p. 110
Making a Hobby of It	p. 110
Anything Missing?	p. 110
What's Better Left Unsaid	p. 111
Money Talk	p. 111
Referring to References	p. 111
Forget the Personal Stuff	p. 111
Part 3 So You Need a Special Resume	p. 121
10 The Big Winner: An Achievement Resume	p. 123
This Resume Packs a Punch!	p. 123
Asking the Right Question	p. 124
Oooh, You're Going to Look Great!	p. 124
The Perfect One-Pager	p. 124
Quality vs. Quantity	p. 126
Professional Titles Count	p. 126
Number One in Sales	p. 126
It's Your Turn to Shine	p. 126
11 A Chronological Hybrid That Adds Up	p. 133
It's Got Structure	p. 133
Are You the Hybrid Type?	p. 134
Climbing Higher	p. 134
Variations on a Theme	p. 134
The Hidden Functional Message	p. 136
Standing Still	p. 136
Putting Words on Paper	p. 136
12 A Functional Hybrid That Makes Sense	p. 143
The Skillful Hybrid	p. 143
Looking the Part	p. 145
Conservative Employer Alert!	p. 145
Red Flags Down	p. 146
Giving Order to Chaos	p. 146
Getting Down to It	p. 146
13 When You Really Are a Brain Surgeon: The Curriculum Vitae	p. 151
Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume	p. 151
When More Is More	p. 152
Just the Facts	p. 152
No Objections	p. 152
No Need to Summarize	p. 153
Freedom of Format	p. 153
Hanging Out Your Laundry	p. 153
Good Schooling	p. 154
Are You Published?	p. 154
Putting On a Show	p. 154
Joining the Team	p. 155
Hangin' with the Right Folks	p. 155
Forget Anything?	p. 155
High Marks for a University Instructor	p. 156
Create Your CV	p. 156
Part 4 Wrapping It Up	p. 163
14 The Big Production	p. 165
Designer Resumes	p. 165
Fancy Fonts and Practical Print	p. 166
Serif's Up!	p. 166
Simply Sans Serif	p. 166
Does Size Matter?	p. 167
Sharp-Shooting Bullets	p. 167
Shady Bars	p. 167
Spacing Out	p. 168
Resume Reality	p. 169
Mastering Your Resume	p. 169
In the Mood to Reproduce	p. 169
Looking Classy on Paper	p. 169
Getting It Out the Door	p. 170
Stuffing Envelopes	p. 170
Snail Mail	p. 170
Special Delivery	p. 171
Fax Magic	p. 171
E-Mail Flash	p. 171
15 The Cover Letter Connection	p. 175
The Secret to Success	p. 175
Salary Small Talk	p. 176
The Template of Zoom	p. 176
A Head Start	p. 176
Set the Date and the Place	p. 176
Hello, Hello!	p. 178
Jumping In	p. 178
The Meat of the Matter	p. 179
Getting What You Want	p. 179
Ten-Four	p. 179
By Example	p. 180
Name-Dropping	p. 180
Getting Personal	p. 180
Take My Hint, Please!	p. 181
Getting the Hang of It	p. 181
After a Job Interview	p. 181
Part 5 The Electronic Job Search	p. 187
16 The ABSc of E-Resumes	p. 189
What Is an Electronic Resume?	p. 189
The E-Resume Appeal	p. 190
Data in the Database	p. 190
The Inner Workings	p. 191
Keyword: Search	p. 191
The E-Creation	p. 192
Electronic Headings	p. 192
Key Placement	p. 192
Breaking Into the Banks	p. 193
Electronic to Paper	p. 193
17 E-Mail Express	p. 195
Easy E-Mail Resumes	p. 195
Staying Out of Trouble	p. 196
Getting Attached to Files	p. 196
Direct Message	p. 196
Getting the Job Done	p. 196
Doubling Up	p. 197
Better Save Than Sorry	p. 198
Capitalizing on Headings	p. 198
Bite the Bullet	p. 199
Straight Quotes	p. 199
Characters That Count	p. 199
Give Me a Break	p. 200
Using Your Notepad	p. 201
3-2-1, Take-Off!	p. 201
18 Banking on Success: Online Resume Banking	p. 209
Resumes in a Bank?	p. 209
Who Pays the Bill	p. 209
The Employer's Dream	p. 210
Headbunting on the Web	p. 210
Who's Looking for Whom?	p. 210
The Professional Approach	p. 211
Specializing in Special Interests	p. 211
It's a Regional Thing	p. 211
The Big Guys	p. 212
The Downside of Uploading	p. 212
The Invisible Job Seeker	p. 212
Headhunter Overkill	p. 213
Telemarketing Alert	p. 213
Go to the Bank and Fill Out the Forms	p. 213
Blankety-Blank	p. 214
The Heart of the Matter	p. 214
Keeping Up-to-Date	p. 215
Getting Out While You're Ahead	p. 215
19 It's All a Scan: Scannable Resumes	p. 217
Who or What's Reading Your Resume?	p. 217
Get With the Program	p. 218
Scanning Woes	p. 218
Formatting at Its Finest	p. 218
The Skinny on Scannable Fonts	p. 219
Nothing Fancy-Schmancy	p. 219
Printing Protocol	p. 219
Into the Database	p. 220
Ever Ready	p. 220
Portfolio of Sample Resumes	p. 223
Index	p. 321

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