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Author:

Yate, Martin John.

Title:

Knock 'em dead résumés : smart advice to make your online and paper résumés more productive / Martin Yate.

Edition:

8th ed.

Publisher:

Adams Media,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiv, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Résumés (Employment)

Other Authors:

Yate, Martin John. Résumés that knock 'em dead.

Notes:

Previous ed. published as: Résumés that knock 'em dead. Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. The power of a great résumé -- Why you need a résumé and how it is processed on the other side of the desk -- How this book will help you create a résumé that gets the attention your career demands -- 2. Discovering what you have to offer -- Detailed steps for evaluating your job skills and experience -- Develop your target job description and an extensive list of your core competencies -- 3. Choices for résumé format -- Different résumé styles have evolved to help you effectively package your career regardless of your current situation : what they are and which résumé style is right for you -- 4. The basic ingredients -- There are some basic content rules for productive résumés : what must always go in, what can never go in, and what may be appropriate depending on your background -- 5. Putting the résumé pieces together -- Putting it all together on paper and in an electronic document with advice on the résumé key words that make your résumé visible in those online résumé banks -- 6. The final product -- All the steps necessary to edit, check and polish your résumé for delivery through e-mail or traditional mail -- 7. E-résumé concerns -- Smart Internet job search techniques, plus more ways to increase online résumé visibility in those résumé banks and on the employer's Website -- 8. Cover letters -- Even the best résumé needs a cover letter to personalize its message ; the essentials of productive cover letters plus a selection of samples. How to use a cover letter to update an old résumé -- 9. The balanced job search and how résumés generate job offers -- Final considerations to maximize the impact of your résumé in a job search -- 10. The résumés -- Based on real résumés that got real jobs for real people -- Healthcare résumés -- Clinical nurse assistant -- Registered nurse -- Trauma treatment -- Ophthalmic doctor assistant/technician -- Dental assistant -- Medical assistant -- Occupational health services manager -- Pharmaceutical sales and service -- Medical sales representative -- Medical equipment sales -- Pharmaceutical sales representative -- Biochemistry researcher -- Registered nurse -- Trauma coordinator -- Medical assistant -- Hospital management professional -- Education résumés -- Teacher -- Computer and IT résumés -- Computer support technician -- Software developer/project manager -- Network administrator -- Software designer -- Technical support specialist -- Web developer/programmer -- Network architecture specialist -- Systems engineer -- Information technology manager -- Graphic designer/illustrator -- Social work and counseling résumés -- Guidance counselor -- Legal, law enforcement, and security résumés -- Paralegal -- Law enforcement officer -- Transportation security specialist -- Law enforcement manager -- Security guard -- Sales and marketing résumés -- Inside sales manager/office manager -- International sales/marketing manager -- Database administration -- Sales executive -- Sales manager -- Salesperson -- Sales account manager -- Sales account manager -- Senior account executive -- Brand/product manager -- Sales professional -- Finance, banking, and insurance résumés -- Bank branch management -- Credit and collections -- Finance manager/accountant -- Intern -- Financial manager -- General ledger accountant -- Insurance claims adjuster -- Non-profit fundraising consultant -- Media and public relations résumés -- Event planner -- Publicist -- Operations management and human resources résumés -- Human resources -- Trainer -- Operation/human resources manager -- Purchasing director -- Logistics manager -- International trade manager -- Petroleum operations supervisor -- Purchasing manager -- Operations manager -- Executive chef -- Operations manager -- Human resources manager -- Director of recruiting -- Management résumés -- Emerging technologies executive -- Senior management executive -- Senior technology executive -- Manager -- Marketing director -- Marketing director -- Senior finance manager -- Administrative résumés -- Receptionist -- Office support professional -- Office assistant (initial résumé) -- Office assistant (revised résumé) -- Retail and customer service résumés -- Customer service specialist -- Retail manager -- Merchandise buyer -- Sommelier -- Restaurant server -- Customer service representative -- Blue collar résumés -- Steamfitter -- Automotive service manager -- Heavy equipment driver -- Material handler -- Everyday job résumés -- Apartment manager (joint résumé) -- Fitness trainer -- Aesthetician -- The new executive résumé -- Senior-level corporate executive -- Senior executive--scientist -- Special reports -- Appendix A. Career consultants and résumé writing services -- Appendix B. Internet resources -- Appendix C. Résumé keywords -- Index.

Summary:

Presents detailed information on résumé writing, including step-by-step instruction for creating effective résumés, advice for online job searching, and examples of successful résumés with their cover letters.

ISBN:

1598696742
9781598696745

OCLC:

(OCoLC)261137173

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

EIPA852 -- Chelsea Public Library (Chelsea) — 650.14 Y

JBPC145 -- Coon Rapids Public Library (Coon Rapids)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

SKPC094 -- Sumner Public Library (Sumner)

TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton)