The Resume.Com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes

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The Resume.com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes

 
The Resume.com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes
 

ROSE CURTIS, CPRW
WARREN SIMONS, CPRW

 

 

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Contents
 

List of Resumes by Industry/Job Title

Preface

Who Is Resume.com?

Why This Book Is Unique

1 An Introduction to Professional Resumes

An Internet Primer

Seven Steps to Building a Great Resume

Choosing the Right Format for You

2 The Chronological Resume Format

Chronological Resume Template and Samples

3 The Functional Resume Format

Functional Resume Template and Samples

4 The Combination Resume Format

Combination Resume Template and Samples

5 Step-by-Step Guide to Resume Formatting

Step 1: Opening and Saving a Word File

Step 2: Setting the Page Margins

Step 3: The Right Fonts and Font Sizes to Use

6 Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Resume

Step 1: Writing and Creating Powerful Headers

Step 2: The Headline versus the Objective

Step 3: The Summary of Qualifications

Step 4: The Professional Experience Section

Step 5: The Education Section

Step 6: Awards and Recognition

Step 7: Computer Skills

Step 8: Keywords

7 What is a Keyword?

How Keywords Work

Electronic Resume Keyword Databases

8 The Internet Resume

The ASCII Resume

9 The Inside Scoop on Job Boards

10 Resume Presentation

11 Industry-Specific Examples

Accounting

Administrative

Business

Construction

Customer Service

Engineering

Event Planning

Finance

Food Service

Hospitality

Human Resources

Insurance

Information Technology (IT)

Law Enforcement

Legal

Management

Marketing

Media

Pharmaceutical

Public Relations

Real Estate

Sales

Teaching

Telecommunications

12 The Information Technology (IT) Resume

13 The Student/Entry Level Resume

14 The Executive Resume

15 The Career Change Resume

16 Must-Have List for an Effective Job Search

Cover Letter

List of References

Letter of Recommendation

Follow-Up Letter

Thank You Letter

Appendix A: Choosing the Right Resume Format (Quiz)

Appendix B: Professional Resume Builder Worksheets

Appendix C: Resume.com’s List of Action Verbs

Index

List of Resumes by Industry/Job Title
 

Accounting

entry level, 100

experienced, 102

midlevel, 101

Administration

IT, 188

Administrative

entry level, 103

experienced, 105

midlevel, 104

Business

entry, 106

experienced, 108

IT, 22–25

midlevel, 107

Communications

executive, 211–212

Construction

entry, 109

experienced, 111

midlevel, 110

Customer Service

entry level, 112

experienced, 114

midlevel, 113

Engineer

software, 32–33

Engineering

entry level, 115

experienced, 117–118

midlevel, 116

Event planning

entry level, 119

experienced level, 121

midlevel, 120

Executive assistant, 12–13

Finance

entry level, 122

experienced, 124

midlevel, 123

Food services

entry level, 125

experienced, 127

midlevel, 126

Hospitality

entry level, 128

experienced, 130

midlevel, 129

Human resources

entry level, 131

experienced, 133

midlevel, 132

Information technology (IT), 22–25, 90–91

administration, 188

entry level, 136, 189

manager, 184–187

midlevel, 137

senior-level, 138, 209–210

Insurance

experienced, 135

midlevel, 134

Law enforcement

entry level, 139

experienced, 141

midlevel, 140

Legal

entry level, 142

experienced, 144

midlevel, 143

Manager, 30–31, 221

entry level, 145

experienced, 147

IT, 184–187

midlevel, 146

real estate, 162

retail, 145–147

sales, 165–166

Market analysis, 18–19

Marketing

entry level, 148

experienced, 150

midlevel, 149

Media

entry level, 151, 197–198

experienced, 153, 211–212

midlevel, 152

Pharmaceuticals

entry level, 154, 199

experienced, 156

midlevel, 155

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