The Resume Kit - Softcover

Beatty, Richard H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471520713 ISBN 13: 9780471520719

Publisher: Wiley, 1991

Synopsis

Using a logical, easy to follow and step-by-step approach, this Second Edition gives you the necessary tools to construct the best possible resume to gain the competitive edge in acquiring the job you're after. It shows you how to prepare your resume so that it will serve as a road map, expertly leading the interviewer where you want him or her to go—through your background, in a logical concise manner that highlights your major accomplishments and key qualifications. This edition contains two new chapters on the linear resume, one which is favored by many outplacement firms.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Craft the perfect resume and land your dream job!

Your resume is the most important tool you have for getting noticed by potential employers. It’s the very cornerstone of a successful job-hunting campaign, and a great resume is the ultimate career booster. With clear step-by-step instructions, expert advice, and a variety of real-world examples, The Resume Kit, Fifth Edition will help you build a resume that gives you a leg up in your climb to the top!

Bestselling career guru Richard Beatty tells you how employers think, what they look for in a candidate, and how to mold your resume to let them know that you have what it takes to succeed. In this revised and updated Fifth Edition, he shares the latest techniques and thinking in resume writing for today’s job market. Inside you’ll find:

• An easy, step-by-step workbook approach that greatly simplifies resume writing
• More than 80 great model resumes and cover letters to choose from
• Proven guidelines for creating and posting online resumes
• Job-hunting techniques for the information age–including listings and descriptions of the 20 best career Web sites for posting your resume
• The common resume-writing myths–and the real facts to guide you
• Valuable advice for those with special problems–unemployed, recently fired, or too many jobs
• Detailed instructions for preparing the highly popular linear resume format

Packed with road-tested tips, easy-to-follow guidelines, and proven expertise, The Resume Kit, Fifth Edition will do for you what it has done for thousands of other job seekers–convince employers to pick up the phone and call you.

About the Author:

RICHARD H. BEATTY is President and CEO of Brandywine Consulting Group, a leading executive search and outplacement firm. His bestselling career guides have sold over one million copies and include The Interview Kit, The Five-Minute Interview, 175 High-Impact Cover Letters, 175 High-Impact Resumes, How to Write a Resume if You Didn’t Go to College, and The Perfect Cover Letter, all available from Wiley.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0471520713
• ISBN 13: 9780471520719
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304