Executive's Pocket Guide to Roi Resumes: And Job Search [Paperback]

Louise Kursmark (Author), Jan Melnik (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2006

The most effective ways for executives to find high-level positions, with emphasis on creating a resume that demonstrates value.

Editorial Reviews

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"A concise, practical, and well-thought-out approach that will resonate with executives. It is high on our list of recommended resources." -- Thomas A. Gilman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baldwin Gilman LLC, Search and Recruiting Professionals

"I highly recommend this book to any professional. A well-written business plan for a job search." -- Lynne DePaulo, Human Resources Director, WellPoint, Inc.

"I rarely see a resume book that adds to the conversation and offers practical advice. This is a welcome exception." -- Martin Yate, CPC, author of the Knock 'em Dead books

"In today's competitive and ever-changing global labor market, executives need every career advantage. This pocket guide provides it." -- Jay Block, executive career coach/best-selling author, 101 Best Resumes

"Just the kind of actionable, simple, straightforward advice executive job seekers need to make their search as effective as possible." -- Matt Lyons, Group Director, Recruiting, Kennedy Information, Inc.

"One of the very few really good resume books for upscale earners. Collateral job search insights make it a must-read." -- Joyce Lain Kennedy, Syndicated Careers Columnist

"This book innovates the use of ROI, which should become the standard for industry." -- John Ranelli, former Chairman, President, and CEO, FGX International (FosterGrant, Magnivision)

About the Author

Louise Kursmark, co-author of the Expert Resumeseries, is president and founder of Best Impression Career Services, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Best Impression is a company specializing in resumes and job search strategies for sales, marketing, and executive clients worldwide. She has been writing resumes and helping people find jobs since 1982. Jan Melnik, author of One-Hour College Application Essay, is the president of Absolute Advantage, a career management, resume-writing, and job-search coaching practice she founded in Connecticut 23 years ago. Her slogan is, "Be inspired. It's your career. It's your life."

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: JIST Works (July 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593573332
• ISBN-13: 978-1593573331
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #681,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent executive resource, June 4, 2008

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This review is from: Executive's Pocket Guide to Roi Resumes: And Job Search (Paperback)

This compact guide provides an invaluable resource for executives looking to make a professional move. The writing is concise and impactful, and assumes an executive-level of knowledge and experience (no dumbed-down dummies stuff here).

There's very little chaff to waste your time, as the authors get right down to the business of laying out your job search strategy, establishing your ROI stories, and crafting your resume, cover letters, and other documents. Tactics and techniques are clearly spelled out, with straight-forward explanations of tactic ROI where valuable.

Chapters include:

1. Executive Resumes and Job Search - This chapter is about metrics. What strategies work best, how to allocate your job-search time for maximum ROI, and how to analyze your progress to keep moving forward.

2. Develop ROI Content for Your Career Marketing Documents and Messages - Identifying your value stories, creating high-impact content for your resume, putting it together

3. Executive Resume Writing Challenges - Drafting your resume, how to work with special cases (incomplete education, work gaps, etc.), polishing

4. Additional ROI Documents - Weaving your stories into cover letters, elevator speeches, networking scripts, even business cards, bios, and emails. Also includes a section on how to put all your documents to use.

5. Successful Transition Stories - Case studies of five career changers, including before-and-after resumes with critiques

6. Gallery of Executive Career Documents - samples to get you thinking

7. Appendix: Additional Executive Resources - some very helpful resources such as career coaches, executive resume writers, and job boards

Overall, this book is a tremendous value for the price. It has motivated, energize, and re-directed my job search. I'm looking forward to completing a successful transition with this book as a guide.

UPDATE from August 2009: It worked like a charm. With my newly-minted resume, cover letter, and strategy, I found my ideal job within a few months. I've since referred several friends and colleagues to this book, and gotten good feedback. I need to buy a new copy, though, since I loaned mine out and it never came back!