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High Impact Resumes and Letters: How to Communicate Your Qualifications to Employers (High Impact Resumes and Letters, 7th ed)

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High Impact Resumes and Letters is a very good all in one book for anyone in the market for a new job. This book covers every aspect involved in the job finding process. Although there are several examples of resumes and letters included in this book, it is not just another compilation of resume and letter examples. Instead, the authors provide comprehensive and complete guidance on how to write, produce, distribute, and follow-up your own written job search communication. Each step in the resume and letter writing, production, distribution, and follow-up process is covered in a very easy-to-use and effective manner.

Also included in this book are sections on frequently asked questions, internet sites for resumes, mistakes to avoid, conventional and electronic resumes, tips, evaluation forms, and much, much more. I found this to be a very helpful book because it goes beyond just the writing of resumes and letters. I have read several books on resume writing. However, this one differs in that it gives you ideas on how to distribute and follow-up the writing of your resume. This is a very good book for any job seeker.

This is the book you buy if you want to revamp your entire job-hunt process, rather than one you can quickly look through to update your resume. Yes, this book has more than just resume templates, and it does have useful information, but there is also a lot of information to wade through in order to get the golden nuggets.

Pluses:
Chpt. 3: Myth and Mistakes, Chpt. 5: Organizing your job-hunt, and Chapter 10: Distributing/Networking

Minuses:
Many of the tips are similar to what is in other books, some of the information is well-duh.

Recommendation:
I have checked out many books on job seraching recently. This one is better than many, but not the best. I think this book is most applicable to people who have some time to produce a resume.

If you are in a hurry:
I think Get a Job in 30 Days or less by DeLuca & DeLuca, which I actually bought, is the best book on the entire job search process, but especially if you are in a hurry. The Damn Good Resume Guide by Yana Parker is useful if you are in a hurry to produce just a resume.

An essential ingredient to exploiting this book is self-confidence. The book necessitates that you employ a resume that is uniquely yours. It may or may not leave you feeling encouraged with your skill set.
The book does not offer an easy how to. The downside is that some elements are repeated more than once. Yes, you'll have to wade through the book and numerous other resources to fully appreciate it. Yet that reveals another element crucial in looking for a job that you love as oppossed to one you like: perseverance. The writing is at times blunt. But the exercises as in chapter 7 is written to condense your strengths that will help you create your resume. As I mentioned before, if you are short on patience, don't buy this book. Buy it, if you want a job for the long haul.

Acquire skills for success and understand how electronic resume searches affect applicants with the aid of this new eighth edition of High Impact Resumes And Letters, a powerful book which contains practical information for tailoring a submission for maximum effect. This "userfriendly" guide covers everything from different types of employment letters for different situations to key questions and answers which should be addressed in a presentation. A powerful set of examples of winning results rounds out the workbook pages for fill-in participation.

Acquire skills for success and understand how electronic resume searches affect applicants with the aid of this new eighth edition of High Impact Resumes And Letters, a powerful book which contains practical information for tailoring a submission for maximum effect. This "user-friendly" guide covers everything from different types of employment letters for different situations to key questions and answers which should be addressed in a presentation. A powerful set of examples of winning results rounds out the workbook pages for fill-in participation.