How to Say It on Your Resume: A Top Recruiting Director's Guide to Writing the Perfect Resume for Every Job [Paperback]

Brad Karsh with Courtney Pike (Author)

Book Description

Release date: January 6, 2009

An insider shows how to tailor a résumé that sets applicants apart from a sea of candidates.

Recruiting director Brad Karsh has worked with thousands of misguided job seekers. Now he?s putting his experience into print, with step-by-step guidelines to improve the wording, content, and format of any résumé.

Knowing how employers choose candidates, the author shows how to make a résumé stand out. Whether readers are looking to make a career change, re-enter the workforce, find a first job, or acquire an internal position, Karsh demonstrates how to transform any résumé?and get results. Includes advice for:

? First jobs
? Re-entering the work force
? Applicants who have been laid off
? Career changes
? Older applicants
? And more

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About the Author

Brad Karsh, president and founder of JobBound, a company that helps professionals in their job search, has been featured on several national news channels and in most major newspapers. He also writes a job advice column for Yahoo!

Courtney Pike is the director of communications at JobBound. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735204349
• ISBN-13: 978-0735204348
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Business & Investing > Job Hunting & Careers > Resumes

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful perspective of recruiters expectations of a resume February 11, 2009

By Wanda

Format:Paperback

Wow! I had not updated my resume in 13 years and really needed this book. It provides great information and resume templates for an array of job seekers at various stages of their careers, as well as new entrants.

I feel a great deal of relief and confidence that my resume will be top notch and received well by potential employers.

Thank you,
Wanda

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars I would have given it 5 stars... May 5, 2010

By R. Maslow

Format:Paperback

I would have given it 5 stars, but it was missing a key piece I thought should have been included - what people who have gone to college, but haven't finished and are NOT currently in school should do to address this issue. It addresses people who are in school, who have just finished school for either 1st or 2nd degrees, and who have not gone, but not those with partial education. There are numerous examples of resumes in here, and while they all have similar "after" templates, it is obvious that they were written by a variety of people. This is interesting in and of itself, because it gives more than one "way" to write your resume. All in all, it's a reference I've used multiple times and have recommended in real life!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Chock full of resume examples January 30, 2009

By Willie Johnson

Format:Paperback

This book is full of resume examples - pages and pages - for all kids of different jobs and levels. I was able to copy a lot of the bullet points to make my resume stronger. If you're in the market for a new job, I highly recommend this book.