Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries and Changed Lives [Paperback]

Regina Pontow (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1580080804 | ISBN-13: 978-1580080804 | Publication Date: November 1, 1999

After successfully self-publishing her first book, resume expert Regina Pontow has teamed up with Ten Speed to offer her innovative system to a national audience. Regina's "Easy Steps" focus on elevating the job seeker's professional image through the skillful use of keywords and striking designs on resumes and cover letters. Helpful analyses of "before and after" resumes illustrates each technique and reveal how you too can dynamically transform your resume to attract high salary offers.

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About the Author

Regina Pontow developed her Proven Resumes system in 1994, after almost a decade as a professional resume writer and career development instructor. Since then, she has promoted the system through publishing, consulting, career development training, and Internet marketing with stunning success. She lives in Bellevue, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580080804
• ISBN-13: 978-1580080804
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Business & Investing > Job Hunting & Careers > Resumes

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I use these techniques ALL the time!, April 21, 2004

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K. J. Gardner (Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries and Changed Lives (Paperback)

I purchased the pdf version of this book online in 2000. It is not the complete version of the book this one is and has only 142 pages of text, but it may have been the wisest purchase I I've ever made! Unlike the last reviewer, I believe Proven Resumes is worth every single penny and much more!

I would like to note that I am in a career field that does, in fact, require a chronological resume, and yet I use the wonderful self-selling techniques Ms. Pontow shares on my own resumes consistently, and it has truly paid off, not only financially, but in my belief in my own abilities. In just the four years since applying this system, my income has increased by half, paying me back a thousand fold, yearly, of my initial purchase price!

I have also used Proven Resumes to help other people with their resumes, and MOST of them have used the skills-based format, and MOST of them have achieved their employment objectives with these resumes. For instance:

A part-time teacher aide with teaching credentials but no professional teaching experience is now a full-time kindergarten teacher. A grocery store cashier obtained a position as a paralegal secretary. Another grocery store cashier, who had worked at the same store for 20 years and had never written a resume before, is now happily settled in a full-time bank teller position. A veterinarian friend who was applying for a year-long leadership training project was rejected the first year she applied, but the second year, after I re-wrote her resume using Proven Resume techniques, she was accepted. Oh, yeah, and I helped my teenage son with his skills-based resume, and he is now working as a website technician / reporter... an incredibly amazing first job!

I would like to make one more plug: These techniques can be used for more than just job resumes. I write up a skills/project based "annual report," if you will, for my annual reviews, so that I can prove to my boss that my skills are growing, and I'm consistenly making the workplace better (You don't stop selling yourself just because you've landed a job). I've used the quantifying and qualifying techniques to write persuasive proposals. And I used a skills-based resume to apply for, and obtain, a position on a state-wide board of directors. It's not just about GETTING a job!

For just a few dollars more, this book has nearly twice as much information as the still-available-online version. It's a bargain!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These strategies work ..., January 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries and Changed Lives (Paperback)

Once I made the decision to move on I needed a little help in repacking my experience. This book not only helped me rethink my skill set but also expanded my horizons. I was able to make a substantial jump using some of Pontow's recommendations. I passed the book onto others looking to make a move. Well worth the $ ... and I'm happily on a new career path!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is it!, August 3, 2000

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Scott Baxter (Prescott, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries and Changed Lives (Paperback)

Regina Pontow has to be the undisputed goddess of resume examples, interview strategies, and heroine of the entire career imbroglio. Read it, flip through it, cut and paste to your heart's content. She has the POWER to drive your words.