Resumes (National Business Employment Weekly Career Guides) [Paperback]

National Business Employment Weekly (Author), Taunee S. Besson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0471322598 | ISBN-13: 978-0471322597 | Edition: 3

Don't just list your credentials--create resumes that get results! When it comes to your resume, one size doesn't fit all. You need a document that's uniquely your own, one that "hooks" prospective employers and proves you have the combination of skills, abilities, and experience they're looking for. Written by an award-winning columnist at the National Business Employment Weekly, today's leading career resource, this practical guide arms you with the latest techniques for researching and writing tailor-made, highly focused resumes that work like sophisticated sales tools, giving you a powerful competitive edge in today's aggressive job market. This updated edition includes new resumes from real-life candidates who sought and found jobs, with many "before and after" examples.
* Covers all types of resumes, including chronological, functional, and combination
* Outlines how to identify your most relevant skills and accomplishments
* Avoids the cookie-cutter approach to resumes, providing plentiful examples, ideas, and checklists to help you create a unique document
* Covers specialized resume categories, including first-time job seekers, homemakers returning to the work force, career changers, and even seasoned professionals
* Includes the real-life stories behind the model resumes--learn how people in similar circumstances changed their lives and moved on to better positions
* Shows how to prepare a scannable version of your document
* Teaches you how to effectively sell your unique talents and qualifications--even to the most demanding recruiter
Other National Business Employment Weekly Premier Guides currently available: National Business Employment Weekly Interviewing National Business Employment Weekly Cover Letters

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Targeted to professionals and managers, the National Business Employment Weekly has garnered a reputation, for its columns as well as its classifieds, as essential reading for job seekers who want insider secrets not found elsewhere. Now, with this series on various aspects of the job search, the NBEW is drawing on those very columnists. The format of each title is uniform: narrative plus checklists, tips, and even cartoons for each chapter. The content is less consistent. The best of the three is Hirsch's Interviewing. Although she skimps on interview preparation, Hirsch treats worst-case scenarios such as red flags, dealing with the unexpected, and how to handle being fired. Like other books on this subject, Interviewing addresses commonly and uncommonly asked questions and interview follow-up. As is generally the case, despite four options Hirsch has not found a satisfactory answer to the dreaded question, "What is your weakness?" Richardson's Networking offers much that has been written elsewhere, though he does promote a systematic approach to selecting, contacting, and following up leads. The weakest book in the series is Besson's Resumes, which offers little beyond basic information and so many tips from Robert Half that you might as well purchase one of his books. The format of the series and some of the insights make these good choices for white-collar job seekers and optional purchases for libraries.
Joshua Cohen, Mid-Hudson Lib. System, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Don’t just list your credentials—create resumes that get results! When it comes to your resume, one size doesn’t fit all. You need a document that’s uniquely your own, one that "hooks" prospective employers and proves you have the combination of skills, abilities, and experience they’re looking for. Written by an award-winning columnist at the National Business Employment Weekly, today’s leading career resource, this practical guide arms you with the latest techniques for researching and writing tailor-made, highly focused resumes that work like sophisticated sales tools, giving you a powerful competitive edge in today’s aggressive job market. This updated edition includes new resumes from real-life candidates who sought and found jobs, with many "before and after" examples.

• Covers all types of resumes, including chronological, functional, and combination
• Outlines how to identify your most relevant skills and accomplishments
• Avoids the cookie-cutter approach to resumes, providing plentiful examples, ideas, and checklists to help you create a unique document
• Covers specialized resume categories, including first-time job seekers, homemakers returning to the work force, career changers, and even seasoned professionals
• Includes the real-life stories behind the model resumes—learn how people in similar circumstances changed their lives and moved on to better positions
• Shows how to prepare a scannable version of your document
• Teaches you how to effectively sell your unique talents and qualifications—even to the most demanding recruiter

Other National Business Employment Weekly Premier Guides currently available: National Business Employment Weekly Interviewing National Business Employment Weekly Cover Letters

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (April 28, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471322598
• ISBN-13: 978-0471322597
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,333,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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