Killer cover letters and resumes! : the WetFeet insider guide / WetFeet (Firm).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

WetFeet (Firm), author.

Series:

Insider guide (WetFeet (Firm))

Insider Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Résumés (Employment)--Periodicals.

Résumés (Employment).

Cover letters.

Business consultants--Vocational guidance--Periodicals.

Business consultants.

Job hunting--Periodicals.

Job hunting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.)

Edition:

2004 edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : WetFeet, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Your objective: Stand out from the pack. Thanks to the ease of submitting a resume online, recruiters today receive literally hundreds of resumes for each open position. How do they sift through these stacks of resumes? What can you do to position yourself at the top of the heap? In this WetFeet Insider Guide, career advisor Rosanne Lurie explores these questions to bring you the latest wisdom from recruiters and hiring managers. She also analyzes a number of resume formats and real job seekers' resumes to help you determine the ideal format and focus for your own resume. Book jacket.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Putting Your Best Foot Forward; Overview; The Bottom Line; On Your Mark, Get Set, Prep!; Doing Your Due Diligence; Three Steps for Effective Research; Where to Look; Why Research?; "Bottom Line" Skills; Determining What You Have to Offer; Analyzing Your Transferable Skills; Exercises; Time to Get Cookin'; Customizing Cover Letters; General Formatting Guidelines; Sample Cover Letters; Resumes and the Recipe for Success; Focus on Form and Function; General Formatting Guidelines; The Guts of Your Resume; Resume Design and Organization; Special Cases

Basic Resume Don'ts and DosMail Merge Morons and Other Big Offenders; Sample Resumes; What Happens Next?; Contacting the Employer; Before You Hit "Send"; Following Up; Thank- You Letters; In Closing; For Your Reference; Recommended Resources; Books; Surveys; Author Bio

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58207-376-7

OCLC:

946785537