Expert resumes for career changers / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enelow, Wendy, 1956- author.

Kursmark, Louise, author.

Series:

Expert Resumes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Résumés (Employment).

Career changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : JIST Works, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"For most people, the hardest part of writing a resume is getting started. In this book, professional resume writers and career counselors Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark give you the help you need to start--and pull together a stunning resume with ease!: the top nine resume strategies for getting noticed and getting interviews; plus format and presentation standards, step-by-step writing instructions, with examples every step of the way, techniques for choosing the best resume type for your situation, tips to use technology effectively in your job search, including scannable and electronic resumes, an extensive directory of job search resources on the Web."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Resume-writing strategies for career changers

Writing your resume

Printed, scannable, electronic, and Web resumes

Resumes for career changers seeking accounting, finance, banking, administrative, office management, business management, and insurance positions

Resumes for career changers seeking technology positions

Resumes for career changers seeking sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, writing, and events management positions

Resumes for career changers seeking health care, social services, and personal services positions

Resumes for career changers seeking training, human resources, teaching, and educational administration positions

Resumes for career changers seeking sports and recreation, cultural, and creative and performing arts positions

Resumes for career changers seeking legal, law enforcement, public safety, and investigator positions

Resumes for career changers seeking positions with nonprofit organizations

Resumes for senior executives seeking lower-level business positions

Writing a winning cover letter

Sample cover letters for career changers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-24600-7

9786613246004

1-4571-1405-4

1-59357-795-8

OCLC:

755415758