The Damn Good Resume Guide, Fifth Edition
By Yana Parker and Beth Brown
By Yana Parker and Beth Brown
By Yana Parker and Beth Brown
By Yana Parker and Beth Brown
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$12.99
May 22, 2012 | ISBN 9781607742654
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May 22, 2012 | ISBN 9781607742661
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Praise
“Most resume books are written for people with perfectly impeccable, straight-as-an-arrow work backgrounds. [This is] for the other 99 percent.”
—Joyce Lain Kennedy, nationally syndicated career columnist
Table Of Contents
How I Came to Write The Damn Good Resume Guide
In Yana’s Footsteps—Revising The Damn Good Resume Guide
TEN STEPS TO WRITING A GREAT RESUME
STEP 1 CHOOSE A JOB OBJECTIVE
STEP 2 FIND OUT WHAT SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE ARE NEEDED
STEP 3 CHOOSE A RESUME FORMAT
STEP 4 MAKE A LIST OF PAST JOBS
STEP 5 LIST YOUR SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
STEP 6 CREATE ACTION STATEMENTS
STEP 7 ARRANGE YOUR ACTION STATEMENTS
STEP 8 LIST YOUR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
STEP 9 SUMMARIZE YOUR KEY POINTS
STEP 10 POLISH AND PROOF
Sample Resumes
Appendix A: Action Verbs
Appendix B: Informational Interviewing
Appendix C: Social Networking
Appendix D: Customizing Your Resume
Appendix E: Cover Letters and Cover Emails
Index
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