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One of the best-selling resume books of all time and a trusted resource for job-seekers for nearly three decades, this edition of The Damn Good Resume Guide has been completely revised and updated for today's marketplace. One of the best-selling resume books of all time and a trusted resource for job-seekers for nearly three decades, this edition of The Damn Good Resume Guide has been completely revised and updated for today's marketplace. The Shortest Distance Between You and Your Next Job For hundreds of thousands of job seekers, The Damn Good Resume Guide has been the go-to resource for writing and refining their resumes to damn near perfection. Filled with savvy advice and written in a straightforward, user-friendly style, The Damn Good Resume Guide will help you zero in on that dream job, then craft a winning resume that gets your foot in the door. This tried-and-true best seller has been fully revised and updated for today's job market, including- Contemporary sample resumes (all of which landed interviews!) with job objectives running the career gamut-from line cook to sales manager, school principal to software engineer. Tips on creating a functional, chronological, or hybrid resume-and advice on choosing which format is best for you. What to include and what to leave out of your resume, so you get the job you really want. Smart ways to deal with gaps in your work history and other less-than-ideal resume scenarios. Instructions for writing cover emails and submitting resumes electronically. How to set up (and excel at) an informational interview. Advice for formatting, polishing, and proofing your resume so that it stands out in the right way. And much more! Follow Parker and Brown's ten easy steps, and you'll be well on your way to a smart, effective, and thoroughly modern resume-a resume that makes you look good and produces results.

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

About the Author :
YANA PARKER was the best-selling author of five highly successful books for job seekers. BETH BROWN is a former contributor to Yana's Damn Good newsletter and has worked as a resume consultant for more than fifteen years. Visit www.damngood.com.

Review :
  “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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781607742654
  • Publisher: Random House USA Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Ten Speed Press
  • Height: 274 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 281 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1607742659
  • Publisher Date: 22 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Crash Course in Resume Writing
  • Width: 216 mm


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