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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | A good resume is part history and part salesmanship, with one purpose - to get the job seeker an interview!The latest edition of the popular "The Resume Handbook, 5th Edition", is a straightforward approach to writing resumes designed for that purpose. It contains 37 resumes, each addressing a specific challenge and approach, and organised according to the needs and objectives of different job seekers.This handbook focuses on: organisation - to immediately capture attention; the Basics - what to include and what to leave out; and, accomplishments - presents the job seeker as an achiever.No one should start a job search without "The Resume, 5th Edition"! | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Arthur D Rosenberg | | Paperback: | 176 pages | | Publisher: | Adams Media | | Publication Date: | December 01, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1598694596 | | Product Length: | 8.94 inches | | Product Width: | 6.32 inches | | Product Height: | 0.48 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.38 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.8 inches | | Package Width: | 6.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.7 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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45 of 48 found the following review helpful:
 Improve your chances of getting that first interview Aug 28, 2001
This book will help you write a cover letter and resume that will get you in the door. The rest is up to you. There are examples of both good and bad resumes along with a realistic step by step guide to building a resume. This book is good for a first time resume writer, but it is especially good for someone who hasn't been on the job market in awhile. You will be able to send your resume out with confidence.
43 of 49 found the following review helpful:
Oustanding Resource! Nov 23, 1999
An absolutely outstanding book. Cuts through the bull and presents its information clearly and concisely. The examples are top notch. This book is easily worth 3 times what it cost me. Thanks!
33 of 38 found the following review helpful:
Best Value for the Dollar, very informative May 20, 1999
An excellent bare-bones resume book that gave me a lot of ideas of different ways to format my resume to attract attention.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Probably All You Need Aug 05, 2010
By bibliobob
"bibliobob"
A self-help book for job seekers. Its premise is the purpose of a resume is to win a job interview by standing out from competitive resumes.
The book has three stated objectives:
* Organization: how to structure a resume
* Basic Principles: what to include; what to leave out
* Accomplishments: how to write action-oriented accomplishments.
Rosenberg advocates brevity: one page for a beginner, two for experienced candidates. Specialized resumes (consultant, academic) may be longer.
Objectives are optional and not always helpful. Be sure they are consistent with your experience and skills and with the job's requirements. Otherwise, an objectives statement can limit opportunities. Use a summary of qualifications instead, or a combined qualifications and objectives section.
Rosenberg devotes a chapter to describing accomplishments. It begins with a list of action verbs, followed by a table of dull phrases paired with recommended rewrites. He includes a list of questions to elicit meaningful accomplishments, and 20 examples of good statements of accomplishments.
The book includes 37 sample resumes with notes indicating specific challenges and how they were overcome. Five bad examples are accompanied by descriptions of their errors. Three are rewritten into acceptable resumes, to provide a before-and-after comparison.
Cover letters should answer the question, "What can you do for us?" They should be customized for each opportunity and demonstrate the candidate's value to the employer. Good and bad examples are included.
A personal promo letter, a tailored substitute for a resume, may be sent to a key decision maker that may not have a specific opening. It opens with an attention-grabbing accomplishment, states why you are contacting this particular company, lists relevant accomplishments and qualifications, and closes with a specific request for action.
Includes tips on networking, follow up correspondence after contacts with hiring managers, electronic and scanable resumes, responding to ads, employment agencies, search firms, targeted mailings, and mass mailings.
If you have other recent books on resumes, you won't find much here that's different. If not, it's really all you need.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
The Resume Handbook: How to write outstanding resumes and cover letters for every situation Jun 19, 2010
By Mary E. Lord
The resume handbook is awesome. By using it and two other books for examples I was able to abtain an interview for a job I was interested in. Don't know if it was successful yet but was a good sign that they called and made an appointment for an interview.
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