Publisher's Synopsis
Book & CD-ROM. In these tough economic times companies are downsizing, outsourcing, and merging, and job seekers are facing more competition than ever. You need a great résumé to stand out from the crowd. Your résumé is a platform to detail your achievements and experience. A résumé is a "marketing" document, designed to "sell" an employer on why they should contact and ultimately hire you. You will learn the basic components that must be in your résumé, résumé formats, key action words, common résumé myths, what fonts to use, how to stress accomplishments, what information you should never put on a résumé, how to write your résumé from the employer's perspective, how to write the résumé to fit the job, what words to use and what words never to use, techniques to get the interview, the secrets of a great cover letter, how to best describe your experience, how to detail employment gaps, and how to develop a professional résumé. You also will learn about paper selection, electronic résumés, white space, margins, graphics, and computer software to help layout your résumé. If you use all this information, you will give yourself that edge over the competition that you deserve.
