No-Nonsense Resumes

No-Nonsense Resumes
Author: Arnold G. Boldt
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-11-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1601638140

For the first time ever, here’s a resume book that clears away the clutter and gets down to the “brass tacks” of what it takes to write and design a resume that will get you interviews and job offers. Authors and professional resume writers Wendy Enelow and Arnold Boldt share their insights, knowledge, and more than 35 years of combined experience to help you prepare a resume that will get you noticed, not passed over. No-Nonsense Resumes begins with a thorough but easy-to-understand explanation of the key elements that are vital to creating an “attention-grabbing” resume, including how to: — Strategically “position” your resume — Showcase your skills and achievements — Format and design a professional-looking resume — Select and integrate key words — Prepare and distribute your electronic resume Subsequent chapters offer specific tips on creating winning resumes for job opportunities in virtually every profession: Administration & Clerical; Accounting, Banking & Finance; Government; Health Care & Social Services; Hospitality Management & Food Service; Human Resources & Training; Law Enforcement & Legal; Manufacturing & Operations; Sales, Marketing & Customer Service; Skilled Trades; and Technology, Science & Engineering. Included in each chapter are sample resumes contributed by leading resume writers and career consultants worldwide.

The Ferguson Guide to Résumés and Job Hunting Skills

The Ferguson Guide to Résumés and Job Hunting Skills
Author: Maurene J. Hinds
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2005
Genre: Job hunting
ISBN: 0816057923

Presents a guide to preparing a résumé and conducting a job search, including information on looking beyond classified ads, creating a résumé, writing cover letters, and interviewing for positions.

Ask a Manager

Ask a Manager
Author: Alison Green
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0399181822

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

The Professor Is In

The Professor Is In
Author: Karen Kelsky
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0553419420

The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

High Impact Resumes and Letters

High Impact Resumes and Letters
Author: Ronald L. Krannich
Publisher: Impact Publications
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Shows how to clearly communicate qualifications to employers.

Modernize Your Resume

Modernize Your Resume
Author: Wendy Enelow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780996680325

Based on today's real-world job search trends, MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's highly competitive and technologically driven employment market. The 2nd edition has been updated with new resume samples, new designs, and new ATS and e-resume guidelines, along with new chapters for jobseekers with special circumstances - career change, military transition, and return to work. The entire job search process is evolving at a remarkably rapid pace, and your resume is at the foundation of it all. In this book, you'll learn to: Write tight, lean, clean, and laser-focused content that allows you to tell your whole career story in half the words to keep your reader engaged. Focus on information that is relevant to your target market and integrate keywords that are vital to being found online. Present important information quickly in a resume format that prominently displays your skills, experience, education, and other credentials as they support your current career objectives. Create a distinctive design to make your resume stand out and capture attention. Getting noticed is step #1, so make that happen and you're on your way. Adopt a new mindset and deeper understanding of how to use today's modern resume for both person-to-person job search as well as electronic, digital, and mobile search technologies. The 100+ resume samples demonstrate these strategies in action for real-life job seekers who've excelled in their search campaigns. The samples showcase the resume writing work of Enelow, Kursmark, and many of their colleagues who are also well respected for their expertise in resume strategy, writing, format, and design. Clear guidelines and easy-to-follow examples give you practical know-how for building your own powerful resume that will serve all of your job search needs. You'll learn what works, why it works, and how you can make it work for you. Authors and Master Resume Writers Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark have each spent more than 30 years writing resumes, training professional resume writers, speaking to job search audiences, and writing about evolving trends in job search. The latest in their library of more than 30 books is MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME, an up-to-the minute resource for every job seeker to guide you to career success. Follow the recommendations of this book and you'll find yourself a more competent and competitive job seeker!

I'm in a Job Search--Now What??? (2nd Edition)

I'm in a Job Search--Now What??? (2nd Edition)
Author: Kristen Jacoway
Publisher: Happy About
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1600052266

In the 2nd edition of the book, 'I'm in a Job Search--Now What (2nd Edition)' you will have a step-by-step guide for the job searching process. The book not only covers job searching strategies, but additionally gives information on how to be in a continuous process of career management. No longer are people climbing ladders in employment. Instead, they are on a ramp and need to constantly make strides to progress and maintain their position. The newly updated and expanded book provides 100+ resources and tips to guide you through the job searching process to help you stand apart from your competition. Included in the book: Goal Setting Personal Branding Five strategies for building visibility on Google to accelerate your job search since recruiters, employers, and companies Google potential candidates prior to contacting them for an interview Using Social Media platforms (i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.) in the job search process New section on Pinterest giving you information on the potential this hottest social media platform has for a person in a job search, including tips on how to use it as part of your career marketing plan Interview with Erin Blaskie on how to develop compelling content and capture quality videos for the new, emerging platform for video biographies, Google visibility, etc. Interview with Jeff Lipschultz, Principal at A-List Solutions and a recruiter, on tips for working with recruiters, getting your resume to the top of the pile, etc. Developing a targeted list of companies where to work Research tools to help in interviewing Interview strategies, including the questions you want to research BEFORE an interview to stand out in the interview process Networking Tips on how to customize your resume for different positions to demonstrate to the employer why YOU are the best fit for the position and much, much more!

Resume, Application and Letter Tips for People with Hot and Not-So-Hot Backgrounds

Resume, Application and Letter Tips for People with Hot and Not-So-Hot Backgrounds
Author: Ronald L. Krannich
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Provides 185 tips for writing resumes and cover letters and filling out applications; discussing the job search process, presenting work history, transforming negatives to positives, objectives, dealing with potential red flags, follow-up methods, and much more.