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Book

The complete idiot's guide to the perfect resume

Call Number

  • 650.142 I659 (CEN)

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Edition

4th ed.

Publication Information

Indianapolis, IN : Alpha Books, c2006.

Physical Description

xviii, 327 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Contents

  • pt. 1. Plan to succeed
  • 1. Winning resume wisdom
  • The commandments
  • Thou shalt not write about your past
  • Thou shalt not confess
  • Shooting yourself in the foot
  • Get your priorities straight
  • Drop irrelevant info
  • Understate too much experience
  • Thou shalt not write job descriptions
  • Thou shalt not write about stuff you don't want to do
  • Thou shalt say less rather than more
  • The eight-second test
  • Goody two-pages
  • Thou shalt not write in paragraphs
  • Thou shalt not lie
  • 2. Chronologically speaking
  • Highlighting your history
  • The horizontal slide
  • Vertical climb
  • A strong start
  • Getting labeled
  • Background check
  • Conservative line
  • Get it together
  • 3. Get functional
  • The times are a changin'
  • The career changer's dream
  • Skills up front and center
  • Re-entry with force
  • Long, long ago
  • Best foot forward
  • Into the real world
  • Fill in the gap
  • Decision, decisions! --
  • pt. 2. Six steps to a perfect resume
  • 4. Step one : name that resume
  • Putting things in place
  • What's in a name?
  • Giving a clear signal
  • Keep 'em guessing
  • Showing off credentials
  • Home sweet home
  • I've got your number
  • E-mail giveaway
  • Hot URLs
  • 5. Step two : ask for what you want...you just might get it
  • It's all marketing
  • Multiple choice
  • The weight of a job objective
  • Wording with an objective
  • Straight as an arrow
  • Spreading your umbrella
  • Breaking the rules-- Titles that talk big
  • Heading within a heading
  • 6. Step three : knock 'em off their feet
  • Right from the start
  • Say it with style
  • Keeping up with the fast trackers
  • On the lines of a career changer
  • Go figure
  • 7. Step four : make history
  • Location, location, location
  • Writing history
  • Fight age discrimination
  • Putting your younger foot forward
  • Older is better
  • Down and dirty formula
  • Unsightly unemployment blemishes
  • Years go solo
  • Filling in the gaps
  • Character that counts
  • The gapless resume
  • Promoting your promotions
  • Grass underfoot
  • Straight up
  • Zipping along
  • The happy job-hopper
  • Formatting tricks
  • 8. Step five : show 'em you're an achiever!
  • Chronologically clear
  • Functionally sound
  • Functional help
  • One plus one is enough
  • Skills for sale
  • Dynamite achievements
  • Who's your audience?
  • Downplay differences
  • Keep it relevant
  • First things first
  • Lights, camera, action verbs!
  • How'd the other guys say it?
  • Brainstorming
  • Warning! Functional resume ahead
  • 9. Step six : give yourself credit for education and more
  • Finish lines
  • Education 101
  • What if?
  • Hot college degrees
  • Getting credit for your pending degree
  • Interpreting degree equivalents
  • Don't have a degree?
  • Yahoo! Just got my high school diploma
  • The not-so-new high school diploma
  • The last word
  • Volunteerism that pays off
  • Professional schmoozer
  • Getting published
  • Standing up for your award
  • Key point : your computer skills
  • Making a hobby of it
  • Anything missing?
  • What's better left unsaid
  • Money talk
  • Referring to references
  • Forget the personal stuff --
  • pt. 3. So you need a special resume
  • 10. The big winner : an achievement resume
  • This resume packs a punch!
  • Asking the right question
  • Oooh, you're going to look great!
  • The perfect one-pager
  • Quality vs quantity
  • Professional titles count
  • Number one in sales
  • It's your turn to shine
  • 11. A chronological hybrid that adds up
  • It's got structure
  • Are you the hybrid type?
  • Climbing higher
  • Variations on a theme
  • The hidden functional message
  • Standing still
  • Putting words on paper
  • 12. A functional hybrid that makes sense
  • The skillful hybrid
  • Looking the part
  • Conservative employer alert!
  • Red flags down
  • Giving order to chaos
  • Getting down to it
  • 13. When you really are a brain surgeon : the curriculum vitae
  • Curriculum vitae vs. resume
  • When more is more
  • Just the facts
  • No objections
  • No need to summarize
  • Freedom of format
  • Hanging out your laundry
  • Good schooling
  • Are you published?
  • Putting on a show
  • Joining the team
  • Hangin' with the right folks
  • Forget anything?
  • High marks for a university instructor
  • Create your CV --
  • pt. 4. Wrapping it up
  • 14. The big production
  • Designer resumes
  • Fancy fonts and practical print
  • Serif's up!
  • Simply sans serif
  • Does size matter?
  • Sharp-shooting bullets
  • Shady bars
  • Spacing out
  • Resume reality
  • Mastering your resume
  • In the mood to reproduce
  • Looking classy on paper
  • Getting it out the door
  • Stuffing envelopes
  • Snail mail
  • Special delivery
  • Fax magic
  • E-mail flash
  • 15. The cover letter connection
  • The secret to success
  • Salary small talk
  • The template of zoom
  • A head start
  • Set the date and the place
  • Hello, hello!
  • Jumping in
  • The meat of the matter
  • Getting what you want
  • Ten-four
  • By example
  • Name-dropping
  • Getting personal
  • Take my hint, please!
  • Getting the hang of it
  • After a job interview --
  • pt. 5. The electronic job search
  • 16. The ABC's of e-resumes
  • What is an electronic resume?
  • The e-resume appeal
  • Data in the database
  • The inner workings
  • Keyword : search
  • The e-creation
  • Electronic headings
  • Key placement
  • Breaking into the banks
  • Electronic to paper
  • 17. E-mail express
  • Easy e-mail resumes
  • Staying out of trouble
  • Getting attached to files
  • Direct message
  • Getting the job done
  • Doubling up
  • Better save than sorry
  • Capitalizing on headings
  • Bite the bullet
  • Straight quotes
  • Characters that count
  • Give me a break
  • Using your notepad
  • 3-2-1, take off!
  • 18. Banking on success : online resume banking
  • Resumes in a bank?
  • Who pays the bill
  • The employer's dream
  • Headhunting on the Web
  • Who's looking for whom?
  • The professional approach
  • Specializing in special interests
  • It's a regional thing
  • The big guys
  • The downside of uploading
  • The invisible job seeker
  • Headhunter overkill-- Telemarketing alert
  • Go to the bank and fill out the forms
  • Blankety-blank
  • The heart of the matter
  • Keeping up-to-date
  • Getting out while you're ahead
  • 19. It's all a scan : scannable resumes
  • Who or what's reading your resume?
  • Get with the program
  • Scanning woes
  • Formatting at its finest
  • The skinny on scannable fonts
  • Nothing fancy-schmancy
  • Printing protocol
  • Into the database --Ever ready
  • Portfolio of sample resumes.

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