Everything Resume Book: Create a winning resume that stands out from the crowd (Everything Series)

354 Pages·2008·6.32 MB·English

by  Nancy Schuman

Resume Book
3rd Edition
DTaotwoe irragnteia yointlpregsrwhoerg ru skeTrutaoa hm aa ht eyesin e rnpoaisexgeas edeni rpw vnfbexeceereitaaopoagtr er,iintamgieovrs etrtve reke mne itir s eeo esc itctisnuwhm eonr pcmme a i arpmmeot etcreeldreeoseah a csee yelen si.hnaaemt yttT rstnnr ey ofo,ypyo odo,t n lothrltuf yhotogh ue.ha .e grber Tle d yl eadb sh rioiloaifeneleffn pnfes lageEeethdrd rvdvesvi eee smeniewnrstlrrcsismecychs—e ttieoaohio hi sft ibtsn oesanhj oeed dergeoetdbn s® wfe o , o et cyybeoenraoeaoemvdeg unenoosaeordn kfyrswa ui ’ tedsitnfhshfool a .f jeoy oar tIis moet vmbcoa seuto ar r.psrtr eratehaI rp tc nomegwa orwsvektearrl ee iahdiarklt rtleitiieee retnuas.niss nuglsrY tscie eigmontoarch suetal e rohsetua u o i eaattrgi -lhnt ngepeodedt r-rt i-
nUosteic yeodu. r resume as your key to a world of job opportunities!
Good luck with your career!
N ancy Schuman
Certifi ed Staffi ng Professional
Welcome to the Series!
®
These handy, accessible books give you all e-ssentials. We give you everything you
you need to tackle a difficult project, gain a need to know on the subject, but throw
new hobby, comprehend a fascinating topic, in a lot of fun stuff along the way, too.
prepare for an exam, or even brush up on
something you learned back in school but We now have more than 400 Everything®
have since forgotten. books in print, spanning such wide-ranging
categories as weddings, pregnancy, cooking,
You can choose to read an Everything® music instruction, foreign language, crafts,
book from cover to cover or just pick out pets, New Age, and so much more. When
the information you want from our four you’re done reading them all, you can finally
useful boxes: e-questions, e-facts, e-alerts, say you know Everything®!
Answers to Important snippets Urgent Quick
common questions of information warnings handy tips
director of innovation Paula Munier
editorial director Laura M. Daly
executive editor, series books Brielle K. Matson
associate copy chief Sheila Zwiebel
acquisitions editor Lisa Laing
development editor Elizabeth Kassab
production editor Casey Ebert
Visit the entire Everything® series at www.everything.com
RESUME
BOOK
3Rd EditiOn
Create a winning resume that
stands out from the crowd
Nancy Schuman
Certified Staffing Professional
Avon, Massachusetts
For Tommy Czizik, who has always
done it his way and never with a resume.
Copyright © 2008, 2003, 2000 by F+W Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced
in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions
are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews.
An Everything® Series Book.
Everything® and everything.com® are registered trademarks of F+W Publications, Inc.
Published by Adams Media, an F+W Publications Company
57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322 U.S.A.
www.adamsmedia.com
ISBN 10: 1-59869-637-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-59869-637-0 (paperback)
ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-204-5 (EPUB)
Printed in the United States of America.
J I H G F E D C B A
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
is available from the publisher.
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard
to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not
engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or
other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should
be sought.
—From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the
American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations
Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products
are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Adams
Media was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed with initial
capital letters.
This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases.
For information, please call 1-800-289-0963.
Contents

Acknowledgments / ix
Top Ten Reasons to Update Your Resume / x
Introduction / xi
Part 1: resume Writing
1
Resume Writing and the Job Search / 1
Resume Writing for Today’s Job World 2 • Seeking Inspiration 2 •
Simplified Steps to Job-Search Success 5 • Psychological Barriers 14 •
Resumes Created in a Day 15 • Your Job-Search Foundation 17
2
Writing Your Resume / 19
The Seven Key Steps to Writing a Resume 20 • The Resume Your Way 21 •
State-of-the-Art Documents Focused on You 23 • The College Graduation
Benchmark 26 • Intern Candidates 29 • First Jobs 30 • Beyond Entry
Level 32 • Resumes for All 33 • Resumes Between Generations 34 •
The Video Resume 35 • The Vitae Alternative 37
3
Seven Steps to Resume-Writing Success / 000
The Process 40 • Reviewing Samples 40 • Format, Content, and Order
of Information 41 • Identify Your Objectives and Your Audience 45 •
Inventory Your Qualifications and Achievements 46 • Analyze Your
Competencies and Capabilities 47 • Drafting and Critiquing Your Resume
47 • Mass Production, E-mail, and Distribution 49

The everyThing resume book
4
Goals, Qualifications, and Achievements / 51
Meeting the Employer’s Criteria 52 • Field Descriptions 52 • Talk the
Talk to Walk the Walk 56 • Sample Statements of Objectives 59 •
Qualifications: The “Q” in You 59 • Back to the Future 70
5
Your Web Resume / 73
Uploading Your Web Resume 74 • E-mailing Your Web Resume 77 •
Web-Based Research and Job Search 78 • Reactive and Proactive Web
Strategies 80 • Job Board Giants and Niche Sites 81 • Online Networking
82 • Sample Web Resumes 84
6
High-Speed Resumes / 89
The Seven Steps Revisited 90 • Additional Inspiration for Action 93 •
Qualifications Summaries 94 • Special Issues for Special Circumstances
96 • Putting It All Together 97 • Your Resume Checklist 100 • Resumes
Before-and-After Review 101 • Duplicating and Distributing 105 • Common
Resume Blunders 105
7
Resumes, Cover Letters, and You / 107
Always Send a Cover Letter 108 • Types of Job-Search Correspondence
109 • E-mail versus Snail Mail 116 • Phone and Fax 117 • Sample Cover
Letters and Follow-Up Letters 117
8
Resumes as Interview Preparation
and Motivation Tools / 129
The Resume, Interview, and You 130 • Your Resume as a Guide for
Interview Day 130 • Preinterview Resume Review Inventory 131 • Easy
Job-Search Conversations 133 • Two Key Phrases You Must Think or Say
136 • Common Questions and Universal Themes 137 • Conversations,
Not Cross-Examinations 143
i
chapTer #: chapTer TiTle
9
Resume Review and Critique / 147
The Heart and Head of the Resume Coach 148 • A Few Detailed
Reviews 150 • Coach’s Final Words on the Multipurpose Resume 158
• One Multipurpose Resume Equals Three Targeted Resumes 161 • An
Actual Resume Success Story 170
10
What They Say about Your Resume / 171
Part 2: Sample resumes
11
Sample Designs / 195
12
Sample Resumes / 211

Appendix A: Before-and-After Resumes / 299
Appendix B: Helpful Web Sites / 321

Index / 328
ii