Peterson's the Job Hunter's Word Finder

By James Bluemond

Filled with thousands of useful words and phrases, this guide for jobhunters aims to help the reader prepare a forceful resume, write convincing cover letters and speak persuasively about skills and experiences during networking calls and job interviews.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560796006
• ISBN13: 9781560796008
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Petersons
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

I bought this book because I have a business in Resume Writing. I found this book both informative and word specific to whatever career you want to describe.

Little Book, Big Help

This book has a lot of useful terms defined and given in examples, but it is the Career Index I found most helpful. The index narrows down careers/ job titles and gives words and phrases to better describe aspects of that experience. Great examples of how to word a job in terms of skills instead of just duties

A Word Finder that can make a difference!

This is a surprising helpful little book, easy to use, which can increase the effectiveness of your resume, cover letter, or even professional conversation.As the author points out in the introduction, many employers now use a scanning system to screen resumes. The scanning process involves the selection of certain key words. But which words? This book can help you include the important words and termsPart 1 is a word finder. From ability to zealous, you will find key words, their definitions, and a variety of synonyms. Use this part as a thesaurus to add interest to your resume. To make the point that you are enterprising, you can also say you show initiative, are active, aggressive, ambitious, etc., all the way to venturesome.Part 2 is a career index. I would say it, too, moves from A to Z, but in this case it's accountant to program director, radio. Under each of these key occupations, you will find a list of words to describe skills, responsibilities, and attributes. There is also an index of positions which relate to these key occupations. I'm a career counselor who is enthusiastic/excited/exuberant/keen/willing to recommend this book to someone who is feeling stuck about preparing career materials.