Successful Resumes

By Janet Nickart

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563825201
• ISBN13: 9781563825200
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: E Z Legal Forms
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

One of the more practical books on the subject

There are many books on the market about how to prepare a resume and many of them conflict with each other. "Successful Resumes" is like the condensed version of some of the best. There are larger, more complete books on resumes available but if you don't have the time to wade through a four hundred page book then this is the best way to get the quick condensed version. It includes sections on how to use "action" words to get the reader excited about your resume. It details how to create the cover letter, what to do with a reference letter, the elements of a successful resume, and common mistakes. It even includes sample letters for how to answer a classified add, samples of resume types (chronological, functional, or combination), and how to write a follow-up letter. One of the unique items in this book is that it contains page after page of forms you can use to help organize your data and get it into an appropriate format. The author finishes with a section on how to become your own career consultant. While not as extensive as some of the other books on getting a job and resumes, it is much more practical than most. Instead of providing a lot of information and no practical walk-through on preparing your resume, this book gets right to the point and contains the best practical method to actually put the resume together that I have seen. This practical aspect of the book makes it a recommended read for anyone planning to start producing and sending resumes of any kind.