Knock 'em Dead Resumes: A Killer Resume Gets More Job Interviews!
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1440579075 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Yet your resume is the most financially important document you will ever own. When it works, you work, and when it doesn't, you don't.With Knock Em Dead Resumes 11th edition you get the very latest resume writing advice from the globally renowned career expert and someone who has been writing resumes for clients all over the world for over twenty five years. Yate has been writing resumes for clients for over twenty-five years and that experience delivers an efficient and fast method for building a quality resume that will help advance your career.Knock Em Dead resumes will not only show you how to build a resume, you'll learn show how to use it that gets interviews, and by the end you will know your professional self better than every before and be well on your way to being fully prepped for those job interviews.A killer resume is the foundation of every successful career, yours included, and the advice in these pages will help guide your success for years to come.Your future is waiting.Success or failure is up to you-- what are you going to do about building solid foundations?. Every successf
"The older versions were better" according to Rick Shaw. I purchased this book to help my wife with her job search. The earlier revision of this book had resume examples for normal people making an average salary (secretaries, bank tellers, computer techs). This revision seems geared towards people making above average salary, way above (day traders, bank presidents, engineers, lawyers). The economy is hard on us all but a person making over $100K can easily pay for an excellent resume, while that person just starting out or living paycheck to paycheck needs all the help they can get. Which is why I bought one of the early versions so long ago and lost. Not worth it I didn't find this book very helpful, and found some of it to be contrary to what I've read elsewhere, for example, the emphasis on cliche soft skills. The second half (literally over half) of the book is just example resumes in random order. I found the book "Resume Magic" to be much better.. "Great advice for resume and interview preparation" according to T. J. Bowman Jr.. This is an awesome book and a real bargain. Most of us just want to get the resume process over with and get on to interviewing. Unfortunately, the interviews don't come if your resume doesn't get noticed. This book helps you to see what employers want from you and how you can show what you offer more effectively in your resume. Although it takes effort to do some of the legwork the author recommends, I've done it and feel much more confident about my upcoming interviews. The extra research also helped me recall forgotten accomplishments and quantify others. As with most things in life, the benef
Check out "Knock em Dead Resumes" or "Knock em Dead Cover Letters." They offer some great ideas for what you should include and how to highlight your strengths."