Resumes and Cover Letters - Career Collection Spotlight

1) 101 Great Résumés: Winning Résumés for Any Situation, Job, or Career (Third Edition)

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In 101 Great Résumés, you will find the résumé format that will work wonders for you, one that can showcase your unique background, situation and career goals and help you land your dream job. It features résumés tailored to the individual situations, challenges, and aspirations of today's job seekers.

2) Creating your first resume: a step-by-step guide to write your first competitive resume

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Troutman, Kathryn

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"Creating Your First Resume is a book that will be used at high school and technical school programs nationwide. The new edition boasts brand new resume samples that represent the push toward STEM technical programs to provide training and certifications for high school students,"--Amazon.com.

3) The damn good resume guide: a crash course in resume writing

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Parker, Yana

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One of the bestselling rsum books of all time and a trusted resource for job-seekers for nearly three decades, this edition has been completely revised and updated for today's marketplace.

4) Federal resume guidebook: first-ever book on federal resume writing featuring the outline format federal resume

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Troutman, Kathryn K

5) gallery of best resumes for people without a four

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6) How to Say It On Your Resume: A Top Recruiting Director's Guide to Writing the Perfect Resume for Every Job

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An insider shows how to tailor a résumé that sets applicants apart from a sea of candidates.
Recruiting director Brad Karsh has worked with thousands of misguided job seekers. Now he?s putting his experience into print, with step-by-step guidelines to improve the wording, content, and format of any résumé.
Knowing how employers choose candidates, the author shows how to make a résumé stand out. Whether...

7) How to write a stellar executive resume: 50 tips to reaching your job target

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Bernstein, Brenda

8) The job closer: time-saving techniques for acing resumes, interviews, negotiations, and more

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Dalton, Steve

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"The author of The 2-Hour Job Search shows you how to land your dream job, from writing the perfect resume and cover letter to nailing any interview and negotiating your offer"--

9) Knock 'em dead cover letters: cover letters and strategies to get the job you want

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Yate, Martin John

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In the newest edition of his classic cover letter guide, job search expert Martin Yate shows you how to dramatically increase your chance of landing an interview. The key, as Yate explains, is to use language drawn from the job posting itself, words that will send your application to the top of database searches. In this completely updated guide, you'll find numerous sample cover letters, along with Yate's tried and proven methods to: Determine relevant...

10) Knock Em Dead Resumes: A Killer Resume Gets More Job Interviews

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Yate, Martin

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Knock em Dead Resumes—A killer resume gets more job interviews. 11th edition of the best-selling resume book ever. Step-by-step guide for how write a resume that really works, with 100 plus examples. Includes how to build a resilient brand; how to understand what the customer really wants; how to build a resume that really works.

11) Lose the resume: land the job

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Burnison, Gary

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Gone are the days of polishing up your resume and sending it out at random. At every level today, you need to "lose the resume" in order to land the right job. In other words, you have to learn to tell a story about yourself that speaks to your competencies, purpose, passion, and values. Lose the Resume, Land the Job shares the new rules of engagement: How you must think, act, and present yourself so you can win. Based on inner exploration drawn from...

12) Modernize Your Job Search Letters

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Enelow, Wendy

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Based on today's real-world job search trends, Modernize Your Resume shows job seekers how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's highly competitive and technologically driven employment market. Readers will learn to:

Write tight, lean, clean, and laser-focused content to keep readers engaged.

Integrate keywords that are vital to being found online.

Capture attention with a distinctive design.

Understand

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13) modernize your resume get noticed get hired

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14) The perfect resume: resumes that work in the new economy

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Quillen, W. Daniel

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"In this book you'll learn how to put together a great resume that is tailored specifically for each job you are seeking. We'll show you why resumes are important, teach the mechanics of drafting one, how to use key words and action words, listing your accomplishments in a way to catch the hiring manager's attention, which language works best, which sections to include and which to exclude, letters of recommendation, and much more. We also present...

15) Resumes

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DeCarlo, Laura

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We've all been there: it's time to apply for a job or internship and you have to create or revise your resume. Many questions pop in your head. What do employers want? What skills should I highlight? How do I format this? How do I get noticed? But resume writing doesn't have to be a daunting task. The latest edition of Resumes For Dummies answers all of these questions and more--whether you're a resume rookie, looking for new tips, or want to create...

16) Rip the resume: job search & interview power prep

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Ellis, Torin

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Infused with real-life examples, self-analysis exercises, and advice from an industry professional, Rip the Resume is more than a "how to write a better resume" book; it's a proven system designed to challenge job seekers to take complete control and responsibility during a job search. Follow a ground-breaking roadmap on your journey to becoming the candidate that employers are seeking-whether you are a millennial looking to launch an exciting and...

17) Unbeatable Resumes: America's Top Recruiter Reveals What REALLY Gets You Hired

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Beshara, Tony

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This helpful resource shows job seekers of all types how to present themselves in the best possible light—and land the best possible position.

Unlike most resume "experts," Tony Beshara doesn't merely write resumes. As a veteran placement specialist who's been featured regularly on the Dr. Phil show, Tony uses resumes to get people jobs. Now, in this dynamic book, he's drawing on expertise gained from placing more than

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