Expert Resumes for Managers And Executives,9781593573669

Expert Resumes for Managers And Executives

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781593573669
ISBN10: 1593573669
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-01
Publisher(s): Jist Works
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Summary

This collection of resumes is aimed at people at all levels of management, from front-line supervisors to top-level executives. In addition to hundreds of pages of sample resumes, the authors present sound resume writing advice, including how to create and use an electronic resume. The appendix includes Internet resources for an effective online job search. New for the second edition is a section of cover letter samples and writing advice.

Table of Contents

About This Book vii
Introduction ix
PART I: Resume Writing, Strategy, and Formats
1(50)
Resume Writing Strategies for Managers and Executives
3(16)
Resume Strategies
4(6)
Resume Strategy #1: Who Are You and How Do You Want to Be Perceived?
4(1)
Resume Strategy #2: Sell It to Me. . .Don't Tell It to Me
5(1)
Resume Strategy #3: Use Keywords
6(2)
Resume Strategy #4: Use the ``Big'' and Save the ``Little''
8(1)
Resume Strategy #5: Make Your Resume ``Interviewable''
9(1)
Resume Strategy #6: Eliminate Confusion with Structure and Context
9(1)
Resume Strategy #7: Use Function to Demonstrate Achievement
9(1)
Resume Strategy #8: Remain in the Realm of Reality
10(1)
Resume Strategy #9: Be Confident
10(1)
There Are No Resume Writing Rules
10(9)
Content Standards
11(4)
Presentation Standards
15(3)
Accuracy and Perfection
18(1)
Writing Your Resume
19(22)
Step-by-Step: Writing the Perfect Resume
20(16)
Contact Information
20(1)
Career Summary
21(3)
Professional Experience
24(6)
Education, Credentials, and Certifications
30(1)
The ``Extras''
31(5)
Writing Tips, Techniques, and Important Lessons
36(5)
Get It Down---Then Polish and Perfect It
36(1)
Write Your Resume from the Bottom Up
37(1)
Include Notable or Prominent ``Extra'' Stuff in Your Career Summary
37(1)
Use Resume Samples to Get Ideas for Content, Format, and Organization
38(1)
Include Dates or Not?
38(1)
Always Send a Cover Letter When You Forward Your Resume
39(1)
Never Include Salary History or Salary Requirements on Your Resume
40(1)
Always Remember That You Are Selling
40(1)
Printed, Scannable, Electronic, and Web Resumes
41(10)
The Four Types of Resumes
41(7)
The Printed Resume
41(1)
The Scannable Resume
42(1)
The Electronic Resume
42(2)
The Web Resume
44(4)
The Four Resume Types Compared
48(2)
Are You Ready to Write Your Resume?
50(1)
PART II: Sample Resumes for Managers and Executives
51(184)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Sales and Marketing, and Retail
53(26)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Social Services, Associations and Nonprofits, Government and Military, and Law
79(24)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Human Resources, Organizational Development, and Education
103(16)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Real Estate and Construction
119(16)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Food and Beverage, Hotels, and Travel and Tourism
135(14)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Health Care
149(14)
Managers and Executives in Science, Engineering, and Technology
163(20)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Accounting, Corporate Finance, Banking, and Financial/Investment Management
183(26)
Resumes for Managers and Executives in Manufacturing, Operations, and Senior/Executive Management
209(26)
PART III: Cover Letters for Managers and Executives
235(22)
Writing a Winning Cover Letter
237(12)
Six Steps to Writing Better Cover Letters
239(6)
Step 1: Identify Your Key Selling Points
239(2)
Step 2: Pre-Plan
241(1)
Step 3: Write the Opening Paragraph
241(1)
Step 4: Write the Body
242(1)
Step 5: Write the Closing
243(1)
Step 6: Polish, Proofread, and Finalize
244(1)
Authors' Best Tips for Writing Winning Cover Letters
245(2)
Don't Reinvent the Wheel
245(1)
Sell It to Me; Don't Tell It to Me
245(1)
Get Over Writer's Block
246(1)
Answer the Employer's Most Important Question: ``What Can You Do for Me?''
246(1)
Cover Letter Checklist
247(2)
Sample Cover Letters
249(8)
Appendix: Internet Career Resources
257(8)
Dicitionaries and Glossaries
257(1)
Job Search Sites
258(5)
Company Information
263(1)
Interviewing Tips and Techniques
263(1)
Salary and Compensation Information
264(1)
Index of Contributors 265(6)
Index 271

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