Modernize your resume : get noticed ... get hired

Enelow, Wendy S., (author.). Kursmark, Louise, (author.).

Summary:

Based on today's real-world job search trends, Modernize Your Resume shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's highly competitive and technologically driven employment market. The 2nd edition has been updated with new resume samples, new designs, and new ATS and e-resume guidelines, along with new chapters for jobseekers with special circumstances--career change, military transition, and return to work. Clear guidelines and easy-to-follow examples give you practical know-how for building your own powerful resume that will serve all of your job search needs. You'll learn what works, why it works, and how you can make it work for you.

Record details

ISBN: 9780996680325
ISBN: 0996680322
Physical Description: 236 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: 2nd edition.
Publisher: Coleman Falls, VA : Emerald Career Publishing, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: The modern resume. Welcome to the world of modern resume writing -- Part II: Modernize your resume content. Start with the wow! ; Put your objective in the driver's seat ; Write with meaning & power ; Write tight, lean & clean ; Leave the muscle, lose the fat ; Integrate your critical keywords -- Part III: Modernize your resume format. Showcase your career with the right resume structure ; Pop your contact information ; Follow the rules of good formatting ; Improve readability & skimmability ; Choose a font that fits ; Prepare for the complexities of online search -- Part IV: Modernize your resume design. Capture attention in a flash ; Follow the practices of good page design ; Match design elements to your industry & profession ; Match design elements to your career story ; Be distinctive ; Embrace color and graphics -- Part V: Resumes for challenging situations. Resumes for people changing careers ; Resumes for military-to-civilian career transitions ; Resumes for people returning to work -- Part VI: Resume portfolio -- Part VII: Resources to write, format & design better & faster. Goal-setting worksheet ; Career vault ; Dig-deep questions ; Verbs with verve -- Part VIII: Resume index.