Learn all you need to know about creating and using a resumé successfully, from summarizing your achievements to targeting potential companies and replying to job advertisements. Writing Your Resumé not only shows you how to decide on your career objectives, but also provides practical techniques for selecting and presenting information and creating the right impression. Power tips help you to develop first-class presentation skills that will dramatically improve your resumé’s chance of standing out from the competition. 
 
The book’s author, Simon Howard, has quite a resumé himself. He wrote a column in the Sunday Times for over a decade, served as director of global recruiting firm Armstrong Craven for eight years, and founded his own company, Work Communications, in 2000. 
 
This guide book is part of Dorling Kindersley’s Essential Managers series. Experienced and novice managers alike can benefit from these compact guides. The topics are relevant to every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses. Concise treatments of dozens of business techniques, skills, methods, and problems are presented with hundreds of photos, charts, and diagrams. It is the most exciting and accessible approach to business and self-improvement available.