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

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

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

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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Overview

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 readers are looking to make a career change, re-enter the workforce, find a first job, or acquire an internal position, Karsh demonstrates how to transform any résumé-and get results. Includes advice for:

• First jobs
• Re-entering the work force
• Applicants who have been laid off
• Career changes
• Older applicants
• And more

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780735204348
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/06/2009
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 282,853
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Brad Karsh and Courtney Pike are the authors of How to Say It on Your Resume: A Top Recruiting Director's Guide to Writing the Perfect Resume for Every Job. Brad Karsh is the founder and CEO of JB Training Solutions, a company dedicated to helping people succeed in the workplace. Courtney Pike is the President of JB Training Solutions, where she spearheads strategic planning, leads business development, manages the company’s consulting work, and oversees operations and communications.

Table of Contents

Introduction

What Qualities Are Recruiting Directors Looking for in a Resume? 3

How Do You Write a Great Resume? 6

Sections of Your Resume 13

Resume Format and Visual Impact 21

Special Tips for Online Resumes 23

The Career Change 27

Seeking Internal Promotion 53

Frequent Job Changer 75

The Gap 93

Laid Off 111

Moving Up in an Industry 129

Stuck in a Rut 145

Wondering What Else Is Out There 187

Fifteen or More Years of Experience 211

First Job After Second Degree 223

From Student to Professional 243

Student Resume 255

Conclusion 261

Appendices

Powerful Action Verbs 267

Resume Writing Checklist 269

The Cover Letter 271

Index 281

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