Real-Resumes for Computer Jobs

by Anne McKinney

Overview

Editor Anne McKinney
Reviews and Excerpts
There are hot new jobs in the exploding computer field, but how do you get to them, and how do you present yourself in the most favorable light so that you can be considered for the best jobs? This book will help you enter or advance in the computer field, and you'll make sure you "talk the talk" of the field in ways that are designed to get potential employers dialing your number or e-mailing you. If you want to know how to discuss LAN, WAN, MCSE, UNIX, network switching, and many other technical terms, this book is for you.
"This book gathers real resumes which gained computer jobs of all kinds. Since many technical types aren't writers, this comes as a special gift: select a winning format, plug in your background specs, and away you go. It's that easy--with REAL RESUMES in hand." - The Midwest Book Review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781885288585
Publisher:	Prep Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Real-Resumes Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	978 KB

Table of Contents

	Introduction: The Art of Finding a Job	1
Part 1	Some Advice About Your Job Hunt	4
Step 1	Planning Your Job Hunt and Assembling the Right Tools	4
Step 2	Using Your Resume and Cover Letter	6
Step 3	Preparing for Interviews	9
Step 4	Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary	11
	Researching Companies and Locating Employers	13
Part 2	Cover Letters for Computer Jobs	17
	The Anatomy of a Cover Letter	20
	Sample Cover Letters for Job Hunting	22
	Changing careers from teaching	23
	Changing careers from the aviation industry	24
	Changing careers from military service	25
	Changing careers with a cover letter that emphasizes hardware knowledge	26
	Changing careers from the government sector	27
	Launching a career in the computer industry	28
	Changing careers from a slow-growth industry to a high-tech environment	29
	Changing careers into the computer sales field	30
	Changing careers with the goal of becoming more involved in fiber optics	31
	Changing careers from federal service to the private sector	32
	Sixteen Questions Career Changers Ask About Cover Letters	33
Question 1	What is the "direct approach?"	34
Question 2	How do I address a letter to an ad that provides names and addresses?	35
Question 3	What's the best way to answer a "blind ad?"	36
Question 4	How do I respond to a recruiter or headhunter who has approached me?	37
Question 5	How do I apply for internal openings?	38
Question 6	How do I ask for consideration for multiple job openings?	39
Question 7	How do I e-mail or fax my resume and cover letter?	40
Question 8	If I want to "drop a name" in a cover letter, what's the best way?	41
Question 9	If I'm relocating soon, how do I say that?	42
Question 10	If I've recently relocated, what do I say in the cover letter?	43
Question 11	What if I want to reopen a door that I closed previously?	44
Question 12	What if they ask for salary requirements?	45
Question 13	What if they ask for salary history?	46
Question 14	How do I make it clear that I want my approach to be confidential?	47
Question 15	How do I write a follow-up letter after an interview?	48
Question 16	How do I resign--gracefully?	49
	Another Letter of Leave Taking	50
Part 3	Real-Resumes for Computer Jobs	51
	Automated Systems Team Chief (Robert Hederman)	54
	Chief of Communication Systems Construction (Arthur Tipton)	56
	Cisco Certified Network Associate (Jeanne Wu)	58
	Communications Advisor (Cassandra Wills)	60
	Communications Supervisor (Henry Sprague)	62
	Computer Center Supervisor (David Ensor)	64
	Computer Center Supervisor (Marty Fish)	66
	Computer Products Sales (Edward Grimes III)	68
	Computer Programmer (Mason Jenkins)	70
	Computer Programmer (Timothy Mays)	72
	Computer Information Systems Products (Casey Holtz)	74
	Computer Operator (Susan West)	76
	Computer Programming Student (Charles Harding)	78
	Computer Sales Representative (John Jarcho)	80
	Computer Sales Specialist (Samantha Love)	82
	Computer Science Graduate (Adam Henke)	84
	Computer Science Student (David Curtins)	86
	Computer Science Student (Kyle Sweeney)	88
	Computer Science Student (Stephen Klink)	90
	Computer Specialist (Kyle Myslinsky)	92
	Computer Specialist (Wayne Luke)	94
	Computer Technician (Rachel Clinton)	96
	Electrical Engineeer (Willie Horton)	98
	Electronics Engineering Student (Richard White)	100
	Electronics Maintenance Supervisor (Charles Stout)	102
	Electronics Management Graduate (William Duff)	104
	Electronics Repair Technician (Mark Goodman)	106
	Electronics Technology Student (Pete Dawkins)	108
	Fiber Optics Instructor (Steven Hutt)	110
	Forced Entry Switch Section Supervisor (Doug Kenna)	112
	Hardware Repair Specialist (Michael Irvin)	114
	Microsoft Certified Professional (John Tessler)	116
	Microsoft Certified Professional (Kenny Stevens)	118
	Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Anthony Hopkins)	120
	MIS Vice President (Robert Schniepp)	122
	Mobile Subscriber Equipment Team Chief (Dawn Hollander)	124
	Multichannel Transmission Systems Supervisor (Grace Mayweather)	126
	Multimode System Operator (Johnathon Little)	128
	Network Analyst (Charles Folkart)	130
	Network Engineer (John Lasak)	132
	Network Engineering Student (Daniel Lewis)	134
	Network Manager (Lucia Villar)	136
	Network Manager (Edward Marow)	138
	Network Surveillance Engineer (Kaye Green)	140
	Network Switching Chief (Denise Ching)	142
	Network Switching Manager (Sean Keller)	144
	Network Switching Systems Supervisor (Mike Novogratz)	146
	Network Switching Systems Supervisor (Robert Porter)	148
	Programmer and Analyst (Evan Dreyer)	150
	Senior Systems Analyst (Robert Larson)	152
	Signal Communications Analyst (Adam Howard)	154
	Systems Administrator (Benjamin Long)	156
	Systems Analyst (Philip Dees)	158
	Systems Analyst (Jon Du Pre)	160
	Telecommunications Maintenance Technician (Elmer Oliphant)	162
	Telecommunications Operator (Robin Olds)	164
	Telecommunications Supervisor (Betty Merritt)	166
	Telecommunications Supervisor (Syd Moran)	168
	Telecommunications Support Systems Supervisor (Josiah Dubber)	170
	Telecommunications Team Supervisor (Frederick Lark)	172
	Test Plans Analyst (Spartan Agnew)	174
	Website Designer/Systems Technician (Jason Fincher)	176