The Best Keywords for Resumes, Letters, and Interviews: Powerful Words and Phrases for Landing Great Jobs!

by Wendy S. Enelow, Louise Kursmark

Overview

Reveals how candidates can best speak the language of employers for getting hired. Organized by major industries and professions, this easy-to-use book provides quick access to the powerful language of keywords. Each chapter includes samples of keywords, keyword phrases, keyword answers to interview questions, keyword cover letters, and keyword resumes. A special chapter identifies keywords for job seekers with challenging circumstances and situations, such as ex-offenders, military transition personnel, career changers, job hoppers, and people returning to work. It also shows how to use keywords in these specific situations, along with sample resumes. An Appendix includes 425 Action Verbs and 221 Personal Descriptors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570233890
Publisher:	Impact Publications VA
Publication date:	04/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	62 MB
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About the Author

Authors of more than 30 books on resumes, cover letters, keywords, hiring, and career management, Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark are two of America’s leading career professionals who have played major roles in promoting the resume writing and career coaching professions. As certified industry leaders, they are both Master Resume Writers (MRW), Job and Career Transition Coaches (JCTC), Credentialed Career Managers (CCM), and Certified Professional Resume Writers (CPRW). In addition to their regular public speaking and training activities, they are frequently interviewed/quoted by major media, including The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Washington Post, ABC News, and Money Magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction v

1 Understanding Keywords 1

How to Use This Book 12

2 Accounting and Auditing 13

3 Business Administration and Office Management 18

4 Association and Non-profit Management 24

5 Banking 30

6 Construction 36

7 Customer Service 41

8 Engineering 47

9 Equipment Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 53

10 Finance and Economics 58

11 General Management, Executive Management, and Consulting 64

12 Health Care and Human Services 70

13 Hospitality and Food Service 75

14 Human Resources 80

15 Information Technology 85

16 Law, Legal Affairs, and Law Enforcement 91

17 Manufacturing and Production Operations 97

18 Marketing 103

19 Public Relations and Corporate Communications 109

20 Purchasing, Warehousing, and Logistics 114

21 Real Estate and Property Management 120

22 Retail 125

23 Sales 130

24 Teaching and Education 136

25 Telecommunications Technology 141

26 Using Keywords in Challenging Job Search Situations: Career Change, Military Transition, Incarceration, Return-to-Work, and Multiple Job Changes 148

Appendix 168

Resume Writing Verbs 169

Personality Descriptors 174

Career Resources 177