Resume Writer's Workbook

Contents......Page 6
What This Workbook Will Do for You......Page 10
The Workbook’s Unique Format......Page 11
Our Web Site......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 13
Skills versus Employer Benefits......Page 14
Other Reasons for a Resume......Page 15
Writing an Effective Resume......Page 16
Deciding on a Career Goal......Page 18
Taking Inventory of Your Skills......Page 19
Technical Skills Areas......Page 21
Major Skills Areas......Page 22
Marketable Personality Traits......Page 23
Chronological versus Functional Format......Page 26
Selecting the Right Format for Your Resume......Page 27
Section Headings......Page 28
How to Organize the Headings......Page 29
Getting Started......Page 30
How to Present Your Contact Information......Page 32
Examples......Page 33
Career Objective: Is It Required or Optional?......Page 38
How to Write Your Career Objective......Page 39
Writing an Effective Objective......Page 40
Resume Style Guidelines......Page 43
When to Include and When to Omit a Summary......Page 46
How to Write an Effective Summary......Page 47
Resume Style Guidelines......Page 50
Your Professional Experience Is the Heart of Your Resume......Page 54
How to Present Your Information......Page 55
What If You Have No Outstanding Accomplishments?......Page 57
Action Verbs......Page 58
Action Verbs Categorized by Skill Areas......Page 59
Resume Style Guidelines......Page 60
List Your Duties and Stress Your Accomplishments......Page 70
The Hybrid Resume......Page 71
Action Verbs......Page 72
Action Verbs Categorized by Skill Areas......Page 73
Resume Style Guidelines......Page 79
Your Education is Relevant!......Page 88
Selecting the Most Impressive Information......Page 93
Crucial Information That Belongs in Your Resume......Page 96
References Available on Request—No Longer Necessary......Page 100
Resume Style Guildlines......Page 101
Formatting Your Resume......Page 106
Resume Checklist......Page 107
Seven Things a Cover Letter Can Do......Page 114
Six Components of an Effective Cover Letter......Page 115
Sample Cover Letters......Page 116
Sample Thank-You Letters......Page 117
Send Each Employer Two Versions of Your Resume......Page 124
Keywords and How to Choose Them......Page 125
Putting Together a Master List of Keywords......Page 126
Formatting Your E-Resume......Page 127
Creating an E-Resume on Your Word Processor......Page 128
Electronic Cover Letters......Page 129
What Should Be in Your Portfolio?......Page 130
The Job Search Portfolio......Page 131
Web Resumes—Your Personal Web Page Resume......Page 132
Suggested Reading......Page 133
Developing a List of Contacts......Page 138
Research......Page 139
Telephone Your Contacts......Page 140
Follow Up......Page 141
The Internet and Why It’s Here To Stay......Page 142
Advantages of Using the Net in Your Job Search......Page 143
Using the Internet in a Typical Job Search......Page 144
The Problem with the Internet......Page 149
Using Search Engines and Other Web Tools......Page 150
Search Indexes and Commercial Providers......Page 152
Gateway Web Sites......Page 153
The Top Job Boards: What To Do When You Get There......Page 154
Suggested Reading......Page 155
Pre-Interview Preparation......Page 158
Types of Interviews......Page 160
Interview Formats......Page 161
The Interview......Page 162
The Questions......Page 163
After the Interview......Page 165
Frequently Asked Interview Questions......Page 166
Additional Questions Students Should Prepare For......Page 168
Web Contacts......Page 176
Weekly/Monthly Planner......Page 177