Resumes and Cover Letters That Have Worked: For Professionals, for College Graduates, for People Changing Careers

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
Step One: Planning Your Job Campaign and Assembling the Right Tools......Page 15
Step Two: Using Your Resume and Cover Letter......Page 17
Step Three: Preparing for Interviews......Page 20
Step Four: Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary......Page 22
PART TWO: Experienced Professionals......Page 28
Accounting/Auditing (Uzuega)......Page 29
Banking Management (Brice)......Page 31
Customer Service (Zaeske)......Page 33
Financial Consulting (Dudley)......Page 35
Financial Services Support (Lopez)......Page 37
Financial Services Support (Lynch)......Page 39
Insurance Adjusting (Naido)......Page 40
Loan, Credit, and Collections (Harris)......Page 41
Firefighting (Byrd)......Page 43
Sanitation Services (Zingery)......Page 44
Data Entry (Davies)......Page 45
Management of Information Systems (Genter)......Page 47
Systems Analyst (Zimmerman)......Page 49
Construction Foreman (Radosevich)......Page 51
Construction Manager (Oxendine)......Page 53
Management in Any Industry (Vaughn)......Page 55
Pest Control Industry (Westberry)......Page 57
Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Industry (Walters)......Page 59
Bartender (Leamons)......Page 61
Dietetics and Institutional Food Service Management (Ward)......Page 63
Food Service Management (Tyson)......Page 65
Restaurant Multi-Unit Management (Oliver)......Page 67
Seeking Advancement into Hotel/Restaurant Management (Abbott)......Page 69
Industrial Engineering (Atkinson)......Page 71
Industrial Management and Quality Control (Brand)......Page 73
Industrial Purchasing (Hardwick)......Page 75
Manufacturing Productivity, Training, and Quality Control (Barragan)......Page 77
Deputy Sheriff (Love)......Page 79
Police Officer (Coppedge)......Page 81
Automobile Dealership Office Operations (Clark)......Page 83
Business Management (Rose)......Page 85
Child Care Center Management (Stoeckley)......Page 87
Funeral Home Operations (Davidson)......Page 89
Maintenance Management (Temm)......Page 91
Manufacturing Management (Nunez)......Page 93
Office Management (Rulnick)......Page 95
Store Management, Automotive Industry (Lobato)......Page 97
Store Management, Grocery Industry (King)......Page 99
Dental Assistant (Zier)......Page 101
Health Care Management (Alligood)......Page 104
Laboratory Clerk (Wise)......Page 105
Medical Lab Technician (Mandonado)......Page 107
Nursing Home Administrator (Atherton)......Page 109
Licensed Practical Nurse (Young)......Page 111
Medical Marketing (Zepp)......Page 113
Nutritionist and Medical Marketing Representative (Zahran)......Page 115
Office Management (Eubanks)......Page 117
Registered Nurse (Griffin)......Page 119
Electrical Installer and Industrial Mechanic (Pascal)......Page 121
Electronics Repair and Maintenance (Psaki)......Page 123
Mechanic (Ellington)......Page 125
Plumbing (Jones)......Page 127
Plumbing, Heating, and Refrigeration (Walker)......Page 129
Telecommunications Repair (Williams)......Page 131
Communications -- Writing, Television, Photography (Lampros)......Page 133
Interior Designer (Wolstad)......Page 135
Massage Therapist (Napoli)......Page 137
News Reporting (Underwood)......Page 138
Nutritional Consulting (Wagner)......Page 139
Paralegal (Llaneta)......Page 141
Travel Consultant (Watkins)......Page 143
Customer Service and Sales (Tyndall)......Page 145
Industrial Sales (Ingersoll)......Page 147
Retailing Auto Parts (Weimann)......Page 149
Retail Management (Bass)......Page 151
Retail Sales and Management (Cresswell)......Page 153
Sales and Customer Service (Vannatter)......Page 155
Sales Management (Blum)......Page 157
Sales and Management (Anderson)......Page 159
Sales and Management (Watts)......Page 160
Sales or Sales Management (Toomey)......Page 161
Sales--Agricultural and Industrial (McPhail)......Page 163
Sales and Distribution Management (Vieira)......Page 165
Sales of Automotive Supplies (Higgins)......Page 167
Sales of Business Equipment (Zysk)......Page 169
Crisis Intervention (Lytton)......Page 171
Family Advocacy (Carter)......Page 173
Family Resources (Zanders)......Page 175
Social Work (Bigford)......Page 177
Social Work (Zubrod)......Page 179
Social Work (Derby)......Page 180
Football Coach (Boisvert)......Page 181
Golf Pro (Gebhardt)......Page 183
Tennis Pro (Newman)......Page 185
Principal (Macias)......Page 187
Secretary in School System (Zwaga)......Page 189
Teaching (Horne)......Page 191
Teaching and Research (Werkheiser)......Page 194
17.Trade Association Executive Director (Mertz)......Page 195
Freight Coordination (Palacios)......Page 197
Terminal Management (Velasquez)......Page 199
PART THREE: Students & College Graduates......Page 202
Student Facing College Graduation, Seeking Sales Position (Wolford)......Page 203
Student Seeking First Job After College (Urbanowicz)......Page 205
Student Seeking Job in Arts, Museum, or Cultural Organization (Wilburn)......Page 207
Student Seeking Management Position After College Graduation (Warnock)......Page 209
Student Seeking First Job in Biology Field (Strickland)......Page 211
Student Seeking to Enter Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice Field (Isaacs)......Page 213
Student with Criminal Justice Degree (D'Alessandro)......Page 215
Student Seeking First Job in Criminal Justice Field (Ottinger)......Page 217
Student Seeking Position Involving Writing, Editing, Proofreading (McNair)......Page 218
Student Seeking Marketing Job in Sports Organization (Dominey)......Page 219
Student with Accounting Background (Decker)......Page 221
Student with Mathematics Degree Seeking Technical Environment (Callahan)......Page 223
Student Seeking First Job in Social Work and Counseling (Willoughby)......Page 225
Student Seeking First Full-Time Teaching Position (Wright)......Page 227
Student Completing Elementary Education Degree (Elmore)......Page 228
Student Completing Management Trainee Position (Cameron)......Page 229
Student Seeking First Job in Finance Field after College Graduation (Yuen)......Page 230
PART FOUR: People Changing Careers......Page 232
Changing Careers from Sales to Dental Assisting (Braswell)......Page 233
Changing Careers from Dental Assisting to Retail Sales (Teague)......Page 235
Changing Careers from Golf Pro to Sales (Wilson)......Page 237
Changing Careers from Oil Company Operations to Other Management (Campbell)......Page 239
Changing Careers from Livestock Production to Manufacturing (Fairley)......Page 241
Changing Careers from Principal to Corporate Marketing (Macias)......Page 243
Changing Careers from Teaching to Private Industry (Ramos)......Page 245
Changing Careers from Teaching to Sales/Public Relations (Vines)......Page 247
Changing Careers from Food Service Management to Other Management (Warren)......Page 249
Changing Careers from Teaching to Business (Wheeler)......Page 251
Changing Careers from College Teaching to Management (Walkup)......Page 253
Changing Careers from Medical to Manufacturing (Wetzig)......Page 255
Changing Careers from Parole Services to Program Management (Willis)......Page 257
Changing Careers from Hairdresser to Technical College Instructor (Gaillard)......Page 259
Changing Careers from Store Management to Real Estate Sales (Maas)......Page 261
Changing Careers from Insurance to Sales and Customer Service (Nepstad)......Page 263
Changing Careers from Teaching to Administration (Yurek)......Page 265
Changing Careers from House Cleaning Management to Social Work (Routhier)......Page 267