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Modernize your resume : get noticed ... get hired / master resume writers, Wendy Enelow & Louise Kursmark.

Enelow, Wendy, 1956- (author.). Kursmark, Louise, (author.).

Summary:

Modernize Your Resume shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today's employment market. The 3rd edition includes new resume samples along with companion LinkedIn profiles and writing guidelines, special chapters for challenging circumstances (career change, consulting/freelance, military transition, return to work), and updated e-resume recommendations. In this book, you'll learn to: Write tight, lean, clean, laser-focused content. Integrate keywords that are vital to being found online. Choose a resume format that prominently displays the most important information to support your current career objectives. Create a distinctive design to make your resume stand out. The 100+ resume samples demonstrate these strategies in action for real-life job seekers who've excelled in their search campaigns. Clear guidelines and easy-to-follow examples give you practical know-how for building your own powerful resume that will serve all of your job search needs.

Record details

ISBN: 9780996680370
ISBN: 0996680373
Physical Description: iv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Supply, NC : Emerald Career Publishing, [2023]
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

"100+ Sample Resumes. 429 Verbs and Action Words. Goal-Setting Worksheet. Career Information Vault. Dig-Deep Questions."--Back cover.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part I: the modern resume. Welcome to the world of modern resume writing -- Part II: modernize your resume content. Start with the wow! ; Put your objective in the driver's seat ; Write with meaning & power ; Write tight, lean & clean -- Part III: modernize your resume format. Showcase your career with the right resume structure ; Follow the rules of good formatting ; Improve readability & skimmability ; Format for human readers and applicant tracking systems (ATS) -- Part IV: modernize your resume design. Capture attention in a flash ; Follow the practices of good page design ; Match design elements to your industry, profession, and career story ; Be distinctive -- Part V: resumes for challenging situations. Resumes for people changing careers ; Resumes for consultants, freelancers, & gig economy workers ; Resumes for military-to-civilian career transitions ; Resumes for people returning to work -- Part VI: linked profiles. Writing powerful & well-positioned LinkedIn profiles -- Part VII: Resume portfolio -- Part VIII: Resources to write, format & design better & faster. Goal-setting worksheet ; Career vault ; Dig-deep questions ; Verbs with verve -- Part IX: resume & LinkedIn profile index.