Knock 'em dead résumés : smart advice to make your online and paper résumés more productive

For more than a decade, this book has shown job seekers how to make their resumes appealing and eye-catching to employers in a competitive job market. With this invaluable resource, readers will discover what prospective employers are looking for. This edition includes new material: an update of the text; new examples of resumes; and a new Before and After section, showing unfocused resumes and detailing the steps to make them effective and focused. With its hundreds of sample resumes, this is the book every jobseeker should have on the shelf!

1. The power of a great résumé -- 2. Discovering what you have to offer -- 3. Choices for résumé format -- 4. The basic ingredients -- 5. Putting the résumé pieces together -- 6. The final product -- 7. E-résumé concerns -- 8. Cover letters -- 9. The balanced job search and how résumés generate job offers -- 10. The [sample] résumés.