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Resumes For Dummies^®

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Table of Contents

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Visiting the World of Resumes, Today and Tomorrow

Part II: Customizing Resumes: Your Many Faces in Many Places

Part III: Resume Basics That Wow ’Em Every Time

Part IV: Bringing It All Together: Sample Resumes

Part V: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Visiting the World of Resumes, Today and Tomorrow

Chapter 1: Digital Age Changes Job Chase

Resumes Are Here to Stay

Keeping Up with Resume Times

The targeted resume rules

Unfit resumes are zapped

Tried-and-true techniques remain

Technologies Facilitate Job Search

Social networking scoops jobs

Mobile’s on the move

Quick-change process customizes content

Resumes find digital docks

Bios gain new importance

“YourName.com” becomes vital

Chapter 2: Finding Your Next Job in the Wide World of Social Media

The Sweeping Reach of Social Networking

Eyeing the Big Three of Social Networking Job Search

LinkedIn keeps focus on professionals

Facebook hands adults important search tools

Twitter opens quick, slick paths to employers

Making Sure Online Profiles Capture Your Best Side

Let’s hear it for profiles!

Not all profiles should be cheered

Great tips for great profiles

Scope Out Top Profile Samples

Put Your Best Face Forward

Chapter 3: Going Mobile: Resumes on Smartphones and Tablets

Earning New Rewards with Mobile Search

Knowing When to Stick to Home Computer Searches

Powering a Mobile Search

Choose job-search apps wisely

Watch type size and font

Empower RSS to send job news

Stay in the running with a rehearsed salary strategy

Pick your work site with GPS

Score with proven keywords

Avoiding Mobile Job-Search Mistakes

Thinking technology overcomes poor resume quality

Going on too long when going mobile

Looking naïve in following up

Mobile: From Novelty to Necessity

Chapter 4: Familiar Search Tools That Haven’t Gone Away

Plain-Text Resumes Stay on the Scene

E-Forms: Fill in the Blankety-Blanks

Scannable Resumes Get Used in a Pinch

Online Screening Guards the Employment Door

Sample components of online screening

Pros and cons of online screening

Can your resume be turned away?

Blogs Give a Global Brand

RSS Delivers Job Alerts on Your Time

Resume Blasting: A Really Bad Idea

Privacy and identity theft problems

Overexposure to recruiters

Job Search Technology Is Here to Stay

Chapter 5: Do Due Diligence, Ditch Digital Dirt

Online Life Is an Open Book

A look at the dark side

A look at the bright side

Why Clean Up Your Act

Restore Your Online Reputation

Keep Watch on Your Online Reputation

Staying out of trouble online

Looking like a champ online

Look Who’s Talking . . . About You

Part II: Customizing Resumes: Your Many Faces in Many Places

Chapter 6: Target! The Generic Resume Has Nearly Dropped Dead

Targeted Resumes Conquer Generics

Welcoming a Custom Lite Approach

Design-based approach: Two columns

Words-based approach: Plug and Play

Plug and Play Resumes in Five Easy Steps

Step 1: Create a core resume

Step 2: Create information modules

Step 3: Create a starter resume

Step 4: Research target job positions

Step 5: Create a targeted resume

Plug and Play Resume Sketches

Allen’s backstory

Allen’s starter resume

Spinoff 1: Permanent substitute teacher

Spinoff 2: Training coordinator

Spinoff 3: Background investigator

Spinoff 4: Contract specialist

Spinoff 5: Park guide

When Only Full Custom Resumes Will Work

Step 1: Prepare your core resume

Step 2: Research requirements of the job

Step 3: Customize your resume

Is Targeting Your Resume Really Necessary?

Chapter 7: Chart a Cool Course to the Right Jobs

Different Docs for Digital Docks: Sending Your Resume in the Right Tech Form

Resume question of the decade

Essential new chart answers question of the decade

Job Boards Are Alive and Changing

Basic job board categories

A snapshot of job-boards evolution

Forecasting job boards’ future

Hunting on Company Web Sites

Fast-Forwarding: Job Search Engines

Using job search engines

Meeting job search engines

Preventing Resume Black Holes

Forget chasing every job

Hit bull’s-eye with your resume

Move fast, follow guidelines

Neutralize chilling information

Enhance the power of keywords

Go directly to the decider

Find an inside advocate

Keep on keepin’ on

Seeking and Finding Is Easier Than Ever

Chapter 8: Content Makes the OnTarget Difference

The Parts of Your Resume

Leading with Contact Information

Hooking the Reader with Summary or Objective

Choosing an objective

Opting for a summary

Making Education, Experience, Skills, and Competencies Work for You

Education

Experience

Skills

Competencies

A few examples of core competencies

Including competencies in your resumes

Gaining Extra Points

Activities

Organizations

Honors and awards

Certifications

Licenses

Endorsements

Shaping Your Content on Application Forms

Content to Omit: Your Salary Story

Accomplishments Are Your Content Aces

Part III: Resume Basics That Wow ’Em Every Time

Chapter 9: Creating Your Best Resume

“Telling It” Mutes; “Selling It” Sings

Focus Your Resume

Resume Formats Make a Difference

Reverse Chronological Format

Strengths and weaknesses

Who should use this format and who should think twice

Creating a reverse chronological resume

Functional Format

Strengths and weaknesses

Who should use this format and who should think twice

Creating a functional resume

Hybrid Format

Strengths and weaknesses

Who should use this format and who should think twice

Creating a hybrid resume

Professional Format

Strengths and weaknesses

Who should use this format and who should think twice

Creating a professional resume

Academic Curriculum Vitae

Strengths and weaknesses

Who should use this format and who should think twice

Creating an academic curriculum vitae

International Curriculum Vitae Format

Strengths and weaknesses

Who should use this format and who should think twice

Creating an international curriculum vitae

Other Resume Presentations

Resume letters

Portfolios

Choose What Works for You

Chapter 10: Wow Words Work Wonders

Wow Words Can Bring Good News

Wow words for administration and management

Wow words for communications and creativity

Wow words for sales and persuasion

Wow words for technical ability

Wow words for office support

Wow words for teaching

Wow words for research and analysis

Wow words for helping and caregiving

Wow words for financial management

Wow words for many skills

Keywords Are Recruiters’ Key to Finding You

Keywords for administration and management

Keywords for banking

Keywords for customer service

Keywords for information technology

Keywords for manufacturing

Keywords for human resources

Where to Find Keywords

How to Use Keywords

Get a Grip on Grammar

A Few Words about Spelling

Words Sell Your Story

Chapter 11: Refine Your Design for Great Looks

Crafting Resumes That Resonate

Paper selection

Consistency, consistency, consistency

When three’s not a crowd

Come on, break it up!

Open spaces

Typefaces and fonts

A few more tips on appearance

Checking out a resume makeover

Boost Visibility with Resume Architecture

Template shell with modern appeal

Template shell for intern career fair

Template shell for dash without flash

Template shell showing “it’s a match!”

Design That Showcases Your Words

Chapter 12: Passages: Resumes for Your Life’s Changing Phases

Scoring Big as a Recent Graduate

Quick take: Rookie strengths

Quick take: Rookie soft spots

Tips for recent graduates

Gaffes common to new graduates

Grabbing Good Jobs as a Baby Boomer

Quick take: Boomer strengths

Quick take: Boomer soft spots

Tips for baby boomers

Taking a lower-level job

Gaffes common to boomers

Winning Interviews As a New Civilian

Quick take: Transitioning military strengths

Quick take: Transitioning military soft spots

Tips for new civilians

Get the message about milspeak

Changing Course with an OnTarget Resume

Chapter 13: Successful Solutions to Resume Problems

Too Much Experience

Too many qualifications or ageism?

Too much experience in one job

Too Long Gone: For Women Only

Sifting through your past

Using professional terms

Knowing the score

Job Seekers with Disabilities

Deciding whether to disclose a disability

Explaining gaps in work history

Asking for special equipment

When Demotion Strikes

Gaps in Your Record

Too Many Layoffs That Aren’t Your Fault

Explaining Mergers and Acquisitions

Here a Job, There a Job, Everywhere a Job, Job

Overcoming a job-hopping image

Cleaning out your job closet

When Substance Abuse Is the Problem

A Bad Credit Rap

Ex-Offenders Job Hunting

Negative info kills your chances

Avoid the chronological format

Present prison experience in nonprison terms

Get help with job search moves

Look for Ways to Scoot Past Resume Blocks

Part IV: Bringing It All Together: Sample Resumes

Chapter 14: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes by Industry and Career Field

Chapter 15: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes by Experience Level and Age

Chapter 16: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes for Special Circumstances

Chapter 17: A Sampling of Extreme Resume Makeovers

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 18: Ten (x3) Ways to Prove Your Claims

Say It with Numbers

Say It with Percentages

Say It with Dollar Amounts

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your Resume

Match Your Resume to the Job

Use Bulleted Style for Easy Reading

Discover Art of Lost Articles

Sell, Don’t Tell

Show Off Your Assets

Make Sure Your Words Play Well Together

Reach Out with Strength

Trash a Wimpy Objective

Check the Horse’s Mouth

Erase the “Leave-Outs”

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Choosing Professional Resume Help

Choose a Resume Writing Service, Not a Clerical Service

Ask Around for a Great Resume Pro

Request a Free Initial Consultation

Watch Out for Overuse of Forms

Look for a Fair Price

Check Out Samples

Take Aim

Consider a Certified Resume Writer

Remember That Design Counts

Know That a Cheap Resume Is No Bargain

Chapter 21: Your Ten-Point Resume Checklist

Tit for Tat

Image and Focus

Format and Style

Accomplishments and Skills

Language and Expressions

Content and Omissions

Length and Common Sense

Social Media and Other New Things

Sticky Points and Sugarcoating

Proofreading and More Proofreading

Resume Power in the Brave New World of Job Chasing

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