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Resumes For Dummies

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Resumes For Dummies by Laura DeCarlo is a practical guide designed to help you craft effective resumes tailored to your career goals. The book offers strategies and tips for presenting your skills and achievements compellingly, ensuring you stand out in the competitive job market. It's packed with examples and updated advice to navigate modern job-seeking challenges.
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Resumes For Dummies

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Polish up that old resume—and land your dream job

We've all been there: it's time to apply for a job or internship, and you have to create or revise your resume. Many questions pop into your head. What do employers want? What skills should I highlight? How do I format this? How do I get noticed? But resume writing doesn't have to be a daunting task.

The latest edition of Resumes For Dummies answers all of these questions and more—whether you're a resume rookie, looking for new tips, or want to create that eye-catching winning resume. In this trusted guide, Laura DeCarlo decodes the modern culture of resume writing and offers you insider tips on all the best practices that’ll make your skills shine and your resume pop. Let's start writing!

  • Write effective resumes that will stand out in a crowd
  • Understand Applicant Tracking Systems and how to adapt your resume
  • Keep your resume up with the current culture
  • Position a layoff or other career change and challenge with a positive spin
  • Leverage tips and tricks that give your resume visual power

In order to put your best foot forward and stand out in a pile of papers, it’s important to have an excellent and effective resume—and now you can.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119539285

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 8th edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 239.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 464

About the Author

Laura DeCarlo, was selected as the resume writing expert serving 54 national and international professional associations from the AMA to the ASCE. As the founder of Career Directors International, LLC (CDI), Laura has developed a leading resource for the education and certification of resume writers and career coaches worldwide.

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