Product Description

An insider shows how to tailor a résumé that sets applicants apart from a sea of candidates.

Recruiting director Brad Karsh has worked with thousands of misguided job seekers. Now he’s putting his experience into print, with step-by-step guidelines to improve the wording, content, and format of any résumé.

Knowing how employers choose candidates, the author shows how to make a résumé stand out. Whether readers are looking to make a career change, re-enter the workforce, find a first job, or acquire an internal position, Karsh demonstrates how to transform any résumé—and get results. Includes advice for:

• First jobs
• Re-entering the work force
• Applicants who have been laid off
• Career changes
• Older applicants
• And more

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109464 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .90" h x 7.00" w x 9.25" l, 1.25 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780735204348
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

About the Author
Brad Karsh, president and founder of JobBound, a company that helps professionals in their job search, has been featured on several national news channels and in most major newspapers. He also writes a job advice column for Yahoo!

Courtney Pike is the director of communications at JobBound.

Customer Reviews

Insightful perspective of recruiters expectations of a resume
Wow! I had not updated my resume in 13 years and really needed this book. It provides great information and resume templates for an array of job seekers at various stages of their careers, as well as new entrants.

I feel a great deal of relief and confidence that my resume will be top notch and received well by potential employers.

Thank you,
Wanda

Chock full of resume examples
This book is full of resume examples - pages and pages - for all kids of different jobs and levels. I was able to copy a lot of the bullet points to make my resume stronger. If you're in the market for a new job, I highly recommend this book.

Great resume advice!
This book has tons of tips on what to say in your resume. In this economy your resume and cover letter are extremely important. Today managers are receiving seven times the amount of resumes they did just three years ago and are being bombarded. This book looks at the critical components of what to say in your resume which will make you stick out of the pages of resumes sitting on the managers desk.

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