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Want to land your dream IT job? Learn how to get noticed as an IT applicant with this practical guide. You'll find the best practices for submitting resumes in the e-world--and a full chapter devoted to writing an effective cover letter. Also included are more than 50 job profiles, 50 annotated resumes illustrating important dos and don'ts, and interviews with real IT hiring managers explaining what they are looking for.
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Simple, Great Examples.......2005-08-18
The books is organized into small chapters with great example resumes and a list of key words. It allow you to improve you IT resume in a short amount of time and even have suggestion on where to start if you are new to IT.
The Best, don't look further.......2005-01-11
I read this book so fast, the way it was written was so interesting and easy, evey single question I had in mind was answered, nothing is left! I loved the book, unfortunately I cannot get the Ace the IT INTERVIEW book, because it is not available in my area, but I would definetly the interview book too! by the way there is a very good chapter about interview in this book!
four little things i hated about this book:
- much more of network than software development ! but it is ok coz most careers are in Network administration.
- in a resume there was: Modem Software!!, this is called Browser...!
- adding Norton AntiVirus in an IT resume is something stupid!
- PHP and C-Sharp: top programming lanuges not mentioned in the book!
In the market for an IT job? Get this book!.......2004-12-28
This book's objective is to land you an interview. Before reading this book I could only say I had 1 maybe 2 interviews total in a period of a few months. After reading this book and using some of its suggestions I have had several more.
Overall I'd rate it a 4.8 since I feel that Paula is a bit too forward with some of her suggestions (for example closing statements on cover letters that are a bit overboard imo).
But that's my only complaint =)
No matter your position in life be it a freshout of college or an experienced IT vet who's looking for something different, this book will pay for itself many times over.
Ace the IT Resume!.......2004-01-15
This book is excellent!!! If you think your resume is good, think again. Follow the steps in this book and you'll see a totally new person. I used it in conjunction with Ace the IT Job Interview and it got me a job.
Absolutely Horrifying!.......2003-11-24
I do not know where these women got their credentials, but they are WAY off the mark! DO NOT LIE ON YOUR RESUME! No matter what this book recommends! For instance, the authors state: "If your offical title is Tech Level I, you might be responsible for database administration, PC support, and webmaster duties. If you're hoping to move into DBA, list 'database administrator' as the job title and as the first bullet describe your responsibilities in this function." Wrong, wrong, wrong! As a hiring manager and interviewer, if I discover you lied about your job title, especially when you were a Tech I and you claimed to be a DBA, I will wonder what else you lied about. And believe me, I'll find out when I call your previous employers to verify your employment history. No, instead, when in this situation, downplay, emphasize the job title you want, and even omit your job titles, and use the opportunity to emphasize your skills. That way, even if you don't have the right job title, you can demonstrate to me that it doesn't matter. But NEVER, EVER lie or deliberately mislead anyone. Then they'll just feel like you were trying to trick them, which is NOT very impressive.
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This unique book shows how to design resumes that will attract the interest of your prospective employer. Discover how your resume can demonstrate your creative ability and technical proficiency.
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Berryman's resumes.......2007-10-06
Not great. Too much old info and bad examples. Not college level quality at our institution.
Skip this one.......2007-02-01
This book is in serious need of an update! Perhaps back in 1985 this was the definitive source on resumes for creative professionals. Although even then, I doubt it. It is pretty obvious that this book was published in the era before personal computers. Most of the resumes use courier for their typeface and many have random clipart all over the place. It is now 2007, if you sent one of these resumes to a design firm you would be the laughing stock of the industry. The author stresses the importance of color and yet the book is published in black and white. There are probably about two acceptable resumes in this book. I'm so glad that I checked this book out of the library instead of purchasing it. If I were you, I'd skip this one.
no caps please.......2001-10-17
the only prob. i had with it is it was written in all caps, which the book itself warns against.....
Very creative, but very outdated.......2000-08-04
This book has some of the most beautiful, interesting looking resumes I've ever seen. I don't know if fancy resumes with tonnes of graphics actually work or not, but if you are going into Visual Arts field (esp. design), this is worth checking out. These resumes are sure to catch attention. On the other hand, the contents of resumes are unbelievably outdated - they are all from 80's. Many resumes include their marital status, headshots, and all other sort of things we never put on a resume in year 2000. Look at the designs, but get another book on how to WRITE an updated millenium resume!
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InfoSec Career Hacking starts out by describing the many, different InfoSec careers available including Security Engineer, Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, Auditor, Security Administrator, Programmer, and Security Program Manager. The particular skills required by each of these jobs will be described in detail, allowing the reader to identify the most appropriate career choice for them.
Next, the book describes how the reader can build his own test laboratory to further enhance his existing skills and begin to learn new skills and techniques. The authors also provide keen insight on how to develop the requisite soft skills to migrate form the hacker to corporate world.
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Confused, directionless book.......2006-03-12
InfoSec Career Hacking (ICH) is a confused, directionless book. It's a collection of contributions by various authors, three of which were previously published. The main text never states the goal of the text, so I turned to the description on the back cover: "A technical guide to landing (and keeping) a job in the information security field... If you want to refine those skills to land a top InfoSec job and employer-funded trip to Vegas next year, you've come to the right place." It sounds like ICH wants to be a sort of employment guide for "hackers," but it ends up as a muddle of some useful original material and recycled chapters from older Syngress titles.
On the plus side, there is some good advice in ICH. The first four chapters (Part I) do contain some helpful suggestions for people who have no clue regarding the information security profession. Unfortunately, much of this material is found within poorly presented sections, and next to filler-oriented lists and questionable screen shots. For example, do we need a full listing of the DoD Rainbow Series (pp 7-9), 2004 FISMA grades (p 30), Google search results (p 35, 36, 65), SecurityFocus mailing lists (p 61), USA, Monster, and other job search results (pp 69, 70, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102), and so on? I thought the sample resume on pp 95-6 was poor -- and this is supposed to help people be hired!
With Part II, ICH gets worse. Ch 5 begins with "The Laws of Security," which seems to have nothing to do with the rest of the book. The reason is simple: this is a recycled chapter which appeared in two other Syngress books -- 2002's Hack Proofing Your Network, 2nd Ed (HPYN2E), and 2003's Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box. I though Ch 6, describing home lab components, was one of the better (if not best) chapters in ICH. The author stayed on target and delivered useful guidance on selecting equipment for a home lab. Ch 7 is a disaster like Ch 5. "Vulnerability Disclosure" is a reprint of a chapter from 2004's Cyber Adversary Characterization. And Ch 8? Another reprint, this time from Ch 3 of HPYN2E.
Part III resumes new material, but these chapters aren't worth reading. I got the impression that the authors thought they needed to be "technical," so they threw in short discussions of network architecture, incident response, intrusion detection, and other topics. I didn't waste time on these chapters, and neither should you.
Syngress publishes many great security books, and I've reviewed several recently; see Phishing Exposed or Software Piracy Exposed. If Syngress wants ICH to return in a second edition, they should bring in an editor who cuts out the three recycled chapters, the worthless screen shots, and other fluff, and directs the authors to deliver useful material.
An easy read, but lack focus.......2005-09-27
Overall an easy book to read and actually quite enjoyable. However, the material lack focus. At times you think some of the authors must have missed a memo or two, and writing for a different book. This could be the fault of the publisher or editor. Take some of the pictures in Chapter 6 for example, I could barely tell that they were computers, let alone their brand or models. These blurry pictures are next to worthless in the book. The publisher could do better in the QA department.
Speaking of Chapter 6 - "Creating an Attach Lab". I had such high hope for this chapter. Unfortunately, all I got was a history lesson of hardware platforms, and all the different Sun SPARC chips and versions of operating systems. Its nice to have all these hardware to play with, some dating back 10-20 years ago - but it is unrealistic and I am not sure of the real value of it.
Ch.7 - Vulnerability Disclosure is probably the worst ch. of the book. It misses the target audience completely. The discussion of the different types of "model" is compeletly out of place. You can find better resources on the Net.
Links at the end of chapters are quite valuable though, hence the 2 stars.
A book that's been needed for a while.......2005-09-02
Even though the content in this book sways from one end of the information security spectrum to the other reaching the point of identity crisis, I really like its approach. I speak on this topic quite often and I'm finding it's the one area of information security that has remained mostly untouched - yet desperately needed - in this hot field. There are several success-related topics missing, but overall this book is a good read for those looking to take their information security careers to the next level.
More career advice than hacking advice.......2005-08-09
Plenty of people are curious as to how to become an information security professional. It's a profession that has a bit of an establishment atmosphere to it where entry to various levels is granted in secret. And it's often hard to understand where to start. Infosec Career Hacking attempts to demystify this process and show you not only generic strategies for employment, but ones specific to the information security field.
The book focuses on career development, not on how to be a hacker or a professional hacker. It's full of some useful information about building a successful career, much of which applies to any technical field. It also focuses mostly on being in the infosec service business, not in product development or, to a large degree, operations. Keep that in mind when you think about buying it. While most of what you'll learn is generic technical career advice, some of it is focused.
The first part of the book is especially useful, and I think provides most of the value that's not available elsewhere. Things that are covered may seem like basics that people should have just picked up, but it's hard to know what you're supposed to know when you change environments, let alone see it all together in one place. I find this section to be especially useful and reasonably well written.
Chapter 1 opens up with a basic orientation of the infosec landscape, including the types of companies and organizations you may want to look at working with, the types of work and positions you see typically, and what kinds of skills you'll need to consider get the interview, let alone the job. Chapter 2 is much like a hacking book in that you're encouraged to perform some scout work on your potential places of employment. Good advice, and it's nice to see it demonstrated. Chapter 3 talks about getting experience and getting your feet wet in the infosec world. Things like conferences, local groups and meetings, and even security clearances are covered. A nice overview, but a it shallow in places, too. Chapter 4 focuses on the resume and the interview, the kinds of things that normally jump to mind when you think about career hacking. A decent overview, and good things to learn.
Part 2 focuses on technical parts. These chapters, I felt, were a bit thin on value and attempted to provide too much coverage but without the depth. What I felt this part of the book was trying to do was to be a quick overview of what you should know if you want a career in information security without any of the work it takes. Because this is such a broad amount of material, and the book only spends about 180 pages on it, the coverage isn't deep. Instead, the cursory coverage is a detriment to the book's value.
Chapter 5 is where I found the most material to complain about. This chapter is titled, 'The Laws of Security', and can be used for your benefit or your downfall. In the right hands, where the nuances that come from actually encountering these challenges in the wild and discovering the reasoning behind them, you can display wisdom. In the wrong hands, where you can't successfully defend a challenge to these axioms, at best you'll appear to be someone who parrots security luminaries, and at worst you'll look like an uninformed buffoon. If you decide to accept conclusions without understanding the reasoning behind them, you're asking for it.
Chapter 6 talks about building a home lab of machines for attack. I felt this chapter devoted too much time to drooling over gear and not enough time discussing more equipment and more valuable gear. Large classes of lab resources, including enterprise applications, networking gear, and even commercial security software was left out. The disclosure debate was reasonably well handled in chapter 7, discussing the various ways that people have established this process. What's missing here is how to actually find where to send the report to and how to ensure it's been acted upon. And finally, a nice, succinct and reasonably comprehensive (if a little too short at times) classification of vulnerabilities and attacks fills chapter 8.
Part 3, 'On the Job', is for when you finally have the position and now you want to keep your job, advance your career, and improve your skills. Unfortunately, this section feels a bit undeveloped in too many places. There's a lot to cover, but the chapters here lack any significant depth to them, and it doesn't feel like they really deliver as strongly as they could.
This section opens with an approach to your career much like an intruder would take to advancing their compromise. Chapter 9 covers how to perform scouting of your new environment, how to get through meetings without messing up, landing your own projects and succeeding with basic project management. Thinking about striking out on your own? That's natural, and the next few chapters will help with that. Chapter 10 is a short list of ideas on how you can use your new knowledge and skills to benefit others, which can help you build a name for yourself and maybe even clients. Chapter 11 looks like it's trying to encourage you to become a local leader of information security knowledge, using that information specifically for incident response. In a crisis, everyone loves a hero, so why can't that be you? And finally, the book closes with a chapter on how to start looking at being an independent consultant. It's been said that you'll never succeed working for someone else, so why not work for yourself? This chapter introduces you to some of the possibilities here, along with some of the considerations. Overall, these chapters have some clear value to them, but because they try and cover so much, they feel underdeveloped and fail to really deliver a strong benefit to the reader.
One of my big concerns when I began reading this book was that it would encourage you to simply become another script kiddy type consultant, capable of downloading a few tools and use old hat techniques to deliver sub-par results. That's a crowded marketplace already, so I didn't want to see anyone encourage that. Instead, it tries to impart valuable career skills. My big complaint is that it tries to do so much that it can't possibly succeed in all of them. It does a decent job, but in some places it definitely lacks the solid landing to make it stick. Overall, though, this uncommon book is a nice twist on the old career guides, tuned for the information security market.
Fascinating approach, could use more meat.......2005-07-15
I liked the book, I like the approach, but it falls short of what needs to be done to be a truly useful tool for job hunting. As I read it the burning question in my mind was, would What Color Is Your Parachute be a better tool? I actually pulled my two year old copy of Parachute off the shelf and it is a better tool.
Still the book deserves a flip through if you have a chance to pull it off your neighbor's shelf or check it out from a library. My favorite chapters were 3 and 4, if there is any chance you might be looking for a job, don't miss those.
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There are hot new jobs in the exploding computer field, but how do you get to them? This book shows how to "talk the talk" of the computer industry. You will learn how to create a resume that will blow doors open for you in this exciting field. Learn how to communicate effectively in the lingo of the industry so that you will have an edge in the job market! Experienced computer industry professionals and wanna-be computer professionals will benefit from this book.
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- Great basic info.
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If your last job search took place more than a year ago, you may be shocked at how widespread online job hunting is today. Pam Dixon reckons that between 40 and 80 percent of employers now search for job candidates online, with millions of jobs being posted via company Web pages and online employment databases. If you know how to use it, the Internet is a magnificent tool for learning what jobs are available, in your field or in fields you may wish to explore, in your neck of the woods or across the country in a region you may not mind relocating to--if only there were a job waiting for you.
Job Searching Online for Dummies is a priceless investment in the job hunt process. Dixon explains new job search trends (such as who is likeliest to succeed in an online job search) and which online job search strategies are most effective. She provides job search engines and professional indexes, discusses résumé privacy, and touches on the tricky issue of whether your current boss may see your résumé online. There are also chapters on formatting an electronic résumé, résumé send-out strategies, how to compose an appropriate electronic cover letter, and doing a bit of pre-interview Internet research, too. Dixon then delves into e-mail protocol, contacting the right people, and using online job databases to your best advantage. There's an Internet directory in back, with 63 pages of worthwhile Web sites, and there's a CD, too, compatible with PC and Mac systems, that contains a clickable list of all the URLs in the directory, an ASCII template for a basic electronic résumé, and BBEdit Lite, a freeware text editor (compatible with Mac OS only) for composing HTML.
Job hunting is still exhilarating, scary, and time-consuming, but if you take advantage of the job search techniques the Internet now offers, the process can be far more efficient and effective. You have nothing to lose, except perhaps the right job. --Stephanie Gold
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It sure is maddening to feel like you're wasting away in a frustrating or dead-end job. And even if you have a great job, sometimes it's just time to move on. But it's also scary to switch careers. And while getting a great job is always important, it's especially so when that job is the first job of your new career.
Whether you're a seasoned job-hunter or a fresh-faced graduate, you may be surprised to know that online job searching is so widespread now that between 40 and 80 percent of employers search for job candidates online. And while everybody has completely different job-search questions and needs, the second edition of Job Searching Online For Dummies is designed for every job seeker, including
- Passive job seekers; those just casually keeping an eye out for new job opportunities
- New college graduates
- Seasoned pros, who will want to take some time to find a job that fits their skills perfectly
- Web novices, who need to get up to speed on using the Internet and figure out what makes an online job search work
- Job seekers who need to find a job yesterday, who are ready to start browsing jobs immediately.
In this book, you'll discover everything you need to know to capture the best job possible by using the Web and other online tools, such as e-mail. And you'll uncover tips to
- Get organized and develop an online job-search strategy
- Put together an efficient, effective electronic resume or Web portfolio
- Understand the intricacies of e-mailing and online networking
- Navigate cyberspace and online job databases
- Improve your job-search odds
Getting a great job doesn't have to be a drudgery. As you plan your job-search strategy, write your resume, and begin to contact employers, know that Job Searching Online For Dummies is here to help you in your journey. It's chock-full of the latest online job searching advice.
Customer Reviews:
Great basic info........2002-01-15
When my father handed me this book, I rolled my eyes. As a "downsized" IT professional, I am intimately familiar with recruiters and online job systems, and fully expected this book to rehash what I already knew. It did.
However, it does contain information that is valuable for beginners. Most of the information is right on the money.
Compared to other online job searching books, this one has a lot of good information, so much so that it risks detracting you from your job search (ignore the information about taking the time to convert your resume into HTML and posting it on your own website).
Want the Job of your dreams, BUY THIS BOOK!.......1999-06-12
This book is so well written and helpful 1000 words would not suffice to tell all the good solid advice it includes. Im retiring from the Army, needless to say my job search strategies were 20 years out of date, UNTIL I read this book. Pam taught me how to write a solid resume for the internet, what sites to post it on, and how to respond to the inquiries I received as well as how to choose the best job from all the offers I would get. I followed the instructions and within 72 hours I was flooded with email on specific jobs in the field I was searching for. Hey, this book saved my life, I'm in Korea and having to conduct a job search from overseas is not something I was looking forward to. The book also contained stellar advice on how to prepare for job interviews, how to research a prospect employer, etc etc etc. AND came with a bonus CD. I checked this book out of the library after buying 2 books on the subject (which were nowhere near as good) but today I'm ordering "Job Searching Online for Dummies" to add to my private collection. Thanks Pam for writing such a helpful book.
A Must for Today's Job-hunters!.......1998-07-02
I spent 3 1/2 months job hunting with no success before I got an Internet connection. Now I have my connection and used this excellent book to get myself up to speed on online job searching. Little did I know how significantly the job search game has changed! This book got me up to speed in very short order. It tells you everything you need to know about "keyword" "Plain-text" and "scannable" resumes for use on the web. It also gives good advice on maintaining internet privacy, (how to avoid getting your identity stolen), which job databases to use and which to avoid, how to reformat your resume for resume databases...
I put my resume on one database, e-mailed a few text-only copies in response to online ads, and my telephone hasn't stopped ringing since! This method, fortunately or unfortunately, is the wave of the future.
There is a CD included in the book, but I found enough information within the book that I didn't need to use it.
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This brand new Second Edition of Electronic Resumes & Online Networking shows you how to become Internet savvy to gather information, and to use this information to distribute a resume that gets noticed in a variety of electronic situations.
The constant changes and advancements in technology have opened up many new ways to find the job of your choice. The electronic resume helps you get noticed in an increasingly online job market. Electronic Resumes & Online Networking is written in an easy-to-understand style containing vast amounts of technical data and information concentrated and simplified into the form of useful advice and step-by-step tutorials. Also included are basic techniques, such as:
- How to target employers and their hiring needs.
- How to identify the key skills and abilities needed to fill these jobs.
- How to evaluate all of your resume submission options: electronic messages, electronic forms, Web pages, and many others.
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The Career-Seekers Bible.......2003-03-25
This is a "must have" reference for all professionals, both employed and unemployed alike. In addition to simplifying the process of electronic resume writing and job search techniques, Smith turns what typically is considered a challenge, into an educational experience. Regardless of your technology level, there is something for everyone in this book. From learning basic web technology to creating a professional web portfolio. In addition to that, she offers a wealth of information for electronic job search options and an abundance of search strategies. The powerful job search techniques that are presented throughout the book are invaluable.
I would highly recommend this publication to every professional that wants to stay ahead of the competition in the job market.
Necessary information and techniques for crafting reviews.......2001-03-16
In a fully updated, revised and expanded second edition, Rebecca Smith's Electronic Resumes & Online Networking offers the reader the necessary information and techniques for crafting reviews suited to the Internet and targeting employers in terms of their hiring needs; identifying key skill needed to fill a specific job; keeping up with a given profession in discussion forums and virtual communities; creating the perfect electronic resume; the use of keywords and search engine techniques to get a resume noticed; and how to evaluate all the new resume options including electronic messages, electronic forms, web pages, and more. Electronic Resumes & Online Networking is a highly recommended resource for individual job seekers, job counselors, as well employment training and placement center reference collections.
A book that people borrow and forget to return........2001-01-05
Rebecca Smith's work on Electronic Resume's and Online Networking is a must read. It's one of those books that you hate to loan out, for fear of it not being returned! The definite, premiere work on strategic methods for succeeding in a competitive job market!
Great For Creating & Posting Web Resumes!.......1999-11-08
The Internet has opened many doors for employment opportunities in recent years. Many Websites, job boards, and books have been produced to help people find the jobs they want and to help employers find the people they need. Electronic Resumes & Online Networking by Rebecca Smith is one book job hunters should seriously consider picking up. It will provide plenty of resume writing and job searching assistance.
This book is wholly devoted to creating electronic format resumes for posting online. It sets forth important guidelines for them. The author provides detailed instruction on how readers should structure resumes for electronic distribution. The author also spends a good deal of time helping her readers to create their own Web resumes.
Web resumes, one of the latest developments in job hunting, allows job seekers to have more control over the way they present themselves to prospective employers. They offer job seekers an excellent opportunity to create online portfolios of their work histories, professional accomplishments, art and photographic work, testimonials, and personal photographs. Web resumes, due to their unique nature, are very economical to create, maintain, and update on a regular basis. Plenty of ideas and examples are provided to get readers started right away!
The author includes literally hundreds of Websites, many of which allow readers to apply for work online, some according to their own industry. Other sites offer further assistance in finding employment, creating Websites, obtaining graphic images, and more. An excellent listing of recommended reading materials is provided at the back of the book to offer further assistance in creating resumes, Websites, Web graphics, using e-mail, and learning HTML programming.
This book is highly recommended for job seekers who feel comfortable about posting their resumes online. They will have the opportunity to reach a broader number of employers with specially-tailored resumes. Interested persons could also open up their own online resume posting services as well. This book will teach them how!
The best I've read on online networking/job search!.......1999-05-28
The maxim, "Knowledge is power," comes to mind after reading Rebecca Smith's book, Electronic Resumes and Online Networking (Career Press, 1999). This book is truly a wealth of information . . . with it, job seekers will be armed with the power to create content-driven Web resumes, negotiate the maze of the Internet, and connect with like-minded job seekers, as well as recruiters and employers. The author is a crack researcher and knows her topic inside and out. This book should be required reading for any job seeker who wants to know how to use the Internet to advance their career! Susan Whitcomb, author of Resume Magic (JIST Works, 1999)
Book Description
Nearly 70% of employers now use the Web for job postings or recruiting, and even if a company advertises in a newspaper, it’s likely they require applicants to e-mail resumes. As Susan Britton Whitcomb and Pat Kendall say in this A-to-Z guide for job seeking in the 21st century: in today’s market, the only people who won’t need a Web resume are those who want to work for an employer without a computer.
In e-Resumes Whitcomb and Kendall cover all forms of electronic resumes and explain their uses, strengths, and weaknesses. They also show how to:
* Construct, post, attach, and send the perfect e-resume for the job
* Create an impressive 3D e-resume with hyperlinks, images, and audio or video clips
* Find out about privacy issues, and search for jobs discreetly
Whether conducting an active online job search or maintaining a Web page of accomplishments, savvy job-seekers should turn to e-Resumes for all the help they need.
Download Description
Whether you're a new grad or seasoned executive, artist or techie, full-timer or freelancer, here is the one tool you need to create and use an electronic resume!
Customer Reviews:
Valuable Resource for Job Seekers.......2004-08-01
For anyone who has to quickly learn how to correctly format and send an electronic resume, this book has the instructions in a clear, concise and step-by-step style. The narrative and concept presentation make a technical aspect of resume preparation easy to read and simple to learn. In my work as a career counsellor, I find that many job seekers, including the "computer literate" individuals, often ask themselves why they hadn't received any responses to their emailed resumes. This book explains and demonstrates how to strategically ensure that targetted employers receive and consider your eresume.
ridiculously simple, plenty of page "filler".......2002-09-13
This book has some good information, but most of it is so ridiculously simple, that it can easily be ignored. Only buy this book if you know nothing about computers. The book spends about 10 pages discussing how to save a Word Document as a text file. This includes pictures of the "File Menu" and pictures of clicking on "Save As". Another "on-point" section discusses how to use the "Copy" and "Paste" commands.
As I stated, only buy this book if you are computer illiterate.
Book Description
Dozens of professional resume writers share their secrets and sample resumes for landing the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs. Shows readers how to present technical skills in reader-friendly language that employers demand. Over 180 pages of sample resumes targeted to high-tech jobs—from entry-level to executive.
Customer Reviews:
Common sense help.......2006-10-03
If you haven't updated your resume in awhile this text offers a number of updated formats and ideas. It includes excellent common sense check lists and strategies. The key to this book is that it emphasizes that you are selling yourself in your cover letter and resume and offers clear ways to do so. Overall I found it easy to read and implement.
Quite a Few "Starters".......2006-08-08
While I wouldn't say every resume in this book is top-notch, there are many of them that are quite well done. Two in my specific area of expertise gave me the "boost" to make my own resume look much better. I would say this book is definitely worth it if you find your resume not getting the response you had hoped for even though your skills are up-to-date.
There's also quite a lot of writing on how to position yourself better on your resume and in your cover letter. While a lot of this information is available on the Internet (and a few of the resources are outdated), it is handy to have it all together in this package as a "reinforcement."
Overall, worth a pickup if you feel stuck in your job hunt.
very bad resume examples.......2006-06-19
This book does not show any good resumes at all.Wasting my time and money
Great Resource.......2002-06-27
I found this to be more useful than other resume books because it was current AND was geared towards our industry. The reference samples and layout ideas gave me the "jump start" I needed.
Customer Reviews:
A grest buy at a great low price.......2001-05-07
The book is awesome and is a vast resource bank for anyone searching a job and I think its a great help in all aspects of job search.
Customer Reviews:
great!.......2001-04-11
Lots of information! Easy to understand even for a beginer like me. Great tips and lots of sites to go to for posting resumes.
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