Written by the official resume advisers to Monster.com, this is the ultimate guide to creating life-changing resumes. The Career-Change Resume helps aspiring career-changers reinvent themselves by showing them how to transform their resumes. The book includes step-by-step instructions demonstrating how to craft resumes that open doors to new careers; more than 150 sample resumes and cover letters; valuable, innovative career-change tools and strategies; and solutions to common problems plaguing career-changers.

Are you looking for a new job? If so, view this moment as an opportunity, an adventure. This book will help develop an in-depth understanding of your values, what you do well, the role you want, and who or what do you want to benefit from your work. Then It will guide in planning your search, preparing your resume, networking, interviewing, getting an offer, and starting at the new organization. The chapters contain ideas for accomplishing each step, stories of people who have taken the step, and recommended actions to accomplish the step. Following the guidelines provided will enable you to find and join an organization where you share the values of the people with whom you work and feel good about what you are doing and who or what your work benefits.

Writing a career-change resume is the most complex of resumes to write. Using actual resumes and covering letters, the editor of this series shows the reader how to consider new opportunities and how to communicate past experience in a way that builds bridges to new careers.

An easy to follow guide that takes the pain out of resume writing to make room for real career change. This eBook Plus provides additional resources and templates to help you make progress faster. In this eBook you will learn: -a proven strategy to up-level your career (*hint* it's not what you think) -simple structure and formatting tips for 1-page resume -an embarrassing resume before and after -the secret recipe for 5-Layer Career Change cake -use he Wheel of Success what you need to gain confidence and clarity -easy yet powerful steps towards meaningful and lasting career change -how to create your best resume ever!

TURN YOUR JOB SEARCH FEARS INTO COURAGEOUS CAREER CHANGEEven if your career path has led as far as the C-suite, you might worry about your next career move. With the right preparation, you absolutely can overcome your fears and launch a successful executive job search. Courageous Career Change provides the exact steps you need to -Turn your job search fear into courage-Recognize the importance of your accomplishments-Market your compelling value to your next hiring team.If you are an executive seeking the next step in your career, then this book is for you. Amy L. Adler empowers you to overcome your job search fears, then guides you to craft your complete career portfolio-executive resume, cover letter, captivating LinkedIn profile, and executive biography. Not stopping there, she further enumerates her best strategies for you to use these tools to succeed in your executive job search. Unlike a typical how-to job search book, this volume shifts your thinking from stress to success, structuring concrete steps to achieve your ideal job search goals. Courageous Career Change synthesizes the best of Adler's decade-plus experience motivating executives into purposeful career transformation. About Amy L. AdlerAmy L. Adler, MA, MBA, is the founder and president of Five Strengths Career Transition Experts, a firm specializing in resume writing for executives. Amy is a Certified Master Resume Writer (CMRW) and Certified Employment Interview Coach (CEIC). She won first and third places for Best Executive Resume Toast of the Resume Writing Industry (TORI) Awards and has served as a judge in this esteemed annual competition.

Are you stuck in an unsatisfying job or feel like you’re in the wrong profession? An industry that just isn’t a fit? Don’t just settle but succeed in the right career! Get unstuck and land a new career—one you’re genuinely passionate about. Switchers helps you realize that dream. Written by celebrated career coach and psychologist Dr. Dawn Graham, the book provides proven strategies that will get you where you want to go. The first step is to recognize that the usual rules and job search tools won’t work for you. Resumes and job boards were designed with traditional applicants in mind. As a career switcher, you have to go beyond the basics, using tactics tailor-made to ensure your candidacy stands out. In Switchers, Dr. Graham reveals how to: Understand the concerns of hiring managers Craft a resume that catches their attention within six seconds Spotlight transferable skills that companies covet Rebrand yourself—aligning your professional identity with your new aspirations Reach decision-makers by recruiting “ambassadors” from within your network Nail interviews by turning tough questions to your advantage Convince skeptical employers to shelve their assumptions and take a chance on you Negotiate a competitive salary and benefits package Packed with psychological insights, practical exercises, and inspiring success stories, Switchers helps you leap over obstacles and into a whole new field. This guide will help you pull off the most daring—and fulfilling—career move of your life!

Written by the official resume advisers to Monster.com, this is the ultimate guide to creating life-changing resumes. The Career-Change Resume helps aspiring career-changers reinvent themselves by showing them how to transform their resumes. The book includes step-by-step instructions demonstrating how to craft resumes that open doors to new careers; more than 150 sample resumes and cover letters; valuable, innovative career-change tools and strategies; and solutions to common problems plaguing career-changers.