From writing top-notch resumes and sending tailored cover letters to going on winning interviews, this best-selling Vault guide is a comprehensive one-volume job search source.

A guide for job seekers that discusses how to create a winning resume, how to write a cover letter that will stand out, how to prepare for an interview, and other related topics.

Salient Features# Chronological, Functional And Hybrid Resumes What They Are And When To Use Them# A Checklist Of Essentials For Every Resume# Tips On How To Handle Awkward Gaps In Your Resume# Dozens Of Great Sample Resumes And Some Cautionary Examples# Common Mistakes Made In Cover Letters And How To Avoid Them# How To Make Your Cover Letter Stand Out# Tips On How Your Cover Letter Can Help You Schmooze Your Way Into A Job# Writing Follow-Up And Acceptance Letters# Tips On Preparing For The Interview, From Overcoming Anxiety To Making A Good Impression# Questions To Expect, Questions To Ask And Questions To Avoid# Connecting With Your InterviewerVault Career Services# Thousands Of Insider Employer Profiles# Targeted Industry Job Boards# Employer Message Boards# Resume And Cover Letter Reviews# Career CoachingThis Special Low-Priced Edition Is For Sale In India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan And Sri Lanka Only.

Using the right phrases at the right moment can make all the difference! It can generate real interest in you, provoke more questions, and show an interviewer that you are the right person for the job. The same applies to written communications such as letters or emails and to voice mail messages. Like learning a foreign language, these phrases, when practiced carefully and used properly, become natural and powerful techniques by which to express oneself. The advice, materials and phrases in Beyond the Resume arm you with appropriate actions to take and phrases to use. It is not the intent of the book to "prop you up" to sound like someone you are not. Instead, it is to help you speak to your strengths, experiences, and jo ] know-how. The book is a "soup to nuts" kind of book that takes you from the point of initial contact with the hiring authority, through interviewing, and on to closing the deal.

In this annual guide, Vault provides overviews of career paths and hiring trends for 2006 in major industries for college graduates. Industries covered include accounting, banking, consulting, consumer products and marketing, fashion, media and entertainment, government and politics, high tech, publishing, real estate, retail, and many more.

Provides insight and advice for all the essential elements of the job-hunting process, from organizing and perfecting your resume to the ins and outs of submitting it to employers to preparing for an interview and answering tough questions.