This book explains the "nuts and bolts" of resume creation. It provides before-and-after resume transformations that are unbelievable yet easy to do. By sharing the blueprints to writing a successful resume, Resume Magic will help your patrons present their strengths effectively.

Cover Letter Magic reveals the inside secrets for creating phenomenal cover letters that get noticed and land interviews. Step-by-step instructions throughout the book teach readers how to write, format, and distribute their cover letters for maximum impact. This extensive resource showcases more than 130 sample cover letters for all types of job seekers, including blue collar and trades, new graduate, mid-career professionals, senior managers and executives, and technical and scientific professions. Before-and-After transformations demonstrate how to turn a boring letter into a knockout. New content for this edition includes a chapter on recession-proofing your career and lifetime career management, as well as more sample electronic cover letters.

All the tricks professional resume writers use to create eye-catching, results-driven resumes are revealed in this must-have guide. Renowned as the definitive resource for writing and designing resumes, Resume Magic combines great tips with before-and-after resume transformations to explain the 'nuts and bolts' of resume creation. Author Susan Britton Whitcomb connects professional techniques with actual examples to demonstrate why the techniques work. Any college student, recent graduate, or job-seeking adult will use the strategies and advice provided in this book a thousand times over.

Professional resume and cover letter writers reveal their inside secrets for creating phenomenal cover letters that get attention and land interviews. Features more than 150 sample cover letters written for all types of job seekers, including the Before-and-After transformations that can make boring letters fabulous.

“Marky cuts to the core of what it takes to quickly attract the eye of an interviewer. Fearless Résumés is sure to be a winner for the serious job seeker.” —Lynn Joseph, Ph.D., bestselling author of The Job-Loss Recovery Program Guide Bestselling author and renowned career coach Marky Stein provides the edge you need in today’s ultracompetitive job market. With Fearless Résumés you will transform your résumé from words on paper into a vibrant self-presentation that tells prospective employers what they want to hear. In no time, you’ll be crafting a résumé that hooks prospective employers’ attention, turns boring past duties into dynamic personal statements, transforms weaknesses into strengths—and gets your name on top of the résumé heap in any HR office. Fearless Résumés shows how to Use words and phrases employers look for Prove your value to the company Turn weaknesses into strengths Avoid common snares Unlike dry, run-of-the-mill guides consisting of little more than a sample résumé, Fearless Résumés is a quick and fun book that provides a proven résumé-crafting strategy from a top expert in her field.

This book/CD-ROM guide arms job seekers with advice on writing and formatting different types of resumes and surviving the interview process. It tells how to construct a resume in difficult situations such as a recent layoff, spotty work history, or criminal record, and offers tips on specialty resumes for IT professionals, self-employed job seekers, students, executives, and military personnel. Worksheets, case histories, examples, and a glossary are included. The companion CD-ROM contains about 30 real-life resumes in Microsoft Word format so that readers can edit them to fit their needs.

You've been in the same job for a few years and haven't given your resume much thought. Suddenly, you run across a great opportunity, or get downsized, and need to update your resume quickly. Professional resume writer Louise Kursmark shows you how to add your newest job and accomplishments, make the formatting sparkle, emphasize your accomplishments, convert your resume for use on the Internet, communicate your personal brand, and much more. Most resume books out there assume that you don't have a resume and are starting from scratch. But if you've already got a resume, most of that advice is wasted time. Skip the startup stuff and fast-forward to an updated and improved resume fast!