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Dozens of professional resume writers share their SECRETS and
SAMPLE RESUMES for successfully SEEKING NEW CAREERS in
Health Care
Technology
Business Management
Finance and Accounting
Sales, Marketing, and Advertising
Sports and Recreation
Education and Social Service
Law, Government, and Law Enforcement
Creative and Performing Arts
And many other fields!
Includes a carefully selected gallery of resumes written by dozens
of PROFESSIONAL RESUME WRITERS.
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EXPERT RESUMES for
Career Changers
Wendy S. Enelow and
Louise M. Kursmark
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Expert Resumes for Career Changers
© 2005 by Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Enelow, Wendy S.
Expert resumes for career changers / Wendy S. Enelow and Louise M. Kursmark.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-59357-092-9 (alk. paper)
1. Résumés (Employment) 2. Career changes. I. Kursmark, Louise. II. Title.
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T ABLE OF
C ONTENTS
A BOUT T HIS B OOK ........................................................................vii
I NTRODUCTION ...........................................................................ix
PART I: Resume Writing, Strategy, and Formats .......................................1
C HAPTER 1: Resume-Writing Strategies for Career
Changers.........................................................................................3
The Top Nine Strategies for an Effective Resume ................................4
Resume Strategy #1: Who Are You and How Do You Want
to Be Perceived? .......................................................................4
Resume Strategy #2: Sell It to Me…Don’t Tell It to Me ..............6
Resume Strategy #3: Use Keywords .............................................7
Resume Strategy #4: Use the “Big” and Save the “Little” ............9
Resume Strategy #5: Make Your Resume “Interviewable” ............10
Resume Strategy #6: Eliminate Confusion with Structure and
Context ..................................................................................10
Resume Strategy #7: Use Function to Demonstrate
Achievement ..........................................................................11
Resume Strategy #8: Remain in the Realm of Reality ................... 11
Resume Strategy #9: Be Confident ..............................................11
There Are No Resume-Writing Rules ...............................................11
Content Standards ......................................................................12
Presentation Standards ...............................................................16
Accuracy and Perfection ..............................................................19
C HAPTER 2: Writing Your Resume...............................................21
Recommended Resume-Writing Strategy and Formats for Career
Changers........................................................................................21
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Expert Resumes for Career Changers
Career-Changer Strategies ...........................................................22
Sample Formats and Situations for Career-Change Resumes .........23
Why Format Is So Important .....................................................33
Step-by-Step: Writing the Perfect Resume ...........................................36
Contact Information ..................................................................36
Career Summary ........................................................................37
Professional Experience ...............................................................41
Education, Credentials, and Certifications .................................46
The “Extras” ...............................................................................48
Writing Tips, Techniques, and Important Lessons ...............................54
Get It Down—Then Polish and Perfect It ................................54
Write Your Resume from the Bottom Up .....................................54
Include Notable or Prominent “Extra” Stuff in Your
Career Summary ......................................................................55
Use Resume Samples to Get Ideas for Content, Format,
and Organization ....................................................................56
Include Dates or Not? .................................................................56
Always Send a Cover Letter When You
Forward Your Resume ............................................................. 57
Never Include Salary History or Salary Requirements
on Your Resume ..................................................................... 58
Always Remember That You Are Selling ......................................59
C HAPTER 3: Printed, Scannable, Electronic, and
Web Resumes ................................................................................ 61
The Four Types of Resumes ................................................................61
The Printed Resume ....................................................................61
The Scannable Resume ............................................................... 62
The Electronic Resume ..............................................................62
The Web Resume ....................................................................... 64
The Four Resume Types Compared ..................................................68
Are You Ready to Write Your Resume? ................................................70
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