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2nd ed. |
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1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
About this book -- Introduction -- Part 1: Resume Writing, Strategy, And Formats -- 1: Resume writing strategies for military-to-civilian career transitions -- Resume strategies -- Resume Strategy #1: Who are you and how do you want to be perceived? -- Resume Strategy #2: Sell it to me-don't tell it to me -- Resume Strategy #3: Use keywords -- Resume Strategy #4: Use the "big" and save the "little" -- Resume Strategy #5: Make your resume "interviewable" -- Resume Strategy #6: Eliminate confusion with structure and context -- Resume Strategy #7: Use function to demonstrate achievement -- Resume Strategy #8: Remain in the realm of reality -- Resume Strategy #9: Be confident -- Resume standards -- Content standards -- Presentation standards -- Accuracy and perfection -- 2: Writing your resume -- Recommended resume strategies and formats for military-to-civilian career transitions -- Insider advice for military-transition resumes -- Choose the right format and paint the right picture -- Step-by-step: Writing the perfect resume -- Contact information -- Career summary -- Professional experience -- Education, credentials, and certifications -- Extras -- Writing tips, techniques, and important lessons -- Get it down-then polish and perfect it -- Write your resume from the bottom up -- Include notable or prominent "extra" stuff in your career summary -- Use resume samples to get ideas for content, format, and organization -- Handle dates effectively -- Always send a cover letter when you forward your resume -- Never include salary history or salary requirements on your resume -- Always remember that you are selling -- 3: Printed, scannable, electronic, and Web resumes -- Four types of resumes -- Printed resume -- Scannable resume -- Electronic resume -- Web resume -- Four resume types compared -- Are you ready to write your resume? |
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Part 2: Sample Resumes For Military-To-Civilian Transitions -- 4: Resumes for careers in administration, accounting, and finance -- 5: Resumes for careers in technology -- 6: Resumes for management and executive careers -- 7: Resumes for careers in operations, purchasing, supply chain, and logistics -- 8: Resumes for careers in sales, communications, human resources, training, and teaching -- 9: Resumes for careers in federal, state, and local government -- 10: Resumes for careers in health care and social services -- 11: Resumes for careers in law, law enforcement, security, and intelligence -- 12: Resumes for careers in skilled trades -- 13: Resumes for continued career advancement after successful military transition -- Part 3: Cover Letters For Military-To-Civilian Transitions -- 14: Writing a winning cover letter -- Six steps to writing better cover letters -- Step 1: Identify your key selling points -- Step 2: Preplan -- Step 3: Write the opening paragraph -- Step 4: Write the body -- Step 5: Write the closing -- Step 6: Polish, proofread, and finalize -- Author's best tips for writing winning cover letters -- Don't reinvent the wheel -- Sell it to me; don't tell it to me -- Get over writer's block -- Answer the employer's most important question? What can you do for me? -- Cover letter checklist -- 15: Sample cover letters -- Appendix: Internet career resources -- Dictionaries and glossaries -- Job search sites -- General sites -- Military transition sites -- Career-specific sites -- Company information -- Interviewing tips and techniques -- Salary and compensation information -- Index of contributors -- Index. |
| Summary |
Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Transitions is a collection of superior professionally written resumes aimed at service members who are leaving the military and looking for a civilian job. This book gives resume strategies as well as 180 pages of sample resumes specifically written for people making the leap back into the private sector. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Résumés (Employment) -- United States.
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Résumés (Employment) |
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United States. |
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Career changes -- United States.
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Career changes. |
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Retired military personnel -- Employment -- United States.
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Retired military personnel -- Employment. |
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Veterans -- Employment -- United States.
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Veterans -- Employment. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kursmark, Louise.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Enelow, Wendy S. Expert resumes for military-to-civilian transitions. 2nd ed. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, 2010 9781593577322 (DLC) 2009038500 (OCoLC)320799581 |
| ISBN |
9781593577568 (electronic book) |
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1593577567 (electronic book) |
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9781593577322 (alkaline paper) |
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159357732X (alkaline paper) |
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