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Resumes For Dummies, 8th Edition

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019930237

ISBN 978-1-119-53928-5 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-53931-5 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-53929-2 (ebk)

1. Chapter 6

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 4
3. Chapter 6
4. Chapter 7
5. Chapter 9
6. Chapter 11
7. Chapter 12
8. Chapter 13
9. Chapter 14

Lets be clear this is not your fathers resume! In our think-fast, technology-driven world of 24/7 communication, things change virtually overnight including resume writing. The eighth edition of Resumes For Dummies includes extensive updated information on the newest trends and changes with a one-two punch of creative elements that the tech savvy will excitedly embrace.

Get ready for an innovative ride as I take you through fresh digital ideas from social networking profiles to resume-capable mobile devices and new techniques. I present a fresh but still user-friendly approach to making sure your resume stands up out of a virtual stack of applicants and screams, Read me!

Much of what worked before in resume writing still applies but is rarely sufficient now. Just as you have to keep up with the changes in your professional field, you have to keep up with changes in presenting yourself in writing, and this book helps you do exactly that. Prepare to embrace the next chapter in personal marketing!

Ready to win that interview for your dream job? Okay, lets getting going to update your resume and find the job you want.

Resumes For Dummies, 8th Edition, is the playbook showing you how to write powerful, targeted, and creative resumes. Just as importantly, I show you how to use them with important ideas and strategies in your search for the right job. The first five chapters spotlight the latest resume technology and innovations; the remainder of the book covers timeless resume success factors and includes samples of winning resumes. In this edition, Ive upped the game by providing you with the new and the next in creative marketing resumes for those who dare.

I hope you spend some time studying the sample resumes in the book, and maybe even model your own resume on one of the dozens Ive included. Please note that all resume samples, except those in the creative resume chapter (), have the word dates as a placeholder for actual dates so you can focus your attention on key resume concepts.

You may note that some web addresses break across two lines of text. If youre reading this book in print and want to visit one of these web pages, simply key in the web address exactly as its noted in the text, pretending as though the line break doesnt exist. If youre reading this as an e-book, you have it easy just click the web address to be taken directly to the web page.

I assume you picked up this book for one of the following reasons:

• Youve never written a resume and want an expert, yet friendly, hand on your shoulder.
• You've written a resume it got you where you are today and you want to do better next time.
• You like where you are today but want more from life than blooming where youre planted. To move to the next level, your experience tells you that its time for a resume makeover.
• You need a new resume for that great job you heard about but worry that too many competitors will submit virtually the same cookie-cutter document pirated from somewhere. To stop looking like a human copy machine, you want to understand resume writing from the ground up.
• Youve heard about sweeping technology-based changes in the way people and jobs find each other. A realist, you know that technology cant be uninvented. You want to be sure your resume is in sync with the latest updates.
• You understand that today, job searches (and resume writing) are all about self-marketing, and you want a competitive edge so you can stand out and compete in a world where resumes can look as glossy and polished as the finest advertising.