Speech 1321 - Business & Professional Communication (Laura Erickson Alvarado): Résumés

Expert Resumes for Managers and Executives gives readers the strategies and insight they'll need to create a strong resume. The book features a collection of nearly 100 professionally written resumes aimed at people at all levels of management, from frontline supervisors to top-level executives. In addition, the authors present sound resume-writing advice, including up-to-the-minute information on how to create and distribute a resume online.

Getting more than a moment of attention from potential employers isn't easy in today's job market. This book showcases the very best resume samples, selected from thousands of submissions developed by professional resume writers throughout the U.S.

"Classic winner . . . This is one of the most valuable career books on the market." Los Angeles Times.

Now you can turn to him for a proven method to put your career on track. This guide includes: A completely revised section on how to ace the job interview step-by-step guidance for writing a killer resume; new advice on long-term career management.

America's leading job search and career guidance expert presents his definitive guide to resumes, offering well-researched and proven techniques; a friendly, easy-to-follow design, rock-solid advice to create outstanding resumes and, more importantly, use the effectively. The very easy-to-use first section of the book shows how to create a basic resume in about an hour and an improved resume in about half a day.

Resumé: revamped for the times, technology, and the recession... The recession has made finding a job harder than ever. Everything now takes place online, and a resumé's preparation is different than even a few years ago. This new edition has changed with the times, focusing on what's most important in an electronic resumé. Full of successful resumé samples and cover letters, the book also focuses on the key words and phrases that will bring readers' resumés to the top of the HR pile.

Takes the viewer through the job interview process and gives advice about how to avoid common mistakes made by job seekers.

NaJor Productions. This DVD helps individuals to create the ideal resume. Includes interviews with employers.

Geared for students creating their first resumes and cover letters. Emphasizes clarity, simplicity, appropriate formats and styles, and the best way to make up for lapses in work history or experience.

Discusses how to prepare for an interview through research and practice. Includes information on different types of interviews.

Vol. 1: Basic Layout, Vol. 2: Standing Out. The two programs present the Standard Deviants approach to writing cover letters, offering advice on how to create a cover letter that stands out from the crowd and how to avoid common errors.

An introduction to resume-writing for students with little or no job experience.