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Resume
Table of Contents
Irresistible Resume
Preface
Chapter 1 Premise
Chapter 2 Why Most People End Up With
Bad Resumes
Chapter 3 Why Do I Need a
Resume?
Chapter 4 What is the Objective of My
Resume?
Chapter 5 What Can My Resume Do For Me?
Chapter 6 Know Thyself: The Elements
of an Effective Resume Writer
Chapter 7 The First Steps in Creating
Your Irresistible Resume
Chapter 8 What are the Rules for
Writing an Irresistible Resume?
Chapter 9 Rules and Myths about the
Length of Your Resume
Chapter 10 Resume Grammar: How to Make
Your Resume Mean Business
Chapter 11 Final
Preparations
Chapter 12 Get to Know Your
Product
Chapter 13 Get to Know Your
Industry
Chapter 14 Understand Your
Competition
Chapter 15 Target Your
Market
Chapter 16 Identify Your Ideal
Employer
Chapter 17 Ready, Aim,
Fire
Chapter 18 Great Resume Writers Write
Copy That Can be Easily Skimmed
Chapter 19 Great Resume Writers Give
the Reader a Map
Chapter 20 Great Resume Writers Make It
a Smooth Ride
Chapter 21 Great Resume Writers Use
Headings Wisely
Chapter 22 Great Resume Writers Know
that You Win or Lose with the First Half of the First Page
Chapter 23 Great Resume Writers Will
Divide up Text into Digestible Chunks
Chapter 24 Great Resume Writers Start
Each Paragraph with a Benefit
Chapter 25 Great Resume Writers Speak
To Employers in Simple Ordinary Language
Chapter 26 Great Resume Writing Is More
than Just Words
Chapter 27 Great Resume Writers Use
Quotes or Testimonials from People Familiar with Their
Work
Chapter 28 Gathering Our Thoughts:
Let’s Apply Some of The Things You Have Learned
Chapter 29 Great Resume Writers Create
Compelling Opening Lines
Chapter 30 Great Resume Writers Know
Howto Deliver The
Message
Chapter 31 Great Resume Writers Know
How to Present Work Experience
Chapter 32 Great Resume Writers Know
How to Build Job Descriptions
Chapter 33 Great Resume Writers Know
How To Present Accomplishments
Chapter 35 Great Resume Writers Know
How To Present Credentials, Certifications, Licenses, Affiliations, Hobbies, Personal Information,
References, Salary History
Chapter 36 Great Resume Writers Know
How to Revise Drafts
Chapter 37 The New Era: Electronic
Resumes
Chapter 38 Cover Letters: Where Do You
Begin?
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