Resumes That Knock 'Em Dead (Resumes That Knock 'em Dead)

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Summary: Your book is great
Review: As a Host of the Employability and Career Planning sites, and an Interactive Resume workshop ... I like to have all kinds of Resume books and examples to refer to. No two resumes should be the same--this book gives great ideas on how to make YOUR experience stand out, not only in its wording, but also in the visual appeal.

The onlydrawback I found is that some of the sample resumes are a bit simplistic and if taken at face value, people may try to keep it so short that they don't consider all their skills. Remember, your resume is the first step to selling yourself.

Valuable reference to have around.

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Summary: Is your resume ready for the world?
Review: As a Host of the Employability and Career Planning sites, and an Interactive Resume workshop ... I like to have all kinds of Resume books and examples to refer to. No two resumes should be the same--this book gives great ideas on how to make YOUR experience stand out, not only in its wording, but also in the visual appeal.

The onlydrawback I found is that some of the sample resumes are a bit simplistic and if taken at face value, people may try to keep it so short that they don't consider all their skills. Remember, your resume is the first step to selling yourself.

Valuable reference to have around.

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Summary: Middle of the road...
Review: I didn't find any new, earth-shattering insights into the resume process, but it did layout the fundamentals nicely. I learned a few new things, and it gave me a good outline to put together a resume.
The section that describes how to pull the resume information together, would have been presented better had it been in some sort of a chart or list format. The way it is set up - it is wrtten in long sentences that stretch over a couple pages. I had to keep flipping back and forth to remember what step to do next.
There was a lot of redundant information, and I thought the examples didn't help me much.
But in the end, it did prompt me to put together a new, more concise, and tailored resume. Although the description of how to edit the final resume was a bit broad.

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Summary: Samples are too simplistic, general, and all look the same
Review: I don't see much that would distinguish the sample resumes in this book from all the rest. I have a number of resume books from 20 years ago and the formats and text looks the same today in this book as 20 years ago. Hasn't anything changed? Other books that are written by "certified" resume professionals on the market today seem to be more "marketing" orineted in that the resumes seem to communicate ones's market value rather than to just showcase one's work history.

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Summary: Resumes That Knock 'Em Dead (Resumes That Knock 'Em Dead)
Review: The knock 'em dead series is well worth the price and this is also true for this edition which deals with resumes. In here we are shown how to write a resume with confidence, clarity and the fortitude that is required to find the desired job.

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Summary: Too General and Elementary
Review: This book is as good as it gets. Put the time into following setp-by-step and you will have a dramatically different view of your own skills. Plus, you'll end-up with a fantastic resume.

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Summary: Unoriginal and uninsightful
Review: This book offers no new insight in how to write an effective resume. The advice given can easily be found on the internet or a book from the local library. Most of the sample resumes just list duties and education and does not help the reader in communicating how their skills can be beneficial to the employer.