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Summary: Winning Resumes
Review: "Get The Interview Every Time" is, by far, the best book on resumes. With all the many choices of resume examples to choose from, any one of them would win you the interview with the company you desire to work for.
Rating:
Summary: Get The Interview Every Time
Review: A returnee to the work force, I found this book to be incredibly resourceful, as I needed to create an updated and more modern cover letter and resume. The author's information and sample resumes were a solid guide in helping me to get my foot into the door and land that interview.
I highly recommend "Get The Interview Every Time" to all. I plan to share this book with both my children who are in college.
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Summary: A Constuctive Guide for Individuals of ALL Ages
Review: As an advisor at a university's career center, I have found this book to be extremely resourceful for not only myself and co-workers, but more importantly, the students I advise. Our career center, having heard of the clarity and intructional nature of this book, decided to purchase it for our library. Many students come to my office with questions regarding their prospective careers and this book provides the perfect introduction and guide. Resumes can be presented in a plethora of styles and Greene's book puts students as ease. It helps them realize that constructing resumes can be unique, yet should follow a few basic rules. I would recommend Get the Interview Every Time for not only advisors looking to put their students on the right track, but in addition, individuals who are looking to begin the process of putting together a resume and land an interview.
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Summary: Back in the job market
Review: I am looking for a job for the first time in 30 years.I had no idea as to how to start the process, so I borrowed this book from a friend. It gave me a really good place to start, and made it easy. If you don't have a direction, this book will give you a hand. I love this book!!!
P Chiavetta
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Summary: Happier Hunting
Review: I love this book. It's well conceived, well written and well designed.
First, Greene uses resume tips from the biggest employers in the country. They're the ones who screen the cv's, so who better could tell me what they look for? I feel like I have an insiders guide.
Second, the writing is clear and fresh, unlike so many other resume guides I've seen. There are dozens of sample resumes, critiqued by the pros, that include a range of careers and levels in a variety of hierarchies. The samples also address how to present some very diverse skills and backgrounds, including some that are not normally covered. What a change of pace! It makes this book readable for interest sake, not only for practical use.
Third, the book design makes it easy to read. The type is comfortably spaced. There are lots of sub heads and graphic aids to guide readers through the various sections. So, it can be read either from front to back or by skipping around the pages.
It makes the first steps of job hunting a whole lot happier.
Rating:
Summary: Happier Hunting
Review: I love this book. It's well conceived, well written and well designed.
First, Greene uses resume tips from the biggest employers in the country. They're the ones who screen the cv's, so who better could tell me what they look for? I feel like I have an insiders guide.
Second, the writing is clear and fresh, unlike so many other resume guides I've seen. There are dozens of sample resumes, critiqued by the pros, that include a range of careers and levels in a variety of hierarchies. The samples also address how to present some very diverse skills and backgrounds, including some that are not normally covered. What a change of pace! It makes this book readable for interest sake, not only for practical use.
Third, the book design makes it easy to read. The type is comfortably spaced. There are lots of sub heads and graphic aids to guide readers through the various sections. So, it can be read either from front to back or by skipping around the pages.
It makes the first steps of job hunting a whole lot happier.
Rating: 
Summary: Very Useful
Review: I'm not applying to a Fortune 500 Company, but this book is still a big help. It not only talks about resume guidelines but also cover letters, interviews, networking, and internet tips. The information is up to date and to the point. A thing I like about this book is that it is shorter than many other resume books. Which is good because it can be discouraging trying to do all the exercises the big resume books tell you to go through. This book helps you get a fanatastic resume tailored to the specific job you are applying to in a minimal amount of time.
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Summary: A Résumé That Gets You in the Door
Review: Looking for a job is a lot easier with this book for
many reasons. First, the author surveyed Fortune 500
Human Resources executives, asking what they look for
in a résumé. Who better to poll than the people who
make decisions about résumés every day? This type of
first-hand information alone makes the book an
invaluable resource, and the rest of it gets down to
the nuts and bolts. Based on the Fortune 500 feedback,
the author provides a wealth of specifics on the
difficult process of writing résumés and cover letters
that resonate with the people on the receiving end. Of
great practical value are the examples of
before-and-after résumés. This approach illustrates
how to position your work history and personal
attributes to maximum advantage. And the
recommendations on use of language and formatting help
in creating professional, well-written documents. The
chapter on how to submit résumés by e-mail demystifies
this process. And an added bonus is the critique ofone résumé by several of the Human Resources people
interviewed for the book. Finally, the 68 pages of
résumés at the end of the book make it easy for anyone
to find approaches and language suited to their needs.
This book can help anyone to focus and fine-tune the
job-search process?not to mention gain confidence.
Rating:
Summary: Very Useful
Review: Looking for a job is a lot easier with this book for
many reasons. First, the author surveyed Fortune 500
Human Resources executives, asking what they look for
in a résumé. Who better to poll than the people who
make decisions about résumés every day? This type of
first-hand information alone makes the book an
invaluable resource, and the rest of it gets down to
the nuts and bolts. Based on the Fortune 500 feedback,
the author provides a wealth of specifics on the
difficult process of writing résumés and cover letters
that resonate with the people on the receiving end. Of
great practical value are the examples of
before-and-after résumés. This approach illustrates
how to position your work history and personal
attributes to maximum advantage. And the
recommendations on use of language and formatting help
in creating professional, well-written documents. The
chapter on how to submit résumés by e-mail demystifies
this process. And an added bonus is the critique of one résumé by several of the Human Resources people
interviewed for the book. Finally, the 68 pages of
résumés at the end of the book make it easy for anyone
to find approaches and language suited to their needs.
This book can help anyone to focus and fine-tune the
job-search process?not to mention gain confidence.
Rating: 
Summary: Not really useful
Review: The books listed some common information you could get on some websites. This book is too general, it has to be more detailed. For example, in the chapter of interview, it told you you have to prepare for questions recuritors will ask and listed around 20 sample questions there. However, it didn't give you any sample answer even a guideline to answer these questions.
This book started with a real great idea but ended in a poor execution. The author did a survey to furtune top 500 companies. However, she didn't present those data she collected well.
My suggestion is if you never know how to find a job and you don't like to do research on google, this could be your first guidebook.
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