Guide-to-Resumes-and-Job-Hunting-Skills.pdf

THE FERGUSON GUIDE TO

RÉSUMÉS

JOB-HUNTING

SKILLS

A Step-by-Step Guide to

Preparing for Your Job Search

MAURENE J.

HINDS, CPRW

AND

The Ferguson Guide to Résumés and Job-Hunting Skills

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Hinds, Maurene J.

The Ferguson guide to résumés and job-hunting skills: a handbook for recent

graduates and those entering the workplace for the first time/Maurene J. Hinds.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 0-8160-5792-3 (hc : alk. paper)

1. Résumés (Employment) 2. Job hunting. I. Title.

HF5383.H49 2005

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

PART I: Finding a Career Path

CHAPTER 1

What Do I Want to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

CHAPTER 2

Putting It All Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

CHAPTER 3

Do Not Hit the Pavement Yet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

CHAPTER 4

Where the Jobs Are: Beyond the Classifieds . . . . . . . . .21

CHAPTER 5

The Next Step: Back to Square One . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

PART II: Writing the Résumé

CHAPTER 6

Why Do I Need a Résumé to Flip Burgers? . . . . . . . . .34

CHAPTER 7

Types of Résumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

CHAPTER 8

Step-by-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

CHAPTER 9

Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them . . . . . . . .54

Chronological Résumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Functional Résumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Combination Résumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Newsletter Résumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Curriculum Vitae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

PART III: Letters

CHAPTER 10

Do I Really Need a Cover Letter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

CHAPTER 11

Other Types of Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Cold Call Cover Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Direct Mail Cover Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Response to Advertising Cover Letters . . . . . . . . . . .197

CHAPTER 12

Special Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

CHAPTER 13

Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them . . . . . . .205

CHAPTER 14

Putting It Out There . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

PART IV: Interviewing

CHAPTER 15

The Purpose of the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

CHAPTER 16

Communication Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

CHAPTER 17

The Big Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

CHAPTER 18

Coping with the Difficult Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

CHAPTER 19

After the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

APPENDIX I. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

APPENDIX II. Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

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