A resume is a document that is designed to introduce you to potential employers with the goal of being hired based on your skills, accomplishments, and experience. The Guide to Basic Resume Writing is a guide to help the reader plan, develop, and execute a professional, strong, and effective resume. The Job and Career Information Services Committee of the PLA was formed by and for public librarians, experts in locating the most up-to-date information about preparing and executing the perfect resume.
The Guide will show you how to:
- Highlight your educational and work experience
- Use direct language to showcase communication skills
- Use action words to liven up the resume
- Create an electronic resume
- Create different resume formats with examples and templates
- How to avoid resume mistakes that can prevent you from being hired
- How to write a cover letter with examples and templates
The many templates and resume examples included in this guide range from the first time job-seeker to a career changer and older worker. This is a very simple easy-to-use guide that is designed to help the reader design a resume that gets noticed. It offers expert advice, answers to frequent questions, and is revised and updated ,
The guide to basic resume writing (2nd ed.). (2004). Chicago: VGM Career Books.
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