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How to Write Powerful College Student Resumes and Cover Letters: Secrets That Get Job Interviews Like Magic

How to Write Powerful College Student Resumes and Cover Letters: Secrets That Get Job Interviews Like Magic

Bolles, Richard Nelson
Schultze, Quentin

Paperback

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ISBN10: 0982706308
ISBN13: 9780982706305
Publisher: Edenridge Press LLC
Published: Jun 21 2010
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.90 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
Extraordinary.... A hundred books in one.... This book is a home run. -- From the FOREWORD by Richard N. Bolles, author of the best-selling What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

The ultimate guide for college students and grads seeking interviews in a tough economy. It explains how to:

(1) transform even modest educational achievements and non-paying life experiences -- from hobbies and travel to family circumstances and extracurricular activities -- into persuasive statements about abilities,

(2) generate job interviews by professionally fine-tuning resumes and cover letters specifically for each application, and

(3) prepare successfully for interviews by writing persuasive resumes and cover letters.

REVEALS RESUME-WRITING SECRETS:

* what to include when you lack paid professional experience

* how to get great references even from people you don't know well

* why to use a summary statement instead of an objective statement in most fields

* when to include hobbies, travel, and technology skills

* why you should NOT list most courses already taken

* what to do if your GPA is unimpressive

* which designs and basic templates work the best

* how to determine the perfect verbs and adjectives for a specific job

* the 5 things you MUST address in a cover letter

SPECIAL FEATURES

* an in-depth index so you can find exactly what you need

* before-and-after samples of rewritten resumes and cover letters

* a helpful flow chart for writing resumes and cover letters

* Dr. Q's Tips based on actual student and alumni experiences

* Expert Advice quotations from dozens of publications not online

* a categorized list of action verbs that appeal to potential employers

* sample resumes with accompanying cover letters

THE AUTHORS

Quentin Schultze, Ph.D. (AKA Dr. Q), is a well-published and prize-winning author, a popular speaker, and an award-winning university teacher with over 30 years experience mentoring students and graduates.

ENDORSEMENTS

This superb book explains how students and graduates can demonstrate that they're equipped for a job when they don't have any formal job experience to reference. Wish I had it 20 years ago. -- Gary Van Prooyen, Global Brand Director, Motorola, Inc.

Practical and inspiring. If more of the resumes that come across my desk used this advice, hiring would be a lot easier. The appendices alone are worth the price of the book. -- Kevin Jeffer, Partner, Chief Creative Officer, re: creative

I used to teach resume writing without a textbook because none of them really covered all the essentials. That's over. This book has all the nuts and bolts college-aged job hunters need. -- Professor Kathy Bruner, Taylor University

I am making this book required reading for all my students. -- Professor Kevin T. Jones, Director of Internships, George Fox University

Great for today's fiercely competitive job market! -- Scott Stegenga, Partner Manager, Yahoo! Search Marketing

Brilliant! Should be required reading for every career-bound college graduate. -- Professor Peter A. Kerr, Asbury University

Finally, a book I can recommend on writing resumes and cover letters! -- Professor John Pauley, Eastern University

WOW! I can't wait to get copies for my students. -- Professor Barbara Spies, Cardinal Stritch University

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