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The Damn Good Resume Guide: A Crash Course in Resume Writing, by Yana Parker 2002. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press 73 pages, $9.95, Softcover
Intended Audience(s): A, H, I
Major Headings from the Table of Contents:
Ten Steps to Writing a Great Resume; Sample Resumes; Appendix A-G
How Is the Book Most Useful for Its Intended Audience?
Step by step directions for writing a resume. Direction on how to overcome various challenges of a person's job history. Advises on formatting techniques and writing accomplishments. Provides numerous samples
The Top Five Things You Learned from Reading this Book:
Determining your career direction is the most important and the first step to creating an effective resume.
Do not include all jobs on a resume.
How to choose the right format based on my own situation.
How to write accomplishments.
The need to state key points at the top of the resume.
The Damn Good Resume Guide: A Crash Course in Resume Writing is an excellent resource for job seekers with no or limited experience creating a resume, particularly those at the entry or staff level. Content is somewhat conversational. Readers feel they are receiving personal advice. Format is primarily bullets and hot tips to easily breeze through the information.
This resume guide begins by providing a chart of the 10 steps to write a...