Extreme Resume Makeover : The Ultimate Guide to Renovating Your Resume

Preface iii Acknowledgments iv PART ONE RESUMES Getting Started 3(6) Resume Worksheet 9(6) Choosing a Format 15(3) Before and After Resume Examples 18(87) Accounting, Economics, and Finance 18(8) Accounting, Amanda McGinness 18(4) Accounting/Finance, Shelby Jones 22(2) Finance, Kara Fray 24(2) Agriculture 26(6) Ag Business, Jennifer L. Hopper 28(2) Adam Thomson 30(2) Computer Science and Information Systems 32(8) Management Information Systems, Amy Van de Ven 34(2) Office Information Systems, Mary K. Baumli 36(2) Jelani Jones 38(2) Criminal Justice, Psychology, and Sociology 40(8) Criminal Justice, Odessa Hart 40(4) Psychology, Naima Maushew 44(2) Sociology, Lucy Witten 46(2) Education 48(8) Business Education, Marian Janssen 50(2) Linda King 52(2) Elementary Education, Kimberly Thurman 54(2) Health Care 56(16) Athletic Trainer (Two-Page Version), Jaque Anderson 58(2) Medical Assistant, Chao-Ju Chang 60(2) Nurse, Ashley Weybrew 62(2) Occupational Therapist, Abby Hanks 64(2) Office Manager, Michael Spencer 66(2) Personal Trainer (Two-Page Version), Davis Platt 68(2) Pharmacist, Anna Paige Hughes 70(2) Industrial Psychology and Management 72(10) Industrial Psychology, Boston Schneider 74(2) Management, Allison Anders 76(2) James Moore 78(2) Mitch McManaman 80(2) Marketing, Merchandising, and Public Relations 82(14) Marketing, Andrea Davidson 84(2) Andy Paxton 86(2) Angelo Rodriquez 88(2) Caroline Morley 90(2) Merchandising, Teri Carlson 92(2) Public Relations, Lynette Johnson 94(2) Special Situations 96(9) High School to College, Cindy Haddock 97(2) Early in Your Career, Dai-Hua Tung 99(1) Focus on Sports, Tyler Kenkel 100(1) Nontraditional Student, Darbi Thurman 101(2) Functional (Two-Page Version), Keenan Joiner 103(2) Electronic Resume Guidelines 105(9) Create a Scanner-and E-mail-Ready Resume 105(3) Recommended File Names 108(1) Scannable Resume, Hailey Kenkel 109(2) ASCII---Text Resume, Hailey Kenkel 111(3) PART TWO COVER LETTERS Your Cover Letter---A Resume's Introducer 114(31) Cover Letter Worksheet 117(1) Business Education, Molly Stiens 118(2) Communication, Hailey Kenkel 120(2) Dental Hygienist, Emily Kisker 122(2) Finance, Meagan Platt 124(2) Geography, Treyton Burch 126(2) Interactive Digital Media, Leah Bostwick 128(2) Management, Erica Espey 130(2) Marketing, Zach Peterman 132(2) Paralegal, Serena Troshynski 134(2) Pharmacy Technician, Emily Walker 136(2) Traditional versus ``T-format'', Jessica Lutz 138(2) Traditional versus ``T-format'', Candice Sprague 140(5) PART THREE THANK-YOU NOTES Creating a Personalized Thank-You Note 145(4) Appendix A Action Verbs 149(4) Appendix B Resume Checklist 153(2) Index 155