Get the Interview Every Time: Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals' Tips for Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters

Brenda Greene

ISBN 10: 0793183022 / ISBN 13: 9780793183029

Editore: Kaplan Publishing, 2004

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An informative and up-to-date resource for job seekers who are looking for solid direction from Fortune 500 executives. War, recession, and political uncertainty have forced many corporations to regroup, and downsizing has been the dreaded outcome for millions of workers. Fired and laid-off employees are swelling the ranks of job seekers and creating stiff competition for a dwindling number of positions. In this harsh business climate, many applicants are finding that just getting in the door for an interview poses an enormous challenge. So what's happening on the other side of the desk-as employers review huge piles of prospective resumes? What catches their attention? What turns them off? Author Brenda Greene surveyed 50 Fortune 500 employers to find out and gained valuable insight into just what it takes to command attention and interest in a crowded field. Packed with sample resumes and cover letters that represent what hiring managers, directors, and vice presidents want to see, Get the Interview Every Time shows and tells what's expected versus what's rejected. Readers will learn how to:

• Research the company and its opportunities before sending any resumes. 

• Distill all of their talent and experience into a few well-chosen words. 

• Showcase their communication skills through a well- crafted cover letter. 

• Avoid hype and "resume-speak"-easily spotted and reviled. 

• Determine the resume style that looks and works the best. 

• Design and submit an electronic resume correctly.

Get the Interview Every Time breaks down the monumental task of landing an interview into a series of manageable steps, easy to understand and inspiring to follow. Designed to transform confused, disheartened job applicants into savvy, prospective employees, Get the Interview Every Time shows how to "open the gates" through sensible, targeted self-marketing.

Informazioni sull'autore: Brenda Greene, as marketing manager at a business-to-business venture, created new business opportunities for her company with Ernst & Young, MTV, ABC, Verizon, Hewlett-Packard, and Kemper Insurance. She was also an editor at Working Woman magazine and Whitney Communications. Greene is also the co-author of The Business Style Handbook.

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Titolo: Get the Interview Every Time: Fortune 500 ...
Casa editrice: Kaplan Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2004
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
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