Resumes and Cover Letters That Have Worked: For Professionals, for College Graduates, for People Changing Careers (Anne McKinney Career)
For anyone hoping to enter or change fields in the job market, wondering how best to compose a resume or cover letter, this thoughtful resource should come as a welcome and valuable tool. Editor Anne McKinney has an MBA from Harvard Business School and over 15 years experience directing a professional writing and career consulting team that has helped people advance, change careers or secure a first job after college. Here she has compiled more than 100 examples of resumes and cover letters that address every conceivable occupation and employment field, with a separate section for career changers.
The book begins with a blueprint for planning an effective job campaign that covers how to use your resume and cover letter, through researching companies, to preparing for an interview and negotiating a salary. The next section features resumes and cover letters that experienced professionals used to land jobs from accounting to transportation. Examples from students and college graduates, and people changing careers round out the guide. Those picking up this book will be looking for specific references. Most likely they will find what they’re looking for. The first section, in particular, is written in clear, practical terms, and even if you’re a seasoned executive, there is good information to be reviewed. For those in the personnel industry, a perusal of this book may have great application to daily job execution. — From Independent Publisher

