Preface – How to Use This Book ix
1 – Why You Need a Resume 1
2 – What Your Resume Can Do for You 2
3 – The Rules of Resume Writing 4
4 – Resume English Simplified 6
5 – Writing Your Resume: Style Overview 11
6 – Writing Your Resume: The One Thing You MUST Do First 15
7 – Writing Your Resume: Getting Started with the Heading 19
8 – Writing Your Resume: Win or Lose in the First Ten Lines 23
9 – Writing Your Resume: Jobs and Dates 28
10 – Writing Your Resume: What to Do about Common Problems 37
11 – Writing Your Resume: Education and Additional Data 44
12 – Writing Your Resume: Putting It All Together 53
13 – Sample Resumes 59
14 – Special Styles, More Solutions 72
15 – How to Get Interviews and Plan and Manage a Job Search 94
16 – Cover Letters: Don’t Write One until You Read Chapter 15 111
17 – Go for It! This Is Your Life 127
Index 129
