Tips & Tools

Resumes/Business Letters

  • Better Resumes for Executives and Professionals, 3rd Edition; Robert F. Wilson, Adele Beatrice Lewis; Barron's Educational Series; $12.95. 102 resumes for management positions.
  • Business Letters for Busy People, 3rd edition; Jim Dugger; Career Press; Guidance for communicating with customers, supervisors and potential employers in writing. Many, many examples are provided.
  • Conquer Resume Objections; Robert F. Wilson, Erik H. Rambusch; John Wiley & Sons; $10.95. Identifies "objections" that occur against resumes and describes methods for overcoming them.
  • Cover Letters for Dummies; Joyce Lain Kennedy; IDG Books Worldwide; $12.99. A step-by-step guide for composing cover letters.
  • Dear Ernest and Julio: The Ordinary Guy's Search for the Extraordinary Job; David Freed; St Martin's Press; $10.95. Humor: Fred Grimes (aka journalist David Freed) sends job application letters to famous, unusual and unlikely people and companies in the world. Includes responses to his letters.
  • Dynamite Job Search Letters, 3rd Edition; Ronald L. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich, Ron Krannich; Impact Publications; $19.95; The Krannichs describe 50 writing, distribution, and follow-up principles, and presents 201 examples of letters.
  • High-Impact Cover Letters, 2nd Edition.; Richard H. Beatty; John Wiley & Sons; $10.95. 175 examples of cover letters, including letters to employers and to search firms.
  • How to Write Better Resumes, 4th Edition; Adele Beatrice Lewis, Gary Joseph Grappo; Barron's Educational Series; $10.95. Includes 100 sample resumes and advice for composing on today's word processors.
  • Just Resumes: 200 Powerful and Proven Successful Resumes to Get That Job, 2nd Edition.; Kim Marino; John Wiley & Sons; $11.95. Describes the types of resumes and gives examples.
  • Perfect Resume Strategies: 75 Success Stories of Real People in Times of Change--The Resumes, Cover Letters, and Strategies They Used; Tom Jackson, Ellen Jackson; Doubleday; $12.95. Catalog of sample resumes for the job seeker in need of practical models.
  • ResumePower: Selling Yourself on Paper, 5th Edition; Tom Washington; Mount Vernon Press; $12.95; Focuses on the content of the resume and what information to include.
  • Resumes Don't Get Jobs: The Realities and Myths of Job Hunting; Bob Weinstein; McGraw-Hill; $10.95. Weinstein discusses common misperceptions of job hunting.
  • Resumes That Get Jobs, 8th Edition; Jean Reed, Ray Potter; MacMillan General Reference; $9.95. Includes software for publishing a polished resume.
  • The Resume Kit, 3rd Edition; Richard H. Beatty; John Wiley & Sons; $10.95. Details the formatting and appearance of a resume.

 

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