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Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have
Increased Salaries
This
booklet
contains
8 Chapters totalling 148 pages (containing
2 .pdf files). It provides all of the tools you need to write a
powerful resume whether you're in the $20,000 or the $100,000+ salary
range.
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Chapter
1 - Image Control: The Key To Higher Salary Offers
This chapter takes you through the analysis of two
complete sets of before and after resume examples. You'll see how and
why each resume was improved and resulted in elevating each person's
image substantially. The first example shows how Fran went from a 0% to
a 100% response rate and elevated her image and salary level by $9,000.
The second example shows how Tammy also went from generating no
interviews to sending out two resumes, landing two interviews and then
accepted a position paying $20,000 more per year. Detailed explanations
and graphs, like those illustrated on the home page of this site, show
how each title and skill heading was changed to bring Fran's and
Tammy's image in line with their salary goals.
Next, you're taken step by step through worksheets and a final
checklist to help you determine if a skill-based resume or a
chronological resume will work the best for you. You'll also complete
worksheets to analyze each of your job titles to see if they match the
jobs you want, or if they weaken your image. If you find that they
weaken your image, you'll then use our examples and worksheets to
strengthen them or replace them with skill headings that do project an
image that matches the jobs and salary you want.
Chapter
2 - Improve Your Self-Confidence and Expand Your Comfort Zone
Chapter 2 shares a wide variety of success stories to build your
confidence. Here you'll read dozens of stories about real job seekers
who not only created much better resumes but learned that they had a
wealth of skills employers want. This section discusses the fact that
employers really are more interested in your skills rather than
specific titles. This is true since job titles often have little
meaning outside of the company where you've worked. If you're like many
job seekers creating a powerful resume can make you feel uncomfortable
and this chapter helps you expand your comfort zone so that you accept
the full range of skills you do possess ... and goes even further to
show you how to market them fully.
Chapter
3 - Are Resumes Really That Important? Yes They Are!
This chapter discusses the fact that employers receive hundreds of
resumes and spend very little time reviewing them. Therefore, your
resume must grab an employer's attention and sell your top skills in
seconds. Resumes also lay the foundation for employers to ask you
questions during interviews ... therefore a weak resume results in weak
interviews and a strong resume results in automatically taking your
interviews to a higher level.
Chapter
4 - 6 Steps to Create a Powerful Resume
This chapter forms the heart of your being able to create a much more
effective resume. It takes you through 6 Easy Steps to Create Your
Resume, whether it's a skill based resume or a chronological resume. A
set of before and after resumes are included that illustrate both types
of resume formats and are used as examples to show you how to complete
the worksheets. Once you've reviewed the examples - you're then able to
complete the worksheets to create your own resume.
Chapter
5 - Skill Lists and Sample Sentences To Create A Proven Resume
This chapter includes over 2,000 skills, skill headings and sample
resume statements for 45 career fields. The skill lists and statements
make it easy for anyone to flip to the career fields in which they have
experience and check off information that matches their background. You
can view a complete list of the career fields by clicking the link at
the bottom of this page.
Chapter
6 - 12 Questions to Expand and Control Your Image
This chapter provides the top questions I've found that I ask whenever
I write resumes with job seekers - no matter their income level or the
industry they're in. Each major question includes a set of additional
questions to help you describe your experience fully and to create an
image that markets you to the highest level.
Chapter
7 - Creating Powerful Design and Content
This chapter teaches you how to create a resume that uses design to
control and direct the employer's eye path to your top skills and sell
you in seconds ... a must when you know that employers spend as little
as five seconds glancing at resumes before discarding them. Several
sets of resumes are analyzed to teach you how to use design elements
that will make your resume stand out. The second section of this
chapter teaches you how to write strong content. It's important to know
that the design of your resume must get attention but it's really the
content that will convince employers to call you.
Chapter
8 - What You Should and Shouldn't Tell Employers
This chapter answers many of the nuts and bolts questions people have
about describing their employment history (and related problems),
education, professional affiliations, and other issues. It also takes
you step by step through the process of creating objective statements.
Examples are provided of the type of objective statements I prefer in
which your objective and three to four of your best achievements are
combined and placed at the top of your resume. Two examples are
included from resumes that landed a $400 a month increase and a $42,000
salary increase. Step by step worksheets are provided to take you
through the process of creating powerful objective statements.
For a section by section description of the
Proven Resumes Booklet click here! |
60 Proven Resume Examples
This booklet contains 60 resume examples
(containing 2 .pdf files). It provides an extensive
cross reference list of skill headings contained in all 60 resumes and
is grouped by industry/skill categories. For example an accounting
resume may contain skill sections for accounting, customer service,
supervision and operations management however the resume skill sections
can be useful to a wide range of job seekers in other career fields.
The resumes are grouped into these career categories:
Accounting/Bookkeeping; Administrative/Clerical; College &
University Students; Curriculum Vitae; Customer Service &
Retail; Education; Healthcare/Medical; High School; High Tech;
Hospitality & Food Service; Human Resources; Social Services;
Licensed Professionals; Military; Parts, Production, Warehouse; Real
Estate/Property Management; Sales & Marketing;
Management/Executive; Trades; and Writing/Journalism.
In the left and right hand margins facing each resume example are
questions to help identify and describe skills and achievements,
targeted specifically for that career field. For example, next to the
accounting resumes is a question about total number of A/R and A/P
accounts managed and the dollar range of A/R or A/P that was managed.
Next to the construction resumes is a question about the type of
construction projects worked on or managed such as industrial,
commercial or residential projects. Each group of industry related
resumes includes a dozen or more questions or tips for that particular
field. This is a great help in understanding why and how the resumes
were developed and serves as a guide in helping you create a powerful
resume.
For a detailed list of the types of resumes
included in the 60 Proven Resume Examples booklet click here!
Cover Letters: Strategies That
Have Increased Salaries!
This 28-page booklet
teaches you why most cover letters fail and shows you how to create a
cover letter that works by understanding how employers screen cover
letters and resumes. Just as with your resume, you'll learn how to use
cover letter design that directs and controls the eye path, and saves
employers reading time.
You'll be taken step by step through an analysis of three job ads and
shown the difference a great cover letter can make in the impression
employers have of your skills. You're shown how to analyze ads to
identify keywords and create powerful keyword headings for your
letters. You're then guided in how to write powerful statements for
each paragraph of your letter. As with the Proven Resumes: Strategies
That Have Increased Salaries booklet, you're guided in understanding
how to identify your audience, what they want to hear and what you have
to tell them to land an interview. You're shown what to put in each
paragraph of your letter from the opening to closing paragraph and are
provided with opening phrases that make writing your letter easy.
You'll also learn how to use powerful strategies such as a P.S. to grab
attention. The importance of follow up is also emphasized and you're
guided through this important strategy. You'll be shown how to tweak
your letter and customize it for specific positions as well as how to
write cold call or generic letters to inquire with companies that have
not advertised. Tips on how to provide salary information, answer ads,
fax your resume and apply for jobs you think you may not be qualified
for.
As with the graphing of Mark's resume on the home page of this site,
you'll also be taken through the process of graphing your cover letter
to determine the salary and experience level that it presents you at.
This booklet ends with a cover letter critique worksheet as well as an
easy to follow worksheet to write your cover letter. The information in
this booklet is geared to job seekers in the $20,000 to $100,000+
salary range.
For a section by section description of the
Cover Letter Booklet click here!
Interviewing: Strategies That
Have Increased Salaries
This 30-page booklet's goal is to teach you how to analyze and
thoroughly prepare for each interview you receive. You'll do this by
learning how to analyze want ads and job opening descriptions in order
to anticipate the questions each employer will ask you, how to sell
your top skills and address any concerns that may pertain to each
individual job. In contrast, many interviewing books provide dozens of
interview questions and sample answers that job seekers must try to
memorize. Many of these questions and answers may not be applicable to
a particular job or applicant and therefore are not targeted. As a
result, they are often so general that they lack the impact needed for
job seekers to present themselves with power and convince employers
they are indeed the top candidate. By learning how to analyze each job
you'll interview for, anticipating specific questions each unique
employer will ask and preparing answers that sell you best for that
particular job -- you'll put yourself ahead of the competition who have
merely memorized canned interview answers.
This booklet begins by addressing 13 criteria that many employers judge
applicants by to determine if they are overqualified, qualified or
unqualified. Cynthia's unsuccessful interview is critiqued and graphed
using the 13 criteria. The graph shows why Cynthia appeared unqualified
in 10 of the criteria and qualified in only 3 of the criteria
discussed. This helps to explain why Cynthia didn't land the job and
helps job seekers pinpoint problem areas in their own interviews. Next
a synopsis of Cynthia's successful interview is provided and graphed,
and shows how Cynthia was able to subsequently present herself as
qualified in all 13 criteria that employers look for when hiring.
The next section of this booklet discusses three phases of the
interview cycle which include:
Phase
I:
Introduction & First Impressions - This section discusses the
importance of first impressions and stresses that employers begin
judging you the minute you walk in the door.
Phase
II:
Questions You'll Be Asked Based On The Employer's Review of Your Resume
- This section discusses the
wide range of questions employers may ask you during the interview, how
to anticipate and answer such questions. It covers: Questions Employers
Will Ask To Judge Your Skills and Experience, Questions About Your
Bottom Line Contributions, Questions You Can Ask To Direct and Control
The Interview, Questions Employer Ask to Assess Personality, Values and
Coping Style, Questions About Your Work History, Questions About
Education and Training, Questions About Your References, and Questions
About Salary Requirements.
Phase
III:
Interview Closure - This section teaches you how to close your
interview with impact, probe to determine if you're a top candidate and
identify when second interviews will be held and when you should
follow-up.
Post
Interview:
Follow-up and Thank You Letters - This section teaches you
how to follow up on your interview. It also discusses the importance of
using thank you letters as another opportunity to sell your top skills
or to introduce new information that was not covered in the interview.
Excellent thank you letter examples are included.
Tips are provided on how to identify and de-emphasize your weaknesses
during each interview. You'll be shown how to provide answers that
demonstrate your technical knowledge as well as your skills and
abilities to do the job. You'll learn how to use power words and
quantify. The fact that employers hire enthusiastic applicants and how
you can show your enthusiasm during interviews is also stressed. Tips
and examples are also provided on how to answer the 10 Most Common
Interview Questions.
The booklet ends with an Interviewing Checklist so that you can test
yourself to see how well you understand and how well prepared you are
for each phase of the interviewing cycle. A graph is also provided to
rate yourself in the 13 criteria which have been described at the
beginning of this booklet. Using this graph you can assess how
employers will perceive your qualifications as being overqualified,
qualified or unqualified for the job.
For a section by section description of the
Interviewing Booklet click here!
Electronic Resumes,
Online & Offline Job Search Strategies Booklet
With this 30-page booklet you'll learn how
to identify keywords that are critical to creating an effective
electronic resume. Keywords are how electronic resumes are sorted in
order to find candidates with specific areas of experience, skills and
education. The Electronic Resumes & Job Search Booklet takes
you step by step through the process of creating ASCII, scannable and
e-mail resume formats.
This booklet opens with a written testimonial/success story from Doug,
who found an ad for a leading management consulting firm. Using the
steps you'll learn Doug posted his new electronic resume on the
internet and out of thousands of resumes that exact employer found his
resume. Doug was was then called for an interview and ultimately hired!
It's one thing to have a company find your resume at random on the
internet but an entirely different and impressive situation to have the
exact company you targeted your resume for--find it, contact you and
then hire you!
You are shown how Doug followed simple strategies to analyze the ad and
then create powerful keyword headings for his electronic resume. Next,
you're shown how Robin analyzed 8 ads for customer service positions
which contained more than 160 keywords. Robin then grouped these
keywords and areas of experience into major skill categories and used
the top keywords to create powerful headings for her resume. She then
developed sentences using all of the keywords for the content or text
of resume. A 6-Step process shows you how to do the same with your
resume.
In addition to the excellent information and examples provided for
creating effective electronic and keyword resumes, you're also provided
with information on how to launch your electronic job search. Links to
mega career sites are provided where your resume can get instant
exposure to thousands of employers at top sites like Monster.com, which
posts over 200,000 job listings. You'll also be directed to
industry-specific job sites, how to target specific employers, how to
find national and local employment security sites and sites of interest
to college students or executives. Tips are also provided on what type
of employers use electronic resumes.
You'll also be taken through strategies to help you with your offline
or traditional job search. This section of the booklet discusses the
importance of having the right mind set during your job search. And,
for reassurance you're provided with a Job Search Success Sheet that
takes you through problem areas that you may need to correct if your
resume isn't generating enough interviews .... or if your networking
isn't paying off ... or if you are land interviews but don't get the
job offer .... or if you are offered positions beneath the salary you
want .... or if employers don't think you're qualified enough for
management positions or the career change you'd like to make.
Statistics are provided on the top job search methods and you're given
detailed information on how to use each one. Whether it's applying
directly to employers, networking, answering ads, working with your
unemployment office or with an employment agency you'll find phone
scripts and worksheets to help you track each step of your job search
for maximum success.
For a section by section description of the
Electronic Resumes, Online & Offline Job Search Strategies
Booklet click here!
Free - $8.95
Value Job Search Organizer Booklet
- when all
booklets are purchased! If you purchase all 5 booklets described above,
you'll receive the 43-page Job Search Organizer for free!
If you're like
most job seekers the idea of hunting for a job is bad enough in and of
itself--let alone adding to the problem by having to keep track of all
the places and people you've contacted when applying for jobs. Yet, it
is imperative that you identify which job search methods are most
successful for you--and the only way you can really know that is by
keeping track of what you're doing and what's working. You'll be given
many tips in the Job Search Organizer that help you do just that! For
example, many job seekers report that they don't keep the ads they
respond to but then also admit they don't market themselves well when
employers call them. Without organizing and keeping ads, it's extremely
difficult to remember what skills you should market to each particular
employer. Keeping a job search organizer notebook allows you to
instantly turn to a particular ad you've answered, look at the
worksheet you've completed, and instantly know which skills you should
market when talking to that employer. All of these tips and more are
included in the free organizer you're about to receive!
What's
in the Job Search Organizer
- Overview of the
Financial Value of Your Resume
- Instructions for Getting Started Using the Organizer
- 8 Steps to Plan & Launch Your Job search
- Your Job Search Planner
- Weekly To Do Calendar
- Daily To Do Calendar
- Monthly Planner
- Evaluating Your Performance During Pre-Screening Interviews
- Employer Research and Data Worksheets
- Networking / Referral Data Worksheets
- Worksheets to Track Resume Posting at Internet Sites
- Worksheets to Track Ads & Job Openings You Respond To
- Worksheets to Track Job Fairs & Career Events
- Worksheets to Track Openings from Career Placement Offices
- Worksheets to Track Contact with Employment Agencies
- Address Book to Enter Employment Related Information
Bonus - $7.95
Value Free Success Imagery Booklet - when all booklets are purchased! If
you purchase all 5 booklets described above, you'll receive this
chapter free!
If you're like many job seekers you may want a
better job or higher salary or hope to make a career change ... but you
may also feel somewhat intimidated about pursuing your goals. This
booklet provides the Success Imagery, I and many of my clients, have
employed to achieve our career goals. These strategies have taken me
from being a receptionist making $12.25 an hour to become an author of
13 resume and career books, public presenter, master trainer for
college instructors and career professionals, and professional resume
writer charging $100 an hour.
Like many job seekers, my career goals did not match my self image.
Before writing my first book if someone had told me I'd be where I am
today I'd never have believed them and probably would have been so
intimidated that I wouldn't have tried everything I've tried.
This booklet takes you through the process of understanding your
intangible desires--those desires that really motivate you. When first
asked, many people say money is their top motivator but most often is
not. It's intangible rewards such as helping people, receiving respect
from others, achieving a difficult task and accomplishing those things
we love which actually result in a higher salary. You'll be guided
through exercises to help you identify the pain of not moving toward
your goals in contrast to the pleasure you'll have when you do achieve
them. You're then taken step by step through a series of worksheets
that show you how to create your own Success Imagery scripts that you
can either read or listen to on a cassette.
Of hundreds of self-help books I've read and used, Success Imagery, for
me has been the most potent. It has helped me believe in myself and
what I could accomplish. When you believe you can do it--then you do
it. If you don't believe you can do it--then you usually don't even try.
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