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As Fran's and
Tom's examples illustrate, most employers don't have the ability or time to
look at unrelated job titles and try to assess if you have the
skills they need -- you must do that for them.
My latest book, Proven Resumes:
Strategies That Have Increased Salaries and Changed Lives! (now in Word format with
total download of about 5 minutes broken into 7 booklets or as the complete
series as a great savings!) provides extensive examples
and worksheets to help you determine whether you should use a
skill based resume or a chronological resume; and how to truthfully
strengthen, modify or replace weak and unrelated titles.
Thousand
Dollar Resume Mistakes:
The Financial and Emotional Cost of Ineffective
Resumes
Most
job seekers don't understand the negative financial impact an
ineffective resume can have on their job search - until it's
too late and they've already been affected financially. Resumes that don't work
result in prolonged job searches and, very often, lower salary
offers.
A person in the $60,000 range who is unemployed for 4 months
can easily lose over $20,000. A person in the $24,000 range can
lose over $8,000 dollars. Most
of us never stop to think what the monetary value of our resume
is until we're faced with having to pay mortgage payments and
maintain our family's budget when we become unemployed. Even
with unemployment many of the job seekers I've worked with still
have to dip into their savings.
This makes
it important that job seekers see the monetary value and importance
of their resumes along with implementing a well-rounded job search
campaign. When
you grow tired of tweaking your resume think of what an ineffective
resume can cost you. I find that these monetary figures motivate
almost everyone to keep improving their resumes. Ineffective
resumes can also negatively impact your self-confidence. When
you send out dozens or hundreds of resumes and get a poor response
how will you feel?
When people get a poor response to their resumes, they don't
stop to think their resume is the problem--they think they are
the problem. So,
take to heart the examples in this website, and in my book or
booklets, then tweak your resume whenever it will help you look
more qualified.
Magical
Transformations:
Stress and
Anxiety Evaporate
Each
time I give a presentation using the concepts in this and the
next two workshops, I see stress, worry and anxiety leave the audience because
they have begun to understand why and how resumes really work. Arms that were folded
are moved to an open position. Shoulders that were tense become
relaxed. People begin to smile. And, I see even more physical
and mental changes occur once people finish their resumes and
begin landing more interviews and higher salary offers.
One of my favorite
memories is of Tom, a truck driver, who practically heckled me
during one of my presentations. He felt this stuff was too fancy,
schmancy - that he was just a truck driver and that's all employers
wanted to know about him. However, losing his teamster position at $18 an hour he needed a strong resume to land a comparable
salary in a non-union position. Surprisingly, he took to heart
the concepts in my book and created a resume that landed him a job starting
at $24 an hour.
That was
wonderful but what really made me feel good was to see how differently
he felt about himself. Before, he had been anxious, his shoulders
were hunched, he avoided eye contact and he was a little angry
at the world.
A week after
class, I ran into him and he was smiling--his shoulders were
back and he looked at me confidently--while telling me about
his new job. What a difference! Like Fran and Tom, the rewards of an effective
resume are better salaries and more interviews--but more importantly--are
the changes in how people feel about themselves when they generate a great response to
their resumes.
Thoughts
From Someone Who Has Already Been Through My Top 12 Workshops
Recently, Andrea Defort wrote and told me she had purchased the
Increase Salaries booklet to write her husband's resume ...it
landed him 26 job offers over the internet (which even I find
very hard to believe). So, I asked her what she would say to readers who are
visiting these workshops for the first time and how valuable
she feels these materials are. Here's her letter:
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"I told you that I would
tell you the outcome of writing the resume for my German native boyfriend (now
my husband) from using your informational book (the Increase
Salaries booklet). First, I took the resume (written completely
by the book's outline) to a posh downtown employment agency and
had one of the owners look it over. She loved it, she said it was the best
resume she's ever seen, she made 2 corrections to it and wanted
him for a client herself.
Next, I put it on 1 electronic job board to test it out, and he received 26 job
offers from major corporations from the region where we live.
I was completely overwhelmed with responses.
The website
workshops were an informational teaser, enough information to
know that this is what I want, but not enough information to
write the resume with. All the resume tips and workshops that I poured
over from individuals, colleges, EDD and agencies were bland (no different
than when I wrote my resume in 1982) and I really needed something different
to make my boyfriend's (now husband) resume standout.
I spent days
on the internet researching resume tips and formats and out of
the blue came upon something about your book. I looked at it, decided
to gamble on it (buying over the internet for me is a challenge)
and after about 2 days work I had a beautiful resume in hand. The biggest help to me was the Skill Lists
and Sample Sentences, mostly because I had never worked in his
trade and didn't know the proper lingo for his background. The
format information, showing the differences of where the eye
rests when an employer is skimming through hundreds of resumes
was a tremendous benefit.
I really
needed the whole book to understand the logic behind the format
and the importance of using better terms for headings and skills
and especially the confidence building material (we all have such low
self-esteem when it comes to work, either from within ourselves
or from colleagues and bosses) which is definitely an essential part
of the book, that isn't in the workshop website.
Everyone I've shown my husband's resume to is very impressed
and wants the book. Should you need anything else, please don't
hesitate to ask and
yes you may have permission to use my testimonial!" Andrea
Defort (I
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As Andrea points
out, almost
all of us have some self-doubt when writing our resumes and this
leads us to create weak resumes. This problem is then compounded by the
fact that so
much resume advice is outdated or not based on controlling and
directing the eye path nor on selling top skills in seconds. I take my role as a
resume writer very seriously. I know that I am impacting people's
lives--therefore I have spent thousands of hours perfecting the
techniques in my Increase Salaries booklets to make sure that
they are extremely effective--as proven by the testimonials throughout
this site.
A resume
is much more than just a resume! In the end it affects how we
feel about ourselves (not too great if we don't generate interviews). If written well it markets
our top skills and increases our confidence. It impresses employers
which also makes us feel good about ourselves. And, powerful
resumes help us generate job offers at higher salary levels.
In turn, higher salaries increase our standard of living and
help us take better care of our families...or buy a car...or
make a mortgage payment. For these reasons, resumes really are
much more than just resumes! Beyond teaching you how to write a good
resume is my goal of helping you achieve all of these things
-- which are much more meaningful! Good luck - I do hope you write a resume
that increases your confidence and not only helps you feel great
about yourself but also lands the interviews and salary offers
you want!
With 2 million visitors coming to our site each
year, we receive many
e-mails asking which of my materials will best suit their needs. Below, I've provided
a detailed explanation of which products I recommend for different
needs (so if you're interested you might print this page, bookmark
it, or write down the url of this page). Shorter explanations
are included in the rest of the workshops.
Now let's
continue analyzing Fran's before and after resumes to determine
how her first resume damaged her image and how we corrected it.
Learn more tips to improve yours!
Click
for NEXT
WORKSHOP or ORDER
NOW!.
 MY
TOP RECOMMENDATION if you are in the $20,000 to $100,000+ salary
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is that you purchase all
7 booklets that make up the Increase Salaries series which total
over 300 pages. This series will teach you all of the top strategies
and secrets I apply when writing resumes and cover letters to
ensure that your resume consistently generates more interviews and higher
salary offers...you'll not only learn how to control and elevate your
image and write a powerful resume but also learn how to carry this
powerful understanding into the process of writing a cover letter that
commands attention even when in a stack with hundreds of other letters
... then you'll learn how to continue to control your image, promote
your top skills, ask intelligent questions that sell you throughout the
interview process ... you'll also learn how to conduct a dynamic job
search ... strategies that have been proven to cut job search time and
that means $$ to you and a lot less stress when you no longer have to
worry where your next pay check is coming from! Also, included are
electronic resumes, online and offline job search strategies. This
entire series will teach you everything you need to know to land a
better job!!! How to increase your confidence. Eliminate job
search anxiety. And feel motivated!!
The
Entire Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have
Increased Salaries Series
contains 7
booklets sold separately at $72.50 or at a $44.70 savings if you
purchase the entire series for $27.80. It can be ordered
online through our secure,
encrypted order processing system for immediate download or by calling
our operator at 425-398-7378 (not available through bookstores -- and that means you
save time and shipping costs!) click
for detailed description.
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The ProvenResumes
Series (first 148 pages) Teaches You How To: |
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Understand
and control the image you present in your resume. |
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Graph the
response employers will have to your resume. |
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Determine
if job titles or skill headings will sell you the best. |
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Strengthen
weak/unrelated job titles and write skill headings to match the
job you want. |
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Write powerful
resume statements using 12 Questions developed with 4,000 job
seekers. |
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Write Objective
and Qualifications Statements that generate more interviews. |
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It provides: |
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Over 2,000 skills, skill headings and
sample resume statements for 40 career fields! |
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Over 500 action
verbs categorized by skill function. |
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Worksheets
that guide you through the entire process of writing your resume! |
60
Proven Resumes Examples!
These powerful resume examples are real life resumes from prior
clients or are ones given to me by Employment Security staff or other
career professionals using my techniques. I've chosen these resumes
because, in the real world and job market, they've doubled and tripled
interview rates - some have gotten 100% response rates as well as landing
salaries 10% to 50% higher and more. If you order this booklet
($11.90) or as part of the entire ProvenResumes series for $27.80 you'll
soon see how powerful a resume can be when using targeted skill headings
that match each employer's needs.
Each
of the 60 Proven Resumes Examples include additional resume tips for that
particular career field as well as questions to help you pull out and
market specific skills need for that industry. Click here for a list
of careers/industries these resumes are written for.
Cover Letters: Strategies That Have Increased
Salaries!
Some employers
read cover letters first and then decide whether or not to read
your resume. Therefore it's important that your letter be just
as powerful as your resume! (this booklet is $7.95 download or can be
purchased as part of the Entire Proven Resumes series). This
booklet is also packed with tips on dealing with employment
problems. It can be ordered online through our
secure,
encrypted order processing system for immediate download or by calling
our operator at 425-398-7378. (not available through bookstores) click for detailed description.
The cover
letter booklet teaches you how to:
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Understand
and control the image you present in your cover letter. |
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Graph the
response employers will have to your cover letter. |
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Analyze ads and job descriptions to develop powerful
keyword paragraph headings. |
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Write strong paragraphs that pull together and
market the best of your skills. |
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It provides: |
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Step by step
analysis of before and after cover letters much like Fran's example
above! |
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Easy to complete
cover letter templates to make writing a powerful letter easy. |
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Examples of
how to tweak and target your letters to generate more interviews! |
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Hot tips like
using a P.S. to grab an employer's attention. |
Interviewing Strategies That Have Increased
Salaries!
Once you
learn how to control and elevate your image in both your resumes
and letters, it's just as important--and for some people--even
more important to learn how to carry these powerful strategies
into an interview! (this booklet is $7.95 download or can be ordered as
part of the Entire Proven Resumes series). It can be
ordered online through our secure,
encrypted order processing system for immediate download or by calling
our operator at 425-398-7378. (not
available through bookstores) click for detailed description.
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The interviewing
booklet teaches you how to: |
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Understand
and adequately prepare for each phase of the interviewing cycle. |
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Graph how
employers will respond to every statement you make during interviews. |
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Determine and control the hiring risk employers
perceive in hiring you. |
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Eliminate
or minimize your weaknesses so that you market yourself as a
top candidate. |
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Analyze your resume and determine questions employers
may ask you about it. |
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Anticipate
each employer's needs and market your skills to solve those needs. |
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Develop questions you can ask to introduce your
top skills during each interview! |
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Electronic
Resumes and Internet Job Search Strategies
If
you need to convert your resume to ASCII or plain text or want to
post it on the job boards the strategies you'll learn in this
booklet have been proven to generate more hits to your online
resume. Recently, I received an email from a person who had
posted his resume on the internet for a month and had generated only
4 hits. He purchased my Electronic Resumes booklet and
realized his entire resume needed reworking so he ordered the entire
Proven Resumes series. He then used my strategies to update
his resume and use targeted skill headings. Next he converted
his resume to electronic format and within a week of posting his new
resume online had generated 40 hits ... that's 10 times over the
original number of hits.
The Electronic
Resume Booklet with Online & Offline Job Search Strategies
Teaches You How To:
Analyze online
ads and compile a dynamic list of key words for your resume.
How to integrate the most important key words into a key word
summary and how to blend the rest of the key words into the existing
statements of your resume ... remember the more key words you imbed
in your resume that employers may scan for will result in more hits
and a higher computer ranking.
You'll get to see a before resume in visual, nicely formatted font
that's been converted to ASCII and made ugly but very computer
friendly. Then you'll see how ads are analyzed, a key word
list is compiled, a key word summary section is created and inserted
in the ASCII resume and then how the rest of the key words are
inserted into existing resume statements. You'll see a huge
difference in the hits you generate online and that means beating
your competition, landing more interviews and higher salary offers!
Top Job Search
Methods: This powerful booklet also details the top job
search methods, those that have been proven most successful.
Most people feel overwhelmed when they begin trying to determine how
to start their job search ... where do you begin? This booklet
breaks down the entire process and helps you determine which job
search strategy(s) is best for you. It also discusses FEAR and
how it can immobilize us and cause us to procrastinate ... then how
to turn these feelings into confidence so that our energy is freed
up, motivating us to tackle and maintain consistent activity in
contacting employers, networking, writing letters and following up
with employers. Invaluable, are the phone scripts that show
you how to make initial contacts with employers - how to identify
what an employer will want to hear in that initial contact and how
to market your skills verbally - something that makes most job
seekers very nervous. By identifying what employers want and
then learning how to write short, but powerful verbal statements
that match your skills to employers' needs you'll soon be calling
employers and be pleasantly surprised when you actually land an
interview through a cold call or will be more than surprised when
you're called for an interview and ace the initial phone screening
because you knew what skills to market and were well prepared!
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Career Specific Booklets - MY TOP RECOMMENDATION
for those in the $12-$18 hr range |
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who have retrained
for a specific career field and have less than one year's experience
-- is to purchase the Entire Proven Resumes series (for $27.80 a $44.70
savings) and supplement it with a career-specific booklet which you
receive FREE when ordering the entire series. The career specific
booklets provide you with
resumes written just for your career field.
These 56 page booklets take you through 6 Easy Steps to Create
Your Resume. The examples in each booklet are targeted only
for that particular field. The strongest point of these booklets
is that all of the skill lists, resume, cover letter, thank you
letter and scannable resume examples use keywords and titles
that match each industry. However, being only 56 pages there is no
way that they can address the myriad of questions people have about how
to market skills from other career fields, how to handle an erratic work
history, how to deal with age or career change issues, how to write
powerful resume statements, how to conduct a job search, how to
interview effectively ... nor do they include the FREE Success Imagery
or Job Search Organizer materials that's included in the entire Proven
Resumes series!
The career-specific
booklets have been so successful
in generating more interviews and higher salary offers for job
seekers in the $12 to $18 an hour range, that many colleges, employment
security offices and related worker retraining programs have purchased
up to 500 booklets each quarter for their programs. Click each title for a detailed description:
Career specific
booklets ($7.95 to $8.95) can be ordered online separately or FREE if
you purchase the Entire Proven Resumes series for $27.80 through our secure,
encrypted order processing system for immediate download or by calling our operator
at 425-398-7378 (not available through
bookstores). |
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