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Get a Great Job When You Don’t Have a Job

I know you may have struggled with ordinary résumé writ-
ing before, and I know just how demoralizing and frustrating
that can be. I know, too, that you may have spent hours and even
days editing the résumé that you already have, but that just isn’t
delivering what you need or expect. You may feel puzzled about
what to do and worried about whether you’ll ever get the inter-
views or the job offers you want.

• You’re not alone anymore in the task of creating this
very important document that will influence the future
of your work and your life. Together, you and I are going
to wage an all-out war as an unstoppable team, and we’re
going to win!

How Can This Section Help You?

If you already have a résumé and you’re getting lots of interviews
with it, you may not need to read this section. Save your money
and buy a few Starbucks coffees with it or take your best friend to
lunch.
On the other hand, if your résumé is producing interviews
for you, but you’re having trouble in your interviews supporting
what your résumé says about you, your résumé is probably not a
good fit for you in the real world.
If that’s the case, put a hold on that mocha chocolate nonfat
extra foamy latte and invest in this book. You’ll be very glad that
you did.

• So, you may be worried that you really don’t have a
good existing résumé at all. You may also have a fear
of writing your very first résumé or of crafting the
document after being out of the job market for a while
or changing your focus to a whole new industry.

You’re going to learn how to tackle those problems and many
more, but there may be a score of other worries you have about
your résumé. Most people do. Let’s look at some of them that will
be answered for you as you progress through the pages of your
new guide.

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