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The Complete Idiots Guide to the Perfect Resume, Second Edition
Jumping In........................................................................248
The Meat of the Matter ....................................................249
Getting What You Want ..................................................249
Ten-Four ..........................................................................250
By Example ........................................................................250
Name Dropping ................................................................251
Getting Personal................................................................253
Take My Hint, Please! ......................................................253
Getting the Hang of It........................................................253
18Thanks Very Much 257
Think Thanks......................................................................257
The Terrific Job Interview ..................................................258
Not One to Write Home About..........................................258
Thanks for the Break ..........................................................260
Thanks a Lot for the Bad News ..........................................263
Good-News Letter to the Gang ..........................................263
Part 5: The Electronic Job Search 267
19 Getting Hooked on the Internet 269
Joining the Online World ..................................................269
The Powerful Gray Box ....................................................270
Modern Modems ..............................................................271
In Search of an ISP............................................................271
Caught in the Web............................................................273
The Online Job Hunt..........................................................274
Mastering the Sites ............................................................274
Company Insider Scoop ....................................................274
Executive Investigation ......................................................276
Salary Stats ......................................................................276
Job Lists Galore ................................................................277
20 The ABC’s of E-Resumes 279
What Is an Electronic Resume?..........................................279
The E-Resume Appeal ........................................................280
Data in the Database ..........................................................281
The Inner Workings ..........................................................281
Keyword: Search................................................................282
The E-Creation....................................................................283
Electronic Headings ..........................................................283
Key Placement ..................................................................284
Years of Completion ..........................................................285
Breaking into the Banks ....................................................285
Electronic to Paper..............................................................285
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