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The Complete Idiots Guide to the Perfect Resume, Second Edition

Showing Off Credentials ......................................................80
Home Sweet Home ..............................................................80
I Got Your Number ..............................................................82
That’s the Fax ....................................................................82
E-Mail Giveaway ................................................................83
Hot URLs............................................................................84
Be Careful What You Ask For ..............................................85
The Weight of a Job Objective ............................................85
Wording with an Objective..................................................87
Straight as an Arrow ..........................................................88
Spreading Your Umbrella ....................................................88
Breaking the Rules ................................................................91
Titles That Talk Big ............................................................91
Heading Within a Heading..................................................91
Go for It ................................................................................94

7 Step Two: Knock ’Em Off Their Feet 97

Right from the Start..............................................................97
Say It with Style....................................................................99
Keeping Up with the Fast Trackers ....................................101
On the Lines of a Career Changer ....................................101
Go Figure ............................................................................104
Your Mini-Resume ..............................................................106

8Step Three: Been There, Done That 109

Writing History ..................................................................109
Fight Age Discrimination ..................................................110
Putting Your Younger Foot Forward....................................113
Older Is Better ..................................................................113
Down and Dirty Formula..................................................114
Unsightly Unemployment Blemishes ................................114
Years Go Solo....................................................................115
Filling in the Gaps ............................................................115
Character That Counts......................................................116
The Gapless Resume..........................................................117
Promoting Your Promotions ..............................................117
Zipping Along ..................................................................119
Grass Underfoot ................................................................121
Straight Up ......................................................................121
The Happy Job Hopper ......................................................124
Go for It ..............................................................................124

9 Step Four: You’re an Achiever! 127

Chronologically Clear ........................................................127
Functionally Sound ............................................................129

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