Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer

Filled with "before and after" resume examples that not only teach the author's special techniques but also show why they work, "Resume Magic" divulges the secrets of better resume writing from an expert with more than a decade of experience producing powerful, effective resumes. more

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Posted: Sep-01-2009

Helpful but packed with too much fluff

I found this book helpful. Its full of great resume writing tips, but you have to read through alot of fluff to find them. While I appreciate the author wanting to explain the psychology behind her techniques, she spends a great deal of time discussing product ads (unrelated to resumes) and...

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Posted: Aug-27-2009

Extremely Prompt Delivery

I just want to say that you guys were the fastest to deliver what I wanted. I ordered four books at the same time and the book that made it a week earlier than anyone else's was yours. It came when I really needed it most because I was working on my resume and the deadline was coming up. Thank...

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Posted: Aug-06-2009

Great for overall resume overhauls, but no good examples for engineers or the sciences

I bought this book to overhaul my resume after finishing graduate school with a PhD in Materials Science Engineering.This book is really excellent in that it shows you how to sell yourself, in terms of accomplishments, job summaries, etc... There are also very very good sections on the graphic...

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Posted: Aug-01-2009

Must read for career transitioners and job seekers

I coach Career Transitioners, and returning military personnel who are working on post-military employment. As far as I'm concerned, Whitcomb's "trade secrets" is the bible for resume writing. Examples, reasons, surveys, worksheets--everything that's necessary to more effectively communicate who...

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Posted: Jul-10-2009

Excellent content, mixed examples

I think some of the "before" resumes are actually easier to read than the "afters", which use many doo-dads. However, the explanations are excellent and the book gives many tips on everything from letters to interviews. I liked the lists of action verbs by category.

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Posted: Jun-10-2009

Excellent resource

This is an excellent resource for writing resume's. It is up-to-date and is very well organized.

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Posted: Jun-09-2009

Absolutely Superb

It there were ten stars, it would warrant every one of them. The best I've seen on this subject, far and away.

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Posted: Jun-08-2009

Great tips

There are some great tips and style examples in this book. I don't agree with everything but you'll still get some good ideas out of it. I was making a career change and got a job at the company I targeted after using the ideas from this book. A resume will only get you in the door, but it's...

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Posted: Jun-02-2009

A $13 BOOK THAT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

Resume Magic: Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer (Resume Magic Trade Secrets of a Professional Resume Writer)Did you know...Most resumes are not read completely, large companies sometimes use computers to scan for "key words" planted throughout resumes to compile a initial list of...

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Posted: Dec-14-2008

effective resume writing tips

i immediately incorporated some ideas from the book. i only got up to chapter five but the changes i made to my friends resume was really wow!it requires alot of thought and effort to produce a selling resume. it's certainly worth the money, if you want to produce the resume that will really make...

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