Includes index.

Getting started with resumes. Getting a job in the digital age ; Enlisting social media ; Going mobile ; Leveraging familiar search tools ; Checking your online image --
Pulling together a winning resume. Selecting the best resume format ; Understanding the parts of a resume ; Making the details shine ; Using the OnTarget approach --
Resume strategies to wow them. Working wonders with wow words ; Refining your design ; Opting for a creative resume ; Dealing with a major life change ; Overcoming career roadblocks --
Bringing it all together with sample resumes. OnTarget resumes by industry and career field ; OnTarget resumes by experience and age ; OnTarget resumes for special circumstances ; Award- winning creating marketing resumes --
The part of tens. Ten ways to improve your resume ; Ten ways to increase the odds of landing a job ; Ten tips for chosing professional resume help ; Your ten-point resume checklist --
Appendix: directory of resume writers. Introduction --
Part I: Getting Started with Resumes --
Chapter 1: Seeing How the Digital Age is Changing the Job Chase --
Chapter 2: Finding Your Next Job in the Wide World of Social Media --
Chapter 3: Going Mobile: Resumes on Smartphones and Tablets --
Chapter 4: Familiar Search Tools That Haven't Gone Away --
Chapter 5: Do Due Diligence, Ditch Digital Dirt --
Part II: Pulling Together Your Winning Resume --
Chapter 6: Selecting Your Best Resume Format --
Chapter 7: The Pieces and Parts of Your Resume --
Chapter 8: Getting the Details Down and Making Them Shine --
Chapter 9: Get On Target With Your Resume! --
Part III: Resume Strategies That Wow 'em Every Time --
Chapter 10: Wow Words Work Wonders --
Chapter 11: Refine Your Design for Great Looks --
Chapter 12: Resumes for Life's Changing Phases --
Chapter 13: Overcoming Career Road Blocks with Your Resume --
Part IV: Bringing It All Together: Sample Resumes --
Chapter 14: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes by Industry and Career Field --
Chapter 15: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes by Experience Level and Age --
Chapter 16: A Sampling of OnTarget Resumes for Special Circumstances --
Part V: The Part of Tens --
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Improve Your Resume --
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Up Your Odds of Landing the Job --
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Choosing Professional Resume Help --
Chapter 20: Your Ten-Point Resume Checklist --
Appendix: Directory of Resume Writers --
Index.

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