Business : Business Writing

Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsFirefighters and firefighting professionals, at last there's a book dedicated to your unique field that shows resumes and cover letters that worked for real people. Volunteers and newcomers to the field will learn how to show off their potential and skills to best advantage, and experienced professionals will find help in advancing in the industry. Firefighting professionals often change fields, too, and the book includes resumes of individuals who have successfully transitioned into other areas. The book also shows samples of paperwork involved in obtaining federal government positions; for example, the book includes samples of the KSAs as well as the "resumix" often required to apply for federal positions."Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal1-885288-39-5 more...

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Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsWhether the reader wants to stay in the administrative support field or transition into another type of work, this book will help. It shows samples of resumes and cover letters that worked for real people. Newcomers to the field will learn how to show off their potential and skills to best advantage, and experienced professionals will find help in advancing to the best technical, management, and sales positions in the industry. Office and secretarial professionals often change fields, too, and the book includes resumes of individuals who have successfully transitioned into other areas. A "bonus" of the book is that it also shows samples of paperwork involved in obtaining federal government positions; for example, the book includes samples of the KSAs as well as the "resumix" often required to apply for federal positions."Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal1-885288-37-9 more...

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Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsThis book reveals secrets and shortcuts to finding jobs in the aviation and travel industries. Also revealed are techniques for transferring from those fields. Resumes are shown of commercial pilots, airport managers, quality control inspectors, aircraft loading managers, ground support equipment operators, travel attendants, travel agents, and many other industry jobs. "Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal1-885288-24-7 more...

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Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsThere are hot new jobs in the exploding computer field, but how do you get to them, and how do you present yourself in the most favorable light so that you can be considered for the best jobs? This book will help you enter or advance in the computer field, and you'll make sure you "talk the talk" of the field in ways that are designed to get potential employers dialing your number or e-mailing you. If you want to know how to discuss LAN, WAN, MCSE, UNIX, network switching, and many other technical terms, this book is for you."This book gathers real resumes which gained computer jobs of all kinds. Since many technical types aren't writers, this comes as a special gift: select a winning format, plug in your background specs, and away you go. It's that easy--with REAL RESUMES in hand." - The Midwest Book Review1-885288-08-5 more...

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Editor Anne McKinneyReviews and ExcerptsDon't take it for granted that customer service jobs are always easy to get. The best jobs in any field are always the object of intense competition! This book will show how to enter, advance in, or exit from the customer service field while speaking the lingo of customer service across all industries, from telecommunications to financial institutions. All resumes and cover letters in the book actually worked for real people. "Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal1-885288-44-1 more...

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