How to Say It on Your Resume

A Top Recruiting Director's Guide to Writing the Perfect Resume for Every Job

An insider shows how to tailor a résumé that sets applicants apart from a sea of candidates.

Recruiting director Brad Karsh has worked with thousands of misguided job seekers. Now he?s putting his experience into print, with step-by-step guidelines to improve the wording, content, and format of any résumé.

Knowing how employers choose candidates, the author shows how to make a résumé stand out. Whether readers are looking to make a career change, re-enter the workforce, find a first job, or acquire an internal position, Karsh demonstrates how to transform any résumé?and get results. Includes advice for:

? First jobs
? Re-entering the work force
? Applicants who have been laid off
? Career changes
? Older applicants
? And more
Brad Karsh, "The Man Who Read 10,000 Resumes," was the vice president and director of talent acquisition at Leo Burnett, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world. Now, as president of JobBound, Karsh is the leading authority on what it takes to land your first job after college. His insider advice has been featured on CNN Headline News and CNBC, as well as in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Glamour, and the College Journal. View titles by Brad Karsh

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An insider shows how to tailor a résumé that sets applicants apart from a sea of candidates.

Recruiting director Brad Karsh has worked with thousands of misguided job seekers. Now he?s putting his experience into print, with step-by-step guidelines to improve the wording, content, and format of any résumé.

Knowing how employers choose candidates, the author shows how to make a résumé stand out. Whether readers are looking to make a career change, re-enter the workforce, find a first job, or acquire an internal position, Karsh demonstrates how to transform any résumé?and get results. Includes advice for:

? First jobs
? Re-entering the work force
? Applicants who have been laid off
? Career changes
? Older applicants
? And more

Author

Brad Karsh, "The Man Who Read 10,000 Resumes," was the vice president and director of talent acquisition at Leo Burnett, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world. Now, as president of JobBound, Karsh is the leading authority on what it takes to land your first job after college. His insider advice has been featured on CNN Headline News and CNBC, as well as in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Glamour, and the College Journal. View titles by Brad Karsh

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