In today's competitive job market, if your cover letter doesn’t grab the interviewer’s attention, he or she may never even glance at your resume. No-Nonsense Cover Letters gives you the powerful, practical tools to write "attention-grabbing" cover letters that complement your resume and get you more interviews and job offers. In this companion to No-Nonsense Resumes (see p. 12) authors and professional resume writers Wendy Enelow and Arnie Boldt share their insights from 35+ years of combined experience to help you prepare cover letters that will get you noticed.

No-Nonsense Cover Letters begins with a thorough but easy-to-understand explanation of the key elements that are vital to creating "attention-grabbing" letters, including:

Why writing a cover letter is all about selling yourself. How to craft targeted cover letters. When to use bullets or paragraphs. Creating E-Letters for today's E-Search environment.

Subsequent chapters offer tips on creating winning letters for opportunities in virtually every profession: Administration & Clerical; Accounting, Banking & Finance; Government; Health Care & Social Services; Hospitality Management & Food Service; Human Resources & Training; Law Enforcement & Legal; Manufacturing & Operations; Sales, Marketing & Customer Service; Skilled Trades; and Technology, Science & Engineering. Each chapter includes sample letters contributed by leading resume writers and career consultants worldwide....

More than 100 professionally written resumes for people at all levels of management, from front-line supervisors to top-level executives....

Millions of people have been forced (or are choosing) to change jobs or industries in order to stay employed. The seventh title in the highly successful Expert Resumes series is a collection of resumes aimed at people who are transitioning from one career to another.

This book gives strategies as well as 180 pages of sample resumes for successful career changes. The authors present sound resume-writing advice, including how to create and use an electronic resume. The appendix includes Internet resources for an effective online job search....

Professional resume and cover letter writers reveal their inside secrets for creating phenomenal cover letters that get attention and land interviews. Features more than 130 sample cover letters written for all types of job seekers, including the Before-and-After transformations that can make boring letters fabulous....

For the first time ever, here's a resume book that clears away the clutter and gets down to the "brass tacks" of what it takes to write and design a resume that will get you interviews and job offers. Authors and professional resume writers Wendy Enelow and Arnold Boldt share their insights, knowledge and more than 35 years of combined experience to help you prepare a resume that will get you noticed, not passed over.

No-Nonsense Resumes begins with a thorough but easy-to-understand explanation of the key elements that are vital to creating an "attention-grabbing" resume, including how to:

• Strategically "position" your resume • Showcase your skills and achievements • Format and design a professional-looking resume • Select and integrate key words • Prepare and distribute your electronic resume

Subsequent chapters offer specific tips on creating winning resumes for job opportunities in virtually every profession: Administration & Clerical; Accounting, Banking & Finance; Government; Health Care & Social Services; Hospitality Management & Food Service; Human Resources & Training; Law Enforcement & Legal; Manufacturing & Operations; Sales, Marketing & Customer Service; Skilled Trades; and Technology, Science & Engineering. Included in each chapter are sample resumes contributed by leading resume writers and career consultants worldwide....

More than 100 professionally written sample resumes and strategies for people aged 40 to 65 facing career crossroads....

Expert Resumes for Engineers is tailored to the 1.5 million engineers in the United Sates. It features an impressive collection of more than 180 pages of professionally written resume samples for all of the most prevalent types of engineers, including civil, mechanical, industrial, electrical, electronics, computer and more....

The sixth title in this popular resume book series includes more than 100 sample resumes designed especially for health care professionals—from technicians to physicians. All resume samples are written by professional resume writers, and there are step-by-step instructions for writing winning resumes....

A collection of 100 professionally written resumes and strategies for teachers and educators--from preschool to college....