The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Resume, 5th Edition

Resumé: revamped for the times, technology, and the recession...

The recession has made finding a job harder than ever. Everything now takes place online, and a resumé's preparation is different than even a few years ago. This new edition has changed with the times, focusing on what's most important in an electronic resumé. Full of successful resumé samples and cover letters, the book also focuses on the key words and phrases that will bring readers' resumés to the top of the HR pile.

More than 100 samples of real-life resumés and cover letters, many of them new

Founded in real-life experience without the rigid resume-writing rules of other guides

Ideal for all job seekers, from new grads to the laid off worker, new mothers to senior citizens