"This book addresses how to write the following types of letters that most job seekers will use through their search campaign: Traditional Cover Letters: Letters that job seekers write in response to job advertisements and postings, send directly to hiring managers, or present to human resource professionals. E-Notes: Modern and shorter cover letters used as the content for job seekers email messages, thereby eliminating the need to click to read an attached letter. Recruiter Letters: As either cover letters or e-notes often including information that job seekers would not typically share at the onset with a prospective employer. Thank-You Letters: A must after every interview to ensure that job seekers stay front of mind and give themselves an instantly competitive edge. Networking Letters: Introductory letters to make connections with direct network contacts or referrals; not generally written in response to specific job opportunities. Job Proposal Letters: As the title suggests, these letters are written to propose a specific job opportunity with a specific company to meet a specific organizational need. Letters for Candidates with Unique Job Search Challenges: Letters for job seekers facing specific search challenges, such as transitioning from military service to civilian work, returning to work after raising children, returning to work after incarceration, changing careers, or finding a new job despite a record of hopping from one position to another,"--Amazon.com.

Modernize Your Job Search Letters: Get Noticed Get Hired (Modernize Your Career)

Business & Money

Enelow, Wendy S.

Kursmark, Louise

Job Hunting & Careers

Emerald Career Publishing

This is a clear and concrete guide to help senior executives advance to their next career opportunity. Strategies are designed to propel the careers of present-day C-suite executives, those targeting advancement to the highest leadership levels, rising/very senior-level executives, and candidates seeking opportunities to serve on boards of directors. The book begins with a 6-week accelerated job search plan comprising actionable steps that are rated according to ROI (return on investment) and provide an easy-to-follow blueprint for getting maximum results in minimum time. Key topics include working with retained search firms, VC/PE considerations, powerful networking strategies, targeted search plans, interview preparation and performance, responses to posted openings, social media optimisation, differentiated follow-up approaches, and much more. Later sections provide to-the-point advice and examples for writing powerful executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and other career documents. A separate chapter addresses specific challenges often faced by executive job seekers and provides expert recommendations for overcoming hurdles that might easily derail the search or cause ongoing issues and delays. A key section of the book contains 10+ case studies of successful executive job searches -- along with all of the documents that these executives used to move on and move up in their careers. In addition to documents written by the authors, the book features contributions from a select group of credentialed, highly experienced writers who specialize in working with senior executives.

Modernize Your Executive Job Search: Get Noticed ... Get Hired (Modernize Your Career)

Melnik, Jan

Kursmark, Louis

Expert Resumes & LinkedIn Profiles for Managers and Executives was written specifically to address the nuances of writing for senior-level job search candidates. For managers and executives, writing resumes and LinkedIn profiles is a complex process that requires strategy, careful selection of the right material to showcase, and the most-effective presentation style to capture the targeted audience.\nManagement and executive job seekers must consider how best to: 
Communicate their personal brand and value Identify qualifications, experiences, and achievements most related to current career goals Position their most relevant and impressive information with the right language and format to capture attention and inspire interest Determine how best to write and present extensive career information for maximum impact Cull past experiences to showcase early career success Format and design their resume to maximize visual focus on what matters most Create a LinkedIn profile that is a complement to the resume--but not an exact copy, written to showcase personality and keyword optimized to attract recruiters and employers 
This book addresses all of these topics and much more.\nThe first section of the book provides an in-depth analysis of each critical component of writing, formatting, and designing senior-level resumes and LinkedIn profiles--everything from crafting personal branding statements, to determining your best resume structure, to writing job descriptions that are rich in content, achievement, and keywords.\nThe second section includes 100+ pages of sample resumes and LinkedIn profiles targeted to all levels of management and executive careers--from front-line managers to CEOs, and all positions in between.\nAuthors and Master Resume Writers Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark have each spent more than 30 years writing resumes, training professional resume writers, speaking to job search audiences, and writing about evolving trends in job search.\nExpert Resumes & LinkedIn Profiles for Managers and Executives is the latest in the authors' library of 20+ books. By following the writing strategies and actions outlined in the book, senior-level job seekers will become confident in communicating their brands, marketing their expertise, and moving their careers forward.

Expert Resumes and Linkedin Profiles for Managers & Executives

Enelow, Wendy

Jan Melnik and Louise Kursmark are recognized leaders in the field of career management. Both are Master Resume Writers and have worked with new-graduate job seekers for more than two decades. Together and separately they have authored dozens of books and delivered countless presentations related to resumes and job search. In addition, Melnik is a faculty member at University of South Florida and Bay Path University, teaching English and business communications. Kursmark is a regular presenter and trainer to college and university career centers nationwide. Friends since high school, the two have collaborated on numerous writing and training projects as they have pursued parallel careers.

Resume & Linkedin Strategies for New College Graduates: What Works to Launch a Gen-Z Career (Modernize Your Career)

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Modernize Your Job Search Letters: Get Noticed Get Hired (Modernize Your Career)

Modernize Your Executive Job Search: Get Noticed ... Get Hired (Modernize Your Career)

Expert Resumes and Linkedin Profiles for Managers & Executives

Resume & Linkedin Strategies for New College Graduates: What Works to Launch a Gen-Z Career (Modernize Your Career)