Contents
INTRODUCTION: WRITERS MAKE CHOICES
Why Sometimes You Can Do Everything Right and Still Get No Invitation to an Interview • Pay Attention to Items Within Your Control • Less Is More • Twelve Things You Can Do Without
Are You Sure of Where You Want to Work? • Are You Sure of What You Want to Do? • Move Beyond Your Dreamkillers • Résumé Length • Chronological or Functional Résumé? • Employment Gaps • Include Interim Jobs? • Self-Employment • Job Hopping • What About Social Media?
2. PRESENTATION: THE READER SEES MORE THAN WORDS
Paper • Ink • Margins • Spacing • Font • Boldface • Italics • All Caps • Underlining • Save As…
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