by Karen Hofferber (Author), Kim Isaacs (Author)

Written by the official resume advisers to Monster.com, this is the ultimate guide to creating life-changing resumes. The Career-Change Resume helps aspiring career-changers reinvent themselves by showing them how to transform their resumes. The book includes step-by-step instructions demonstrating how to craft resumes that open doors to new careers; more than 150 sample resumes and cover letters; valuable, innovative career-change tools and strategies; and solutions to common problems plaguing career-changers.

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The ultimate guide to repositioning your resume

Are you thinking of making a career change? You're not alone. For a multitude of reasons, millions of workers will attempt to change careers this year--hopeful but uncertain of how to go about a successful career transition.

Written by the official resume advisers to Monster.com, The Career Change Resume helps aspiring career changers reinvent themselves. This accessible guide offers insightful, innovative job seeker solutions that will equip you with the tools and strategies you need to achieve your new professional goals. Inside, you'll find over 100 winning resume and cover letter samples prepared by certified, professional resume writers--with career goals ranging from management and education to medical, finance, retail, real estate, and much more. The authors help you identify your most marketable skills and effectively compete against job seekers with more directly relevant experience. You get the nuts and bolts of redesigning your resume along with:

• Step-by-step instructions demonstrating how to craft resumes that open doors to new careers
• Solutions to common problems plaguing career changers, from experience gaps to salary adjustments
• Tips on powerfully communicating the unique advantages and benefits you offer--and ways to leverage your accomplishments to enable you to transition from virtually any career or industry
• Strategies for writing employer-focused letters that prompt hiring managers to call you for job interviews

Armed with a masterpiece resume, a high-octane cover letter, and a can't-miss job search strategy, you can succeed in shifting careers and land the job of your dreams with the proven action plan in The Career Change Resume.

Author Biography

Kim Isaacs, CPRW, NCRW, is Monster.com's resume expert and director of ResumePower.com, a resume writing company serving job changers across the globe. .

Karen Hofferber, CPRW, is senior resume writer for ResumePower.com. She has also served as Monster's resume advisor, where she wrote articles on resume writing and provided advice to thousands of job seekers.

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