Chapter 12

Résumé, Curriculum Vitae, and Business Card Do’s and Don’ts

A résumé is in many ways a work of art; it requires skill acquired by practice, learning, and observation. It also requires a conscious use of creative imagination—especially in the production of its aesthetic. The following excerpt from The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success by Nicholas Lore (Fireside, 1998; http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html) helps illustrate my theory.

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From The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success

by Nicholas Lore

It is a mistake to think ...

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