March 2019
Beginner
464 pages
9h 59m
English
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Chapter 15
OnTarget Resumes by Industry and Career Field
The sample resumes in this chapter are set up to highlight a variety of positions and professions, from restaurant service and office manager to IT tech and logistics manager. You'll find examples for individuals of all levels with straight-forward careers as well as curveballs.
A text box atop each sample resume in this chapter tells you the job being targeted, shares any key details, and provides the author of the resume sample. Each author is a professional resume writer, and you can find their contact information in the appendix.
These examples represent individual people and their unique experiences; they are provided only as an example of what is possible in a resume. Please consider them as roadmaps — not rules — in creating your next resume.
As you review these resumes, note that I have made it possible for you to see yourself in them while also protecting the identity of the original job seekers who agreed to have their resumes fictionalized. To do this, I have made certain stylistic choices for all the resumes:
- The job seeker’s name appears as Your Name at the top of the resume and as NAME when mentioned in a testimonial quote. These indicate where you should refer to yourself.
- Contact information is shown with ...
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