Resumes For Dummies, 8th Edition

Chapter 17

OnTarget Resumes for Special Circumstances

Just because you’re changing careers, stepping out of your military uniform, or explaining resume gaps, don’t think that you are at a disadvantage. You can create a riveting resume. The samples in this chapter give you some ideas about how to do just that by deftly handling your special circumstances.

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 the words City, State, Zip Code, Phone, and Email. This is where you would place your contact information.
• Employment dates (and education dates, when included) use the word Date. This is where you would list your years of employment or the ...