- ISBN: 9780071411868 | 0071411860
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/14/2003
Written by the official resume advisers to Monster.com, this is the ultimate guide to creating life-changing resumes.The Career-Change Resumehelps 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.
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.
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction: Is It Time for a Career Change? | p. xiii |
| Planning the Attack on Your Resume | |
| What Do You Offer? | p. 3 |
| Which Resume Format Is Right for You? | p. 17 |
| Writing a Resume That Opens New Career Doors | |
| Reinventing Your Resume for a Career Change | p. 23 |
| Career Change Resume FAQs | p. 39 |
| Maximizing Your Resume's Exposure | |
| The Cover Letter | p. 45 |
| Your Resume's Done--Now What? | p. 63 |
| Resume Samples by Career Goal | |
| Managers | p. 73 |
| Gabriel Jimenez: Sales to Business Operations Management | p. 74 |
| Samuel Chin: Project Supervisor to Plant Manager/Engineering Manager | p. 76 |
| Cliff May: Massage Therapist to Spa Manager | p. 78 |
| Dale Waters: Director of Claims Administration to Business Analyst | p. 80 |
| Blake Palmer: Healthcare Program Director to Sports Management | p. 82 |
| Ben Troutman: Software Engineer to Product Manager | p. 84 |
| Joshua Jacobs: Associate Manager, Broadband to Project Manager, Sports Events | p. 86 |
| Maria Rose Garcia: Program Manager to Operations Manager | p. 88 |
| Claire Brady: Employment Agency Division Manager to Operations Manager | p. 90 |
| Thomas Avilla: Engineering Department VP to Plant Manager | p. 92 |
| Executives | p. 95 |
| Suzanne Thick: Company President to Multimedia/Network Executive Producer/Senior Project Manager | p. 96 |
| Bradley Jefferson: Senior Partner (Law) to CEO | p. 98 |
| John Janoff: Executive VP Transitioning out of Tobacco Industry (Submitted by Judy Friedler) | p. 100 |
| Sales/New Business Development | p. 103 |
| Keith Wayne: Gym Franchise Owner to Sales/Operations Manager | p. 104 |
| Tom Fields: Investment Group Sales Manager to Pharmaceutical Sales | p. 106 |
| John Foster: Clinical Counselor/Therapist to Pharmaceutical Sales | p. 108 |
| Chris Wilde: Personnel Office Operator to Pharmaceutical Sales | p. 110 |
| Tamara Gold: Title Abstractor to Sales Representative | p. 111 |
| Keisha Duke: Sales/Supervisor of International Distribution to Surgical Sales | p. 112 |
| Wilber Dalton: Farmer/Nonprofit Foundation Manager to Sales/Account Manager | p. 113 |
| Andrew Weber: Lawyer to Sales (Submitted by Marty Weitzman) | p. 114 |
| Technology/Web/Telecommunications | p. 115 |
| Shawn Cox: Chemist to IT Systems Analyst | p. 116 |
| Robin Dow: Sales Representative to Computer/Helpdesk Technician | p. 117 |
| Chandra Winters: Post-Graduate Researcher to Software Engineer/Programmer | p. 118 |
| Imogen Kaye: Mechanical Designer to Junior Programmer/Analyst | p. 120 |
| Robert Hall: Copy Center Assistant Manager to Network Engineer | p. 121 |
| Mohammed Farrar: Senior Consultant to Systems Analyst | p. 122 |
| Manny Winston: Senior Desktop Technician to Web Designer | p. 124 |
| Kay Ford: Associate Finance Manager to Web Designer | p. 126 |
| Carlos Robles: Inside Sales Manager to Software Engineer | p. 127 |
| Marshall Jones: Technical Customer Service to Technical Installer | p. 129 |
| Education/Training | p. 131 |
| Aaron Bradshaw: Restaurant Operations Manager to College Administration | p. 132 |
| Patricia Wexler: Mission Manager to Learning and Development Specialist | p. 134 |
| Yolanda Percy: Business Owner to Motivational Speaker | p. 136 |
| Jose Cantos: QA Consultant to Technical/Software Training and Development Manager | p. 137 |
| Dina Kaye: Project Administrator to University Program Administrator | p. 139 |
| Healthcare/Medical | p. 141 |
| Darla Fairfield: Real Estate Agent to Drug Safety, Case Management, or Quality Control | p. 142 |
| Elizabeth Scruggs: Administrative Assistant to Child Life Specialist | p. 144 |
| Catherine Hayes: Gardening Associate to Entry-Level Healthcare | p. 146 |
| Skilled Trades | p. 147 |
| Kandar Aiden: Nursery Owner to Interior Designer | p. 148 |
| Mindy Longo: Art Sales to Architect | p. 149 |
| Michael Scott: District Trainer, Loss Prevention to Entry-Level Architect | p. 150 |
| Legal/Law Enforcement | p. 151 |
| Barbara Gooden: Security Specialist to Paralegal | p. 152 |
| David Smithers: Police Force Commander to Director of Corporate Security and Safety | p. 154 |
| Roger Simpson: Legal Officer (Attorney) to Country Risk Analyst | p. 156 |
| James Parkinson: Compliance Analyst to Director of Security | p. 158 |
| Tony Martin: VP Sales and Marketing to Law School Applicant | p. 160 |
| Pam Garrett: Field Supervisor/Inspector to Retail Loss Prevention Manager | p. 161 |
| Kevin Liss: Business Development/Sales to Paralegal (Submitted by Judy Friedler) | p. 163 |
| Administrative Support | p. 165 |
| Small Business Owner/Consultant to Administrative Assistant | p. 166 |
| Charles Whitler: Special Education Teacher to Clinical Information Coordinator to Executive Assistant | p. 167 |
| Bernice Johnson: Store Owner to Administrative Assistant | p. 169 |
| Jessica Lederman: Team Associate to Administrative Assistant | p. 170 |
| Finance/Banking/Accounting/Insurance | p. 173 |
| James Edwards: Technical Analyst/Programmer to Banking--Loan Officer/Customer Service/Credit Analyst | p. 174 |
| Daniel Vanderbilt: Nursery Owner to Entry-Level Finance/Accounting/Insurance Position | p. 176 |
| Victor Ellis: Sales Representative to Entry-Level Finance | p. 178 |
| Cindy Drew: Shift Supervisor (Residential Treatment Program) to Financial Services | p. 179 |
| Ann Cohen: Financial Advisor to Entry-Level Underwriter | p. 180 |
| Shanna Hart: Senior Systems Analyst to Investment Banker | p. 182 |
| Retail/Customer Service | p. 183 |
| Mike Black: Purchasing Manager to Retail Operations Manager | p. 184 |
| Brett Carter: Assistant Store Manager to Retail District Manager | p. 186 |
| Janet Shaw: District Route Manager to Sales Manager/Retail Operations Manager | p. 188 |
| Sarah Miller: Quality Control Coordinator to Customer Service Manager | p. 190 |
| Richard MacLeod: Real Estate Agent to Customer Service Specialist | p. 192 |
| Human Resources/Recruiting | p. 195 |
| Craig Starr: Loss Control Manager Returning to HR Administration Career | p. 196 |
| Lydia Tyler Wu: Case Manager to HR Assistant | p. 198 |
| Doris Mott: Web Design/Hosting Company Director to HR Manager | p. 200 |
| Diana Sharpe: Assistant Funds Manager to Benefits/Pension Administrator | p. 202 |
| Donna Grace: Sales Representative to Recruiter | p. 203 |
| Carey Schmidt: Marketing and Sales Intern to Employee Relations Specialist | p. 204 |
| Bill Forte: Sales Manager to HR Specialist | p. 206 |
| Frank O'Conner: Factory Chemist to HR Generalist | p. 207 |
| Small Business Owner/Consultant to Copywriter/Marketing Assistant | p. 209 |
| Consulting/Contractors | p. 211 |
| Lynn Brush: Administrative Assistant to Management Consultant/Accountant/Auditor | p. 212 |
| Matthew Tobias: M.D. to Medical Administration/Consulting | p. 214 |
| Joe Smythe: Senior Account Executive to IT Consultant | p. 216 |
| Joseph O'Conner: Chief Pastor to Management Consultant | p. 218 |
| Advertising/Marketing/PR | p. 221 |
| Whitney Reed: Pharmacist/Waiter to Advertising Traffic Coordinator, Pharmaceuticals | p. 222 |
| Serena Kemper: Analyst to Project/Event Management or PR | p. 224 |
| Janet Fuentes: Instructional Design Manager to Event Planner/Community Relations | p. 226 |
| Dipti Shabda: Consultant to Marketing/Communications/Policy Analysis | p. 228 |
| Julie Barnes: Project Manager to Communications Specialist | p. 230 |
| Susan Smith: Community Relations Writer to PR/Marketing Specialist | p. 232 |
| Rashem Abid: E-Commerce Intern to Music Promotions | p. 234 |
| Writing/Editing | p. 235 |
| Laura Chen: Counseling to Marketing to Writing | p. 236 |
| Dean Nunzio: Executive Assistant to Researcher | p. 237 |
| Quincy Rivers: Administrative Assistant to Web Content Writer | p. 239 |
| Hospitality/Tourism/Travel | p. 241 |
| Marlane Hoffman: Conference/Event Manager to Marketing/PR for the Travel and Tourism Industry | p. 242 |
| Helen Bender: Secretary to Tour Leader | p. 244 |
| Peter Campano: Preschool Teacher to Travel and Tourism Position | p. 245 |
| Real Estate/Property Management | p. 247 |
| Marissa Hart: Independent Insurance Adjuster to Property Manager | p. 248 |
| Gerald Foster: Real Estate Mortgage Processor to Assistant Property Manager | p. 250 |
| Anna Hyang: Day Trading Company President to Construction Project Management--Returning to Earlier Career | p. 251 |
| Marisol Dizon: VP/COO to Civil Engineer (submitted by Murray Mann and Jolene Elliott) | p. 253 |
| Nonprofit/Social Services/Government | p. 255 |
| Neil Elliott: Small Business Owner to Community Relations/Casework Management | p. 256 |
| John Lawrence: Transitioning from Military to Government Agency | p. 258 |
| Glen Lee: Analyst Intern to Public Policy/Budget Research Analysis | p. 261 |
| Rachel Miner: Minister to Nonprofit Agency Fund Development Director | p. 262 |
| Lulu Walker: Swim Team Director to Program Director--YMCA | p. 264 |
| Internships/Apprenticeships | p. 267 |
| Georgia Rush: Engineering Advisor to Management Consulting--Seeking Internship with M.B.A. Program | p. 268 |
| Abdul Ahmid: Waiter to Art Museum Conservation Internship | p. 270 |
| Bruce Levine: Senior Product Manager to Graduate School Admittance--International Politics | p. 272 |
| Lauralee Wilkenson: Marketing Intern to HR Intern | p. 273 |
| Online Resources for Career Changers | p. 275 |
| Resume Writers/Contributors, Resume Associations, and Career Coaches Web Sites | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 281 |
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