POCKET RÉSUMÉ GUIDE 

  •   Modern, Budget-minded Approach
  •   Guide to Style and Content
  •   Samples of Winning Résumés
      and Letters
  •   Unique "Testimonial CV"
  •   Researching a Potential Employer
  •   Word List, Interview Tips
  •   and much, much more...

 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WRITE A GREAT RÉSUMÉ 

 By Blair Gordon 



——— Pocket Résumé Guide ———
 Blair Gordon's Classic updated for the Internet era
 ISBN  0-9693792-1-8  © 2008
Note!  Note:

Pocket Résumé Guide is an HTML download, in other words, it's a web page. You can therefore use your mouse-cursor to select parts, or all of a sample letter or résumé, and copy & paste them to a word-processing page to work with.  Read the Table of Contents to see what you get:



——— Table of Contents ———


I — How To Write A Résumé
  1. The Parts of a Résumé
  2. Streamlining the Modern Résumé
  3. How Do You Write A Short Résumé?
  4. Benefits in Impact
  5. The One-Page Winning Résumé
  6. How To Make A CV–Card
II — Types of Résumé

         »  Two Main General Types of Résumé
    A – Chronological
    B – Skills-Based
         »  Specific Types or Reasons for Résumés
  1. Student Résumé
  2. Blue–Collar Résumé
  3. Leaving–Town Résumé
  4. Career–Oriented Résumé
  5. The Make–Over Résumé
  6. Future–Minded Résumé
  7. Market–Slump Résumé
  8. Blair Gordon's Unique Testimonial CV
  9. The Designer CV—As Unique As You Are
III — How To Write A Cover Letter
  1. And Now, The Cover letter:  Your "Link"
  2. How N–O–T  To Write A Cover Letter
  3. A Deadly Dull Cover Letter
  4. How That Letter Failed
  5. An Improved Letter
  6. Letter–Openers:  First Words That Impress
IV — The Reference Letter
  1. The Reference Letter—Don't Fake It
  2. How To Write A Reference Letter
  3. How To Prepare a Sheet of References
  4. Other Supporting Documents
V — How To Prepare A Printed CV & Letters

         »  Free Software and Online Tools
  1. OpenOffice.org—Free Download
  2. Word Web—Free Dictionary Download
  3. Get a Calendar or an Online Agenda
  4. No Computer?—Try Googledocs or Zoho
  5. French Type-it.org—Type French Accents Online
  6. Create PDF Online, Free
         »  Producing A Classy Print Presentation
  1. Make it Beautiful:  Invest in the Look
  2. Résumé on a Tight Budget—With Pizzazz!
  3. How to Fold and Insert a Letter
  4. How to Address an Envelope Properly
  5. How to Fax A Résumé Properly
VI — How To Prepare An Electronic CV & Letters

         »  Tools You Need
  1. Step One: Get An E–Mail Address Just to Job-Hunt
  2. Blank Diskettes and CD's?  Or a PSB Key?
         »  Preparing Your Internet (Electronic) Résumé
  1. How It's Different From a Paper Résumé
  2. Formats:   .odt, .doc, .rtf, .pdf
  3. How to Prepare an E–Mail 'Cover Letter'
  4. “PDF” Your Résumé Online for Free
  5. Scan Supporting Documents Directly to PDF
  6. How To Make Your Résumé a Web Page
  7. Where to Host a Résumé Online
  8. Page–Trackers, See Who's Visiting Your Résumé
  9. Tips on Using Public Internet & Government Job Centers
         »  Transmission of Your 'ECV'
  1. How to Transmit your CV by E–Mail
  2. How To E–Mail a Letter and a Résumé
         »  Applying Online:  A Look at Internet Job Banks
  1. Résumé Banks (Employers Pay for Access)
  2. Employer Web Sites: Job Openings, You Apply Online
VII — How To Research A Potential Employer
  1. Print Sources
  2. Online Sources
VIII — How To Market Yourself

         »  Multiple Mailings of Résumés
  1. Merge–mailing
  2. - (a) Bulk–mailing a Résumé
  3. - (b) Bulk–mailing a CV-Card
  4. Multiple E–Mailings of Résumés;
  5. Multiple Faxing of Résumés;
  6. Employee Wanted:  Reply to P.O. Box
  7. E-Mailing and Faxing Etiquette
  8. Personnel Agencies — What Makes Them Tick
         »  Networking Your Résumé
  1. How To Use Your CV-Card
IX — Organize Your Job–Hunt
  1. Résumé Mailing Record
  2. Job–Search Home Page (Make Your Own)
X — Interview Tips
  1. Congratulations, You've Got the Interview!
  2. Interview Tips
  3. Interview Blues & All That Jazz
  4. Say 'Thank You':  Confirm a Good Impression
XI — Appendixes
  1. A. Sample Cover Letters (Letter Openers)
  2. B. Sample Résumés
  3. – (a) Print Layouts (One-Page Winners)
  4. – (b) Electronic Layout (Sample Web-Résumé You Can Fill In & Upload)
  5. C. Word List—Compiled from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
XII — Need More Help?
  1. Join the Pocket Résumé Guide Forum, It's Free.
* Note: The downloaded book may vary slightly from the Table of Contents shown here, as the book is updated from time to time.


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Note!  Note:

This is the classic "interview smile,"
as demonstrated by Blair Gordon,
author of Pocket Résumé Guide.

— "Knock 'em dead!
You can do it."



——— About the Author: Blair Gordon ———

Blair Gordon has written interview-winning résumés for hundreds of people in all walks of life: company presidents, aircraft mechanics, deep-sea divers, actors, the private chef to the Crown Prince of Bahrain, attorneys, flight attend­ants, managers, foremen, graduating students, sec­re­tar­ies, sales and marketing personnel, to mention only a few. All have benefitted from BLAIR GORDON's expertise. Now, you too can put BLAIR GORDON's know-how to work, using the POCKET RÉSUMÉ GUIDE to prepare your own winning résumé and cover letters.

POCKET RÉSUMÉ GUIDE first sold in Canada in 1991 at Coles The Book People Canada-wide, and at Multimags in Montreal. This concise and hard-working manual stood out because it's the only guide you can finish reading, and write your résumé before the job is gone that you want to apply for.




—— Why is Pocket Résumé Guide so Short? ——

At about 65 pages, it's not short, it's just right. POCKET RÉSUMÉ GUIDE is everything you need to know, including Sample Letters and Résumés. The real ques­tion is, why are other CV guides so l-o-n-g? Blair Gordon found out why when shopping for a publisher for Pocket Résumé Guide. The big publishers said, “We love it! Just add 200 pages, and you're on.” But Blair Gordon said “No!  People have no time to read big books. They need a good résumé now.” The big publishers said that authors must write 250 pages or more to “justify” the big publishers' price-tag, which they need to make a profit.

Well, Blair Gordon said, “Forget that!” So, in defiance of all the big publishers, Blair Gordon brings you just what you need, and no more. After all, you're in a hurry to get that job. So, why read a 300-page novel? Relax, take off your parachute, and have a quick read!


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