Every year, more than 1 million students graduate from college. Another 2.5 million graduate from high school. Most have only limited work experience, if any, and it's often confined to summer and part-time work in low-paying positions. How can these new graduates parlay their diplomas into that all-important first real job, the one that will launch their careers? The first step is to write a great resume. Most resume guides, however, assume prior work history and job experience. Now, best-selling author team Jay Block and Mike Betrus have created a resume guide to meet the specific needs of recent graduates. Endorsed by the Professional Association of Resume Writers, 101 Best Resumes for Grads provides sample resumes, sample cover letters, and job-hunting strategies and advice for recent graduates of high school, trade school, junior and community colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities, and postgraduate schools.
Modeled on the authors' highly successful 101 Best Resumes and 101 More Best Resumes, this new resume guide is aimed at both "traditional" graduates in the 18 - 24 age bracket and the growing population of older grads - among them, people who have returned to school to make midlife career changes and women who are returning to the job market after raising a family and completing a program of study. Along with resume-writing tips and techniques, 101 Resumes for Grads will include resumes for entry-level positions in more than 40 different occupations, from administrative assistant positions to engineering, lay, science, technology, and the arts. In addition, it provides 35 sample cover letters grads can use for reference, with advice on how to customize cover letters to suit individual circumstances.
Author Biography
Jay A. Block is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and the contributing co-founder of the Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW). He helped develop the PARW national certification process and is a widely respected national speaker, author, and an internationally certified career coach.
