Resume Writer's Workbook by Stanley Krantman

Product Description

This comprehensive book is an all-inclusive job search handbook addressing all areas of the job search in an easy-to-read style. This resource is designed to lead users step-by-step through the job search maze. It includes exercises to help users assess their skills and focus on career objectives to land the right job for them. It also includes writing an effective cover letter, networking and interviewing skills, producing an electronic resume, and using the Internet in the job search. This unique handbook provides all the information users need to find a job.
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #1217031 in Books
Published on: 2000-11-02
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
208 pages
Editorial Reviews

About the Author
Stan Krantman has a unique approach to resume writing. While working on his Masters in Advertising at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Mr. Krantman came up with the idea of incorporating rudimentary principles of marketing to the art of resume writing. He believes that by incorporating elements such as "consumer benefits," the resume should be viewed as a marketing document, advertising the prospective employee, rather than as a bland summary of work experience. Unlike other resume books that encourage the job seeker to simply copy "tested" resumes, he feels every person should learn the skills needed to market themselves. This approach produces resumes that stand out.
Mr. Krantman himself tested this time and again when he ran Capital Writers, a successful resume company based in St. Louis, where he perfected the process. Besides working and lecturing in the field of job searching, Mr. Krantman has taught for more than twenty years. He has also worked in the publicity department for Cannon Films and as a screenwriter for Davis-Panzer Productions in Hollywood.
Customer Reviews

awsomely helpful!
As a librarian going back into the field after quite a few years of raising a family, this book gave me the confidence to restructure my resume in a format to fit my present situation. Having come from overseas, with no clue how to write a suitable resume,this book outlined the two basic, most effective ways to write a resume and then "held my hand" and walked me through the steps to get there. It went further, discussing the details, in a very practical way, how to prepare for an interview and what to say and not to say, in order to get yourself hired. After rewriting my resume according to the suggestions in this book, I was successful in procuring the first job that I applied for. What better recommendation!

success in a handbook
As a senior at NYU, the daunting task of writing a strong and well organized resume was dawning upon me. Thankfully, I fell across "The Resume Writer's Workbook" which is designed not only as a book with helpful tips to perk a mediocre resume and constuct a professional and convincing resume that you will feel confident to send out, but also breaks down the process of creating a resume by giving you hands on experience through wroksheets. The workbook has been the most valuable lesson I have thus far learned and has made the transition of my education into the professional world easy and clear. I don't think I would have been able to not only create a strong resume describing my attributes and experiences, but also feel fully confident that is it the best projection of my skills and passions. Anyone planning on writing a resume should get this book. It will provide anyone with clear hands-on expereince of writing that piece of paper that can get you your dream job. Gali Wexler NYU

Excellent book!
Krantman's Resume Writer's Workbook is great! It makes me wish that I would have had the book when I was looking for my first job. It would have saved me the money I spent having someone else help me write my resume--and it would have been a better resume, too! I like the structure and step-by-step instructions. The worksheets are comprehensive and seem to ask just the right questions. The details on how to write cover letters and resumes (right down to the font size to use) tell me the kind of things I need to know. Not being particularly computer literate, I really like the way he explained using the internet to post my resume. My husband, a professor at a local college, even says that he's going to suggest it to his students.

Writing Skills for the GRE & GMAT (Peterson's Writing Skills for the GRE & GMAT Test) by Peterson's

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #16612 in Books
* Published on: 2002-07-19
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 234 pages

Customer Reviews

Good Guide5
I thought this author did a very nice job in his endeavor of preparing one for the writing assessment of the GRE/GMAT. His examples were very good in leading my quest toward graduate exam success.

De-mystifies the GRE writing section.5
This book helped me score a 5.5 out of 6 on the writing portion. When I first began studying fot the GRE, I was intimidated by all the elements of the writing section: a vast pool of vague topics, impossible time limits, and my own cluttered opinions. I found Peterson's guide to be a practical refresher on rhetoric, fine tuned for maximum performance on the 45 minute and 30 minute essays.

My first few practice essays were rushed and unclear. On the day of the exam, I found myself with EXTRA time to edit and even add an extra paragraph. This could not have happened without Peterson.

I located this book at the public library a few days before the GRE- one of the best preparation decisions I made. It prompted me how to use supporting examples without letting them become cumbersome, develop a nuanced but clear line of reasoning, and skillfully deconstruct the arguments given in the argument-analysis portion.

This book might be a few years old, but its contents far outperform Barron's 2006/7 section on the GRE writing portion. I recommend using Barron's for everything else (verbal, quantitative tips and review, and the practice tests)- but complement your study with Peterson's book.

Also, I would recommend checking out the A&E video series "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People, 1000 Years" for an overview of western culture and history. It supplies some great examples to use in your essay.

Take notes4
This book is outdated; published in 2002. You must go to the ets website and get all the information of the exam you can. "Ace the GMAT" is found to have too many errors; don't get it. Get instead the Princton Review GMAT books.