2500 Keywords To Get You Hired

What's in a word? When used effectively on your resume, the right words could land you your next job! "2500 Keywords to Get You Hired "breaks down the buzz on buzzwords-those powerful little words that communicate your experience and qualifications. The "abracadabras "of a champion job search, a resume packed with potent keywords will get you noticed, get you those elusive interviews, and get your hired!. .

Today's competitive job market demands that your resume stand out from the hundreds-even "thousands"-of resumes submitted for each job opening. Now that electronic processing of resumes is the norm, your resume may never even reach the desk of a perspective employer without those critical keywords. "2500 Keywords to Get You Hired "gives you instant access to the most indispensable keywords relevant to 300 careers in nine employment categories-from business, law, and health care to the arts, education, and media-and shows you the most valuable ways to use them.. .

Get it right and get noticed. Packed with hundreds of examples illustrating how to use keywords effectively in your resume and on interviews, "2500 Keywords to Get You Hired "also" "covers: . . How to shine on an interview-the importance of making a strong first impression with the receptionist . Networking tips-keep a file on each contact and maintain good records at all times . Using the Internet in your job search-use keywords heavily in the introduction of your resume . Job search strategies-do some research to identify hiring authorities . Salary negotiations-establish your value in the mind of the hiringmanager . Unconventional techniques for securing job openings-send your resume in a Priority Mail envelope . And much more . .

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Now that 70 percent of job searches are conducted online, and resumes are processed by computers programmed to scan for keywords, knowing the right keywords--or buzzwords associated with a profession, industry, or job function--and how to use them effectively has never been a more critical job-search skill.

The most comprehensive reference of its kind, this powerful resume-writing resource gives readers instant access to 2,500 indispensable keywords germane to 300 careers in nine employment categories--from business, the law, and health care, to the arts, education and media--and shows how to use them effectively.

In "2,500 Keywords to Get You Hired," readers will find: Keywords for hundreds of individual careers A complete listing of critical keywords for each career Boxed examples demonstrating how keywords can be deployed strategically in a resume Sample resumes incorporating keywords