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2500 keywords to get you hired jay a block cprw michael betrus cprw mcgraw-hill new york chicago san francisco lisbon london madrid mexico city milan new delhi san juan seoul singapore sydney toronto
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for more information about this title click here contents contributors introduction part 1 vii xi 1 2 3 what is a keyword skills lead to keywords tips and techniques part 1 3 7 11 4 keywords by profession account executive 26 accounting manager 27 accounts receivable supervisor 28 actuary 29 administrative assistant 30 airline pilot commercial/private 31 application developer 32 architect 33 art director 34 artist 35 association manager 36 auditor 37 automobile parts manager 38 bank branch managers 39 bank teller 40 benefits coordinator 41 bookkeeper 42 25 iii copyright 2003 by the mcgraw-hill companies inc click here for terms of use.
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brand manager 43 building inspector 44 call center director 45 career counselor/coach 46 certified public accountant 47 cfo 48 change/reengineering consultant 49 chemist 50 city manager 51 civil engineer 52 civil service police officer 53 college graduate accounting 54 college graduate communications 55 college graduate construction 56 college graduate m.b.a 57 college graduate mechanical engineer 58 college graduate sales 59 commercial or corporate pilot 60 construction foreman 61 contracts specialist 62 controller 63 corporate attorney 64 corporate recruiter 65 cosmetologist 66 creative designer 67 cruise director 68 customer service representative 69 data warehouse developer 70 dental assistant 71 design engineer 72 director of manufacturing 73 director of marketing 74 director of operations 75 director of purchasing 76 editor 77 electrical engineer 78 elementary teacher 79 environmental engineer 80 estimator 81 executive chef 82 executive recruiter engineering 83 finance manager banking 84 financial analyst 85 financial planner 86 flight attendant 87 food/beverage manager 88 fundraiser 89 funeral director 90 general manager hospitality 91 government liaison 92 iv contents
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graphic designer 93 guidance counselor 94 hair stylist 95 help desk administrator 96 high school teacher 97 human resources manager 98 image consultant 99 insurance/claims adjuster 100 insurance sales 101 interior designer 102 inventory control manager 103 journalist 104 lab technician 105 librarian 106 limousine driver 107 loan officer 108 loss prevention manager 109 management 110 manufacturer s representative 111 marketing manager 112 media buyer 113 medical billing supervisor 114 national account sales 115 network architect 116 network engineer 117 nonprofit program director 118 nurse 119 nutritionist 120 paralegal/legal assistant 121 peoplesoft consultant 122 personal trainer 123 pharmaceutical sales representative 124 pharmaceutical technician 125 pharmacist 126 photographer 127 physical therapist 128 physician s assistant 129 police officer military conversion 130 production manager 131 project manager 132 property manager 133 public relations director 134 quality engineer 135 radio disc jockey 136 radiologist 137 real estate broker 138 receptionist 139 regulatory affairs counsel 140 restaurant manager 141 retail sales manager 142 contents v
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risk management 143 sales/corporate trainer 144 sales entry level 145 sales support coordinator 146 sales support engineer 147 sap analyst 148 school principal 149 senior business consultant 150 senior vp sales 151 social services 152 social worker 153 software engineer 154 speech therapist 155 sports agent attorney 156 sports coach 157 surveyor 158 switch engineer 159 systems administrator 160 tax specialist 161 telecommunications/e-solutions 162 telemarketing manager 163 transportation/logistics specialist 164 travel agent 165 tv production manager 166 underwriter 167 unix manager 168 veterinary assistant 169 volunteer coordinator 170 warehouse manager 171 web designer 172 writer/editor 173 index 175 vi contents
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contributors pages that resumes appear on deborah wile dib ccm ccmc ceip jctc ncrw cprw advantage resumes of new york executive power coach 77 buffalo avenue medford ny 11763 631-475-8513 100kplus@advantageresumes.com www.advantageresumes.com www.executivepowercoach.com vivian vanlier advantage career services 6701 murietta avenue los angeles valley glen ca 91405 818-994-6655 vvanlier@aol.com www.cuttingedgeresumes.com sue montgomery resume plus 4130 linden ave ste 135 dayton oh 45432 937-254-5627 resumeplus@siscom.net www.resumeplus.com janice worthington worthington career services 6636 belleshire street columbus ohio 43229 614-890-1645 janice@worthingtonresumes.com www.worthingtonresumes.com mike fernandes resumes and more 13101 preston road suite 300 dallas texas 75240-5229 972 239-1991 mikefernan@aol.com 39 43 48 57 150 151 168 27 35 38 42 47 59 69 166 49 55 73 84 115 130 26 74 88 91 110 141 163 31 101 104 114 129 132 137 vii copyright 2003 by the mcgraw-hill companies inc click here for terms of use.
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rolande l lapointe cpc cipc cprw ijctc ccm ro-lan associates inc 725 sabattus street lewiston maine 04240 207 784-010 rlapointe@aol.com 30 136 139 146 152 anne follis 79 89 94 97 106 149 153 careerpro resume service 6738 n frostwood parkway peoria illinois 61615 309 691-2445 aaaprofessionalresumes@yahoo.com or aaaproresumes@aol.com www.aaaprofessionalresumes.com jean cummings a resume for today 123 minot road concord ma 01742 phone 978-371-9266 email jc@aresumefortoday.com web site www.aresumefortoday.com barb poole hire imaging 1812 red fox road st cloud mn 56301 320 253-0975 eink@astound.net peter hill cprw distinctive resumes honolulu hawaii 808 306-3920 distinctiveresumes@yahoo.com www.peterhill.biz camille carboneau cprw ceip cc computer services training po box 50655 idaho falls idaho 83405 208.522.4455 camille@cccomputer.com http www.superiorresumes.com roleta fowler wordbusters resume and writing services 433 quail court fillmore california 93015-1137 805 524-3493 resumes@wbresumes.com http www.wbresumes.com debbie ellis phoenix career group danville ky 40422 800 876-5506 info@phoenixcareergroup.com www.phoenixcareergroup.com 54 58 123 138 145 173 33 37 56 103 126 160 172 64 87 99 107 133 157 165 32 50 53 72 125 154 158 100 119 127 134 140 144 162 164 34 40 67 81 93 108 121 161 viii contributors
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kathy renzulli connecticut department of labor 555 main street ansonia connecticut 06401 203 736-1059 kathy.renzulli@po.state.ct.us www.ctdol.state.ct.us susan guarneri guarneri associates resumagic 1101 lawrence road lawrenceville nj 08648 609 771-1669 resumagic@aol.com www.resume-magic.com freddie cheek cheek cristantello career connections 4511 harlem road suite 3 amherst new york 14226 716 839-3635 fscheek@adelphia.net cheekandcristantello.com m j feld ms cprw careers by choice inc 205 east main street suite 2-4 huntington ny 11743 631 673-5432 mjfeld@bestweb.net wendy j terwelp opportunity knocks of wisconsin llc 11431 n port washington road ste 101-c mequon wi 53092 262.241.4655 consultant@knocks.com www.knocks.com ann baehr best resumes 122 sheridan street brentwood ny 11717 631 435-1879 resumesbest@earthlink.net www.e-bestresumes.com tracy m parish cprw careerplan inc po box 325 kewanee il 61443 888 449-2200 resume@careerplan.org www.careerplan.org 29 51 78 85 117 159 36 44 46 96 124 167 171 63 65 71 86 128 143 169 170 62 66 68 75 98 102 109 41 61 70 112 116 156 80 82 92 105 118 122 148 155 28 45 76 77 95 113 120 142 contributors ix
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introduction welcome to the seventh installment in our series of reference guides designed to help you in your career our previous guides have been focused on the structure and development of resumes and cover letters they include iiiiii 101 101 101 101 101 101 best resumes more best resumes best cover letters best .com resumes best resumes for grads best tech resumes keywords represent a subset of this matter keywords are nouns and adjectives that serve to describe you professionally this guide offers a variety of tools for you for the top professions we identified you will find a list of at least 20 keywords an example of their use in a sample resume and their use in a sample interview question not every keyword is illustrated in every respective resume or sample interview inserting every keyword would have made them too wordy and in many cases unrealistic these samples will give you some ideas but your use really depends on your own experiences and objectives each profession showcases the work of both the authors and the members of the professional association of resume writers really look over tips to get you hired starting on chapter 3 they will provide you with savvy tips you won t find anywhere else the tips are divided into six categories and are very tactical in nature we always try to stay away from theory and instead emphasize handson tactics xi copyright 2003 by the mcgraw-hill companies inc click here for terms of use.
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part i copyright 2003 by the mcgraw-hill companies inc click here for terms of use.
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