Nadler, Burton Jay

A guide to creating resumes, offering advice on what information to include and what to leave out; discussing style and form, electronic resumes, cover letters, Internet job searches, and interviewing; and including sample resumes for a variety of professions.

Explains to liberal arts majors how to convert what they have learned into valuable assets in job searches, whether for internships or postgraduation jobs; covers figuring out what sort of career one wants and is capable of doing, focusing the search, interviewing, networking, making a resume, and other practical skills.

Defines more than one thousand words high school students should know to improve test scores, broaden their vocabulary, and write effective papers.