Comments on: The Elements of Resume Style: Essential Rules and Eye-Opening Advice for Writing Resumes and Cover Letters that Work http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/ Prepare For The Interview - Get That Job! Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:49:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Job seeker in Chi-town http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Job seeker in Chi-town Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:53:04 +0000 http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/#comment-14 This book is a must have for the job hunter. Bennett provided much needed guidance, as well as support and humor, to help me navigate what can often be a painful, disheartening, and time-consuming process. He writes exceptionally well, gives excellent advice, and points out the common job hunting mistakes that most people, including myself, make. Rating: 5 / 5 This book is a must have for the job hunter. Bennett provided much needed guidance, as well as support and humor, to help me navigate what can often be a painful, disheartening, and time-consuming process. He writes exceptionally well, gives excellent advice, and points out the common job hunting mistakes that most people, including myself, make.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Bob B. http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bob B. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:20:54 +0000 http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/#comment-13 What's so good about this book is that is more than just a "how to" for creating a resume. More importantly, it helps to guide you through the thought process of choosing a direction,where you are headed careerwise, what you want out of a job, etc. In this sense it is as much a career book as a resume book. And no parachute is required. Rating: 5 / 5 What’s so good about this book is that is more than just a “how to” for creating a resume. More importantly, it helps to guide you through the thought process of choosing a direction,where you are headed careerwise, what you want out of a job, etc. In this sense it is as much a career book as a resume book. And no parachute is required.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: K. Cudnohoski http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/comment-page-1/#comment-12 K. Cudnohoski Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:39:20 +0000 http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/#comment-12 Overall the book gave good advice. I especially like the special sections to homemakers, ex-convicts, veterans, and people in recovery. We all have to learn to sell ourselves to employers if we want to have work we'll enjoy. I also like the idea of short cover letters. 4 paragraphs is just too long for today's hiring manager. <br /> <br />The one thing I disagree with is not using bullets in your resume. The resume examples in the book are very text heavy. They're not the best ways to use the reader's time. I think it's good to use bullets to make the resume easier to read. I also wish he made a section for people who've been laid off or fired since that happens to so many people nowadays. <br /> <br />Despite my criticisms, I still think it's a good book. One bit of advice I really like is for lines with no text, you can choose an 8-point font to save space. I tried it and it works with my resume. Rating: 4 / 5 Overall the book gave good advice. I especially like the special sections to homemakers, ex-convicts, veterans, and people in recovery. We all have to learn to sell ourselves to employers if we want to have work we’ll enjoy. I also like the idea of short cover letters. 4 paragraphs is just too long for today’s hiring manager.

The one thing I disagree with is not using bullets in your resume. The resume examples in the book are very text heavy. They’re not the best ways to use the reader’s time. I think it’s good to use bullets to make the resume easier to read. I also wish he made a section for people who’ve been laid off or fired since that happens to so many people nowadays.

Despite my criticisms, I still think it’s a good book. One bit of advice I really like is for lines with no text, you can choose an 8-point font to save space. I tried it and it works with my resume.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: transbrown http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/comment-page-1/#comment-11 transbrown Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:56:19 +0000 http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/#comment-11 I can see many of the points Bennett was making. However, his advice does not work for every industry. When I turned to page 52, where you see a one-page sample resume, my first thought was "OMG, this reads like a text message on a cell phone". It will not work in pharmaceuticals! In addition, Bennett constantly encourages the resume composers to list actual results. He does not elaborate on how to navigate around potential confidentiality issues. Just because a person achieved something great, it does not mean he/she can actually openly brag about it in a resume. <br /> <br />Overall, the book may serve many people well, but it certainly offers no panacea for the more tricky resume requirements. Rating: 3 / 5 I can see many of the points Bennett was making. However, his advice does not work for every industry. When I turned to page 52, where you see a one-page sample resume, my first thought was “OMG, this reads like a text message on a cell phone”. It will not work in pharmaceuticals! In addition, Bennett constantly encourages the resume composers to list actual results. He does not elaborate on how to navigate around potential confidentiality issues. Just because a person achieved something great, it does not mean he/she can actually openly brag about it in a resume.

Overall, the book may serve many people well, but it certainly offers no panacea for the more tricky resume requirements.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Mr. Fantastico http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Mr. Fantastico Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:36:44 +0000 http://interviewsuccesstips.com/2010/02/the-elements-of-resume-style-essential-rules-and-eye-opening-advice-for-writing-resumes-and-cover-letters-that-work/#comment-10 The only thing that I found helpful in this book was its lists of action verbs, which is found on the web for free. The rest of the reviews on this book are misleading. I follwed all of the recomendations of this book, and had several HR professionals blast my resume, telling me that that it was too hard to read. Luckily these weren't people who work for organizations I applied for. I did land interviews with my resume, which follows the guidelines in this book, but I don't think it's because of the resumes unique format, it was because of my content. <br /> <br />The author of this book offers suggestions that are completely opposite of what employers want to see. For example this book states that bullet points should be avoided in describing your job, and complete sentences should be used instead. This is wrong because employers want to be able to scan a resume quickly. <br /> <br />This book would probably be helpful to someone who is applying for a job as a professional writer, but for people applying for all other jobs, avoid this book, save your money and visit the web. <br /> Rating: 1 / 5 The only thing that I found helpful in this book was its lists of action verbs, which is found on the web for free. The rest of the reviews on this book are misleading. I follwed all of the recomendations of this book, and had several HR professionals blast my resume, telling me that that it was too hard to read. Luckily these weren’t people who work for organizations I applied for. I did land interviews with my resume, which follows the guidelines in this book, but I don’t think it’s because of the resumes unique format, it was because of my content.

The author of this book offers suggestions that are completely opposite of what employers want to see. For example this book states that bullet points should be avoided in describing your job, and complete sentences should be used instead. This is wrong because employers want to be able to scan a resume quickly.

This book would probably be helpful to someone who is applying for a job as a professional writer, but for people applying for all other jobs, avoid this book, save your money and visit the web.

Rating: 1 / 5

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