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Why spend so much on a résumé service when you can write a great one for yourself, at a much cheaper price, simply by following the guidelines in this concise book, The 30-Second Impact Résumé?
By following the steps in this book you can easily develop your own high-impact résumé. It will be easy to read for the recruiter and potential employer. It will make you look good. It will make you feel good. It will help you to kick-start the next phase of your job search.
Published in paperback in Australia and New Zealand in December, 2011, this book is already being stocked by university and college bookshops, and is being used by agencies in both the mainstream and disability sectors helping the unemployed. In July, 2013 I was invited by Nortec, an agency in New South Wales with 16 offices, to do a week-long roadshow giving motivational presentations to job seekers. As of August, 2014, Nortec has bought 1700 copies for use by its consultants and for handing out to its clients.
Ross Clennett, ‘The Recruiter’s Recruitment Expert’, speaker, trainer, writer, coach, (www.rossclennett.com) wrote in his newsletter, InSight (Issue 266), dated 31 January, 2013.
‘Martin Darke is an ex-recruitment consultant and he has compiled a fantastic resource using the principles of ‘less is more' espoused by Malcolm Gladwell.
The 14 chapters are between two and three pages in length and succinctly cover the material all job seekers want to know (eg Ch9 What about those gaps? Ch10 How far back do I go?) in an easy-to-read, jargon-free style. Thirteen sample résumés are included along with appendices detaining a useful glossary and a helpful list of action verbs.’
It’s a book that really does change people’s lives.
As a professional résumé writer, and through my diverse business background, I’ve looked at thousands of résumés. I’ve worked on both sides of the fence, as an executive recruiter for a global consulting firm and recruiting staff for the firms in which I’ve worked. For further information please take a look at my website at www.a-new-career-direction.com.
Once you’ve bought this book I’ll send you the Word template to remove all the hassle of formatting. All you have to do is send me a message via my website. I’ll happily critique your first draft for a very small fee if you wish. Adding value to the book is an alternative job seeking method using flyers, which I have successfully used for myself and for my clients.
I'm confident in saying that I believe my book is unique in a saturated market. It challenges the norms.
I genuinely believe that there is no valid reason why résumés should not be standardised with a simple, easy-to-read format, which tells the reader everything they need to know in order to make the decision as to whether or not to interview the candidate.
I have used this style for golfers, nurses and doctors, paramedics, master marinbers, ballet choreographers, CEOs, cleaners, sales and marketing professionals, engineers, and many more. All of them got the interview.
After all, that's what résumés are for - getting the interview. So why shouldn't the playing field be level with everyone using a style which makes it easier for the employer or the recruiter to determine their interview shortlist from a whole bunch of applicants?
In case you're wondering, the style I use is not just applicable to Australia and New Zealand. People in Europe, North America, South Africa and Asia have bought the paperback and given me great feedback.
I think it represents tremendous value and I'm sure you will too.
Why spend so much on a résumé service when you can write a great one for yourself, at a much cheaper price, simply by following the guidelines in this concise book, The 30-Second Impact Résumé?
By following the steps in this book you can easily develop your own high-impact résumé. It will be easy to read for the recruiter and potential employer. It will make you look good. It will make you feel good. It will help you to kick-start the next phase of your job search.
Published in paperback in Australia and New Zealand in December, 2011, this book is already being stocked by university and college bookshops, and is being used by agencies in both the mainstream and disability sectors helping the unemployed. In July, 2013 I was invited by Nortec, an agency in New South Wales with 16 offices, to do a week-long roadshow giving motivational presentations to job seekers. As of August, 2014, Nortec has bought 1700 copies for use by its consultants and for handing out to its clients.
Ross Clennett, ‘The Recruiter’s Recruitment Expert’, speaker, trainer, writer, coach, (www.rossclennett.com) wrote in his newsletter, InSight (Issue 266), dated 31 January, 2013.
‘Martin Darke is an ex-recruitment consultant and he has compiled a fantastic resource using the principles of ‘less is more' espoused by Malcolm Gladwell.
The 14 chapters are between two and three pages in length and succinctly cover the material all job seekers want to know (eg Ch9 What about those gaps? Ch10 How far back do I go?) in an easy-to-read, jargon-free style. Thirteen sample résumés are included along with appendices detaining a useful glossary and a helpful list of action verbs.’
It’s a book that really does change people’s lives.
As a professional résumé writer, and through my diverse business background, I’ve looked at thousands of résumés. I’ve worked on both sides of the fence, as an executive recruiter for a global consulting firm and recruiting staff for the firms in which I’ve worked. For further information please take a look at my website at www.a-new-career-direction.com.
Once you’ve bought this book I’ll send you the Word template to remove all the hassle of formatting. All you have to do is send me a message via my website. I’ll happily critique your first draft for a very small fee if you wish. Adding value to the book is an alternative job seeking method using flyers, which I have successfully used for myself and for my clients.
I'm confident in saying that I believe my book is unique in a saturated market. It challenges the norms.
I genuinely believe that there is no valid reason why résumés should not be standardised with a simple, easy-to-read format, which tells the reader everything they need to know in order to make the decision as to whether or not to interview the candidate.
I have used this style for golfers, nurses and doctors, paramedics, master marinbers, ballet choreographers, CEOs, cleaners, sales and marketing professionals, engineers, and many more. All of them got the interview.
After all, that's what résumés are for - getting the interview. So why shouldn't the playing field be level with everyone using a style which makes it easier for the employer or the recruiter to determine their interview shortlist from a whole bunch of applicants?
In case you're wondering, the style I use is not just applicable to Australia and New Zealand. People in Europe, North America, South Africa and Asia have bought the paperback and given me great feedback.
I think it represents tremendous value and I'm sure you will too.
