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Title: Resumes for Midcareer Job Changes (Vgm Professional Resumes Series) by Editors of Vgm Career Horizons ISBN: 0-8442-4155-5 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 April, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95

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Summary: A very good title, but a disappointing content.
Comment: Being "mid-career" can mean many things, but one meaning is a fact: You are a seasoned worker, getting older and being less attractive to new employers. Therefore, I expected from this book some guidance for people who are not so experienced with modern ways to apply for a job. Let's say some tricks to become more attractive.

Unfortunately, this book is not of big help.

Only the first 28 pages give explicit advise to the reader on how to set up a resume. The advise is extremely basic and not at all adapted for being "mid-career". Several times the author advises on WHAT TO DO WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE. Nonsense.

The second part, the resume part, has impressive 100 pages. It presents resumes of different styles and lay outs. However, all are uncommented. The reader has to do its own interpreting of what the system behind all this variety is. Here I am missing the guidance of an experienced professional who can help you to extract the style that fits you best. ...at least some pros and cons.

Even a "mid-career" would probably like to know that resumes are scanned into data bases. However, there is no comment mentioning the use of key words for electronic resumes or what to do with the ASCII format cutting your lines.

The third part, as important as your resume part, is the cover letter. It has about 20 pages presenting 20 uncommented examples. Here too my question is: What is this for?