Polished: Adding Shine to your Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Skills (Volume 1)
Polished: Adding Shine to your Resume, Cover Letter, and Interview Skills (Volume 1)
Polished: The Cover Letter, Resume and Interviewing Guide written specifically for college students and other first time job seekers!
Wondering what recruiters really look for in job and internship candidates? Eager to position yourself for success?
Polished reveals invaluable tips that will make employers notice you! Real life examples from a seasoned executive will teach you how to put your best foot forward in all stages of the job search, including:
- Cover Letters - create focused, concise prose that highlights your skills and advances you to the interview
- Resumes - develop insightful techniques that make it easy for employers to find and understand your key selling points
- Interviewing - leverage the value of your first impression by crafting your appearance and articulating your words for maximum effect
- Career Choice - assess careers and organizations to find the best match with your own personality and professional goals
In Polished, Scott tells it like it is from his unique perspective as a hiring decision maker who has seen thousands of resumes and cover letters and conducted hundreds of interviews. This book puts his experience to work for you! (edited by author)
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Practical Advice
I found the book to be very informative. It has many excellent examples of how young job seekers should prepare for interviews and the job search. The examples provided are real and to the point. The reader can easily adapt and improve their own cover letters, resumes, and interview answers based on the pertinent stories provided by the author.
The author also provides many examples of what to avoid during the job search process. He warns job seekers of habits or approaches that remove them from job consideration even before the process begins. What a great thing to know for young graduates who have yet to hire or be part of the hiring and interview process.
5 Stars Beyond useful and surprising
I’m a 19-year-old humanities major and I’m employed: why? Polished: basically the point of the book is to show “first time job seekers” (a very nice word for people who have no experience) how to turn what little you’ve done into an effective and alluring job application.
As importantly, it talks about what not to do: the author is some kind of recruiter, so a good portion is spent running through a list of secret things that cause them to throw out your materials. Trust me, you wouldn’t think of them.
Give it a read, it worked for me!
5 Stars Effective text on job applications
Polished was a surprising take on how to navigate the job application process. As a college student I found it quite readable and directly relevant. The “examples of what not to do” sections are funny, memorable, and effective.
I now know how application readers think when they assess a candidate.
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