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Book Review - Writing Resumes That Work
Newlen, Robert R. Writing Resumes That Work: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1998. ISBN 1-55570-263-5. $49.00. Purchase from Amazon.com.
Throughout this book, Newlen emphasizes the importance of using the resume as a marketing tool, tailoring it to each particular job and organization. He provides a step-by-step process for writing the resume, from defining one's skills, to formulating a job objective, to choosing the right format for the resume. Especially helpful are the many sample resumes, which illustrate different stages of a librarian's career and a variety of different types of positions. The book also briefly discusses creating effective cover letters and provides interview techniques. Oddly, Newlen fails even to touch on the subject of electronic resumes, and only briefly mentions the usefulness of a word processor in simplifying the task of creating multiple versions of a resume. A disk of samples in WordPerfect 5.1 format is available for an additional charge (not reviewed).