{"product_id":"resumes-for-freelancers-make-your-resume-an-effective-marketing-tool-and-more-paperback","title":"Resumés for Freelancers: Make Your Résumé an Effective Marketing Tool . . . and More! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheila Buff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRuth E. Thaler-Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis booklet describes the difference between the content and style of a traditional resum  and the functional resum , which the authors recommend for freelancers seeking work. A skills-based resum  is a more effective strategy for freelance editorial professionals because potential clients can identify at a glance whether the freelancer has the skills required for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor serious freelancers committed to self-employment in the communications and publishing industries, the traditional resum  is fundamentally flawed. It doesn't accommodate the variety of projects an experienced editorial professional may have worked on as a freelancer. If their last full-time job was years ago, the reverse chronological approach makes it look like they've been unemployed since then. More importantly, a traditional resum  doesn't tell a potential client whether the freelancer can do the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManaging editors looking for proofreaders, for instance, don't really care about previous job titles or where an applicant went to college. They want to know that they'll do a good, fast, accurate job on schedule and on budget-in other words, that they'll be a reliable professional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the best ways to present oneself as a freelance editorial professional worth hiring is with a functional resum . This type of resum  focuses on a freelancer's skills, abilities, and accomplishments, though it may mention previous job experience and educational attainments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a self-employed editorial professional who wants to get freelance work, a functional resum  extracts valuable skills hidden in the traditional resum  and highlights them to emphasize writing and editorial skills for specific clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo create a solid functional resum , rethink the old chronological resum . Look at the skills used in all prior jobs, including those outside publishing. Skills developed through volunteer work also count.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors have provided four sets of before\/after resum s to assist the reader's understanding of the differences between the two and to envision how the functional resum  might work for them as they pursue self-employment or work on marketing their small business. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to explaining the benefits of the functional resum , this booklet discusses elements of resum  design that take into account artificial intelligence screening as well as human foibles that might affect a job offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors also describe ways to supplement your resum , leverage LinkedIn effectively, target your job search, build your network, and protect yourself against scammers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.08 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51788840665376,"sku":"9781880407158","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ba7c5be9ecafba96b8ff0d1bcb8f2861.webp?v=1780661615","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/resumes-for-freelancers-make-your-resume-an-effective-marketing-tool-and-more-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}