{"product_id":"resums-for-freelancers-sheila-buff-9781880407158","title":"Resumés for Freelancers: Make Your Résumé an Effective Marketing Tool . . . and More!","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila Buff, Ruth E. Thaler-Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1880407159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781880407158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Editorial Freelancers Association Publication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d","brand":"Sheila Buff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995296137471,"sku":"9781880407158","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3432db4d-1962-4d60-9b5e-f044cb9dfc93.jpg?v=1683335006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/resums-for-freelancers-sheila-buff-9781880407158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}