{"product_id":"resumzss-for-freelancers-make-your-rzssumzs-an-effective-marketing-tool-and-more-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuff, Sheila:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Sheila Buff is a bestselling writer, co-author, and ghostwriter specializing in health, nutrition, and consumer-oriented medicine who has been a freelancer since 1981. A longtime EFA member, she served as co-executive director from 1995 to 2001, founded the EFA Discussion List, serves as Job List chair, and wrote the original version of this booklet. Résumés for Freelancers - How to Turn Your Traditional Résumé into an Effective Marketing Tool by Sheila Buff (Editorial Freelancers Association, 2007)\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThaler-Carter, Ruth E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ruth E. Thaler-Carter is an award-winning freelance writer, editor, proofreader, desktop publisher, and speaker whose motto is I can write about anything!(R) She is the editor of the EFA's bimonthly newsletter; coordinator of the St. Louis chapter and past coordinator of the Rochester, N.Y., chapter; author of Freelancing 101: Launching Your Editorial Business for the EFA (updated in 2020); chair of the EFA's 2005 national conference and speaker at its 2013 and 2019 conferences; and a frequent presenter of workshops, webinars, and conference sessions for the EFA and other organizations. She is also the creator of Communication Central's annual Be a Better Freelancer(R) conference; owner of the publishing company A Flair for Writing and the blog An American Editor; and Networking Expert for the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE).","brand":"Editorial Freelancers Association Publication","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525477962002,"sku":"9781880407158","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dcc5ff2a-6ddb-4283-ad43-fd3faed4a102.jpg?v=1731221535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/resumzss-for-freelancers-make-your-rzssumzs-an-effective-marketing-tool-and-more-9781880407158","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}