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Did you know that 84 percent of Americans say they're not in their ideal jobs? Eighty-four percent!
With roughly 153 million people in the U.S. labor force and the average American poised to hold 10.5 jobs in his or her lifetime, one thing's for certain: That's a lot of job dissatisfaction.
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Real-Resumes for Sales is based on the philosophy that the resumes and cover letters of sales professionals must be "a cut above" the ordinary job hunter's documents. The Table of Contents is designed to show individuals in numerous types of sales activities including advertising, consumer products sales, financial services sales, food industry sales, furniture industry sales, medical sales, real estate sales, retail sales, and many more. In many instances, the job hunter is seeking a career change such as a change from sales to sales management. The book is designed to be of the most value to people already in sales or to people who want to be in a sales career.

Those who seek jobs in the engineering field will find this book to be a valuable resource! Civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, software engineers, nuclear engineers, computer engineers, structural engineers, marine engineers, industrial engineers, chemical engineers, systems engineers, and engineering support personnel have a lot of common when they create a resume, and this book shows resumes and cover letters of individuals who want to find work in the field.