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The Smart Woman's Guide to Resumes and Job Hunting

Julie Adair King · 1997
54/100
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There's real thought here — worked examples for career gaps, career changes, and negotiating pay specifically from a woman's vantage point, and the author went on to a solid writing career. But the publication date itself is in dispute across sources, and either way this is pre-internet-era job-search advice that hasn't kept pace with how hiring works now.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing55
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy35
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit85
Human-eye read45
Penny’s verdict54
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