The Purple Guide to Learning Resume Writing in 10 Days
A 10-day starter plan to write a resume that gets you interviews, even if you have no experience and hate self-promotion.
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
Ten days. One real resume. No hype. A practical, honest plan for total beginners to craft a resume they can actually use.
About this book
Let's be honest: resume writing is not a fun weekend hobby. It's a practical skill with a single goal — getting you a conversation with an employer. If you've never done it before, the blank page can feel like a wall. You might not know what to include, what to leave out, or how to talk about the work you've done without feeling like you're bragging. This guide doesn't pretend that writing a resume is easy or that you'll master it overnight. Instead, it gives you ten concrete days of tasks, each one small enough to finish in a single sitting, designed to lead you from an empty document to a complete, usable first draft.
Reader Reviews
Daniel Hill
★★★★★This was the first resume guide that didn't make me feel stupid or oversell me. Day one had me literally writing a list of things I'd done at jobs I didn't think were resume-worthy. By day four I had actual bullet points. It's not magic, and the author doesn't pretend it is. I got a draft done in ten days, which is more than I'd done in the two years before. The only reason it's not five stars is that I wish day eight gave more examples of what a finished resume looks like, but the troubleshooting in day nine helped.
Deborah Hill
★★★★★I bought this because I was completely lost after a 12-year gap from the workforce. It's okay, but it's very beginner-focused, which is exactly what it says. Day two's checklist was genuinely useful for me to decide I could do this in my limited free time. My main complaint is that the book assumes you have a job posting in mind for day four, and I didn't really. I had to spend extra time picking one. That said, the framing was honest and I did finish a resume. If you're not a complete beginner, this is probably too basic.
Shirley Flores
★★★★★The day-by-day format works. I'm someone who needs structure, and this gave me a small, specific task every evening. Day one was just making a list of my work history and stuff I'd accomplished — it felt simple but it got me over the blank page. Day nine's plateaus section was spot-on because I was definitely stuck after day seven. I have a usable draft now that I've been tailoring for applications. The 'what's realistic' tone kept me going when I wanted to quit, because it acknowledged that it was hard.
Patricia Mitchell
★★★★★It's a decent starter guide, but 'starter' is the key word. I was hoping for more examples of resumes in different industries, but it's pretty generic. The honest tone is a relief, though — no 'unlock your dream job' BS. Day six's mistake list actually caught a few errors I'd made in my draft, so that was worth it. I'm giving it three stars because I think the 10-day structure is a bit artificial if you have a full-time job, but it works if you can spare an hour a day. It's okay, not amazing.