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Getting Hired When Times Are Tough -- Find That New Job and Boost Your Career

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Found this a good reminder of some of the things about looking for a new job that I forgot after being in the same job for so long. I also had never tried the informational interview route, and it's proving a great way to discover what moves I could make. A real advantage of this kind of summary of so many things is it shows me where I need to expand my knowledge further and what I don't have to worry about.

Great guide. It helped me find out what I didn't know and had to learn about looking for a new job when working. Good reminders about being careful not to be careless and let your colleagues and supervisors discover what you are doing just because you are so comfortable at your current job. Also helpful to those of us who last job-hunted before the Internet--and that was not that long ago. For example, it was nice to realize that this time around I don't have to spend a lot of time and money (fancy paper, etc.) on my resume.

Last time I job hunted was so long ago (got caught by a downsizing a few months ago) I'd forgotten a lot about the process and was a nervous wreak. This really helped me organize my thoughts and get my act together. I felt free to call people for help getting informational interviews who I never would have called to ask for help getting "in" someplace. Those interviews made me realize my weakness so I'm taking some courses before I go out there. I loved not having to read a whole book for a few ideas. Short and to the point was just what I needed.

If you are not currently employed, this ebook will not help you beyond the value of obvious suggestions throughout its 17 pages (dress well, be relaxed, don't use your current employer's fax machine to fax resumes, and customize your resume to the position you are seeking). Hopefully, you're already aware of the more obvious requirements for successful interviewing - but if not, there are more useful books than this one.

The ebook is very light on the "how to" of what the author suggests as well. One of the author's suggestions was to cold-call people listed on the website of a company you're interested in to arrange for an informational interview. Knowing how difficult it is to create an email or letter catchy enough to warrant a response, I was surprised the author failed to make a single detailed (and therefore, useful) suggestion.

The author addresses the currently-employed with this document, and even there she falls short in describing the logistics of finding a new job while employed. She describes the search process at a very high level, give some suggestions without specifics of how to accomplish what is fairly obvious to begin with, and then fails to provide the reader with what could have been very valuable - the why and how of getting hired in tough times like these.