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The High-Tech Survival Guide

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This book is awesome! It is concise and succinct. The tips are not buried in the midst of long, boring chapters found in most career oriented books. I like the pinpoint precision of the author's advice on breaking the code for finding employment. The advice on the purpose of the corporate Human Resources department is worth the price of book. I have personally experienced several of the things that the author references and now I know why. The best ten bucks I have spent in a long time. I recommend it highly!

The irony is that Brian Barton's book is perhaps the best of its kind only because his suggestions are not common knowledge. The more copies that are sold, the less valuable it becomes. Nonetheless, this shouldn't deter those who desire in the meantime to take advantage of some excellent advice. ...This understandable question is adamantly and unhesitatingly answered in the affirmative.

Barton has many insights to share, and unfortunately in our increasingly "free agent" economy---most people will until retirement be job hopping every two to three years. I refuse to sneak out any bits of wisdom from "The High-Tech Survival Guide." The author deserves compensation for his efforts and valued assistance. This is a five star book, and you definitely should obtain a copy. However, I will add some points of my own. It is strongly recommended for all job seekers to use the Internet search engine "Google." One should immediately obtain tons of useful information by merely putting in the phone number of the possible employer. What if they only list their fax number in a newspaper ad to prevent being contacted by either phone or in-person? No problem, querying "Google" by inserting only this number will usually give you the name and address of the company. Also, don't make photostat copies to give to your friends after you purchase this book. They are morally bound to buy their own copy.

I picked up this book after a friend recommended it and I couldn't be more impressed. I was most recently in sales at large brokerage house here in Manhattan. I was "downsized" about two weeks ago. Even as a veteran salesman (with 10+ yrs. experience), this book helped me "sell myself" better than I ever knew how to in a job search. Now, I'm gainfully employed again in a company that I hope will weather the latest economic storm. This book is a fast read, I learned a lot and it was very easy to apply these techniques to my job search. I'm not a technology worker, but these techniques worked like a champ for my job search and I'd encourage anyone trying to land work to pick this up.

This is a terrific little book to get right down to the practical details of landing a job. I've always found job guides to be overwhelmingly bulky, forcing you to wade through tons of info to get a few tips. This one is great in that it leads you through the key components of making contact with folks who can actually hire you and then selling yourself. I liked how Barton gave lots of examples and even 'scripts' for making a call, etc. The author's clear concise tips are very helpful and I highly recommend this guide. I hope he writes another -- on negotiating once you land that job!

The quality of the job hunting stuff in the High Tech Survival Guide is good stuff, and I learned a lot--cold emailing, avoiding human resources, being a blabbermouth--that those other career books don't tell you. But, I wanted more. What about interviewing skills? Resume writing? Or other stuff? I guess he figures that those big scary career books talk about that stuff, he might as well concentrate on the stuff he knows best. All in all, a lot better than those 300-pagers. I'd recommend it to friends.

I am a recently laid-off software developer, and I bought this book thinking that it was going to give me specific information to help me with my search for a technical job. Instead what I got was a short pamphlet with useless generalities not geared to technical jobs at all. The web page for this also says that it can help you keep your current job, but there was no information at all about how to keep a job. I immediately returned this book.

Frustrated with my job search, I went seeking some sort of guide book to help me out. I checked out Amazon and found this gem! "The High Tech Survival Guide" cuts to the chase. It has given me great tips and hints that are currently saving me time and effort in my search. I especially like the phone techiniques and how-to examples that the author provides. After ten days of applying what I learned from this book, I have spoken with 2 hiring managers and have an interview next week!

I'm a technology marketeer who was laid off a few weeks ago. I read about this book in USA Today and decided to plunk down the money to get it. Let me say that this author explains more in twenty pages than most authors do in their whole book. He gives you techniques to get hired that I'd never heard about elsewhere (and I've read most of the books.) I liked the fact that it was short, and that I could get through it easily. The examples he provides help you make calls and get a hold of hiring managers, too. The book is designed for people that are positive and that have the energy to try these techniques. If you're a bitter, laid off worker, I'd skip this book since it's geared for people who are willing to try some techniques to get hired. If you're debating, I'd say go for it.