Job Search: The Total System [Paperback]

Kenneth M. Dawson (Author), Sheryl N. Dawson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 23, 1996

Don't get just a NY job, get the best job WITH THE BEST COMPANY FOR THE HIGHEST PAY!

"It really works! A comprehensive and precise formula for leading job seekers through the techniques for a successful job search."—Michael Gallagher, Manager, Human Resources, General Electric Company

To be a strong contender in today's competitive job market, you need solid preparation and a sound game plan. Job Search: The Total System gives you both. Written by two outplacement specialists, this revised and updated guidebook will put you in a position to get the job you want. The total system approach helps you assess your career directions; hone essential resume writing, networking, interviewing, and negotiating skills; and teaches you how to link each aspect of your job search into a coordinated, efficient, high-powered campaign. This new edition provides the vital information you need to find the right job in the shortest time, including:

• New sample resumes, cover letters, and reference letters
• New material on company recruiting databases and "key" resume words
• New information on effective telephone scripting and telemarketing
• New material on computerized company information databases and online resources
• New expanded answers to the tough interview questions
• New information on "contingency" job and career options

Editorial Reviews

Review

Two outplacement specialists contribute their special knowledge and approach to a revised, updated guide which advocates an entire system of job hunting; from using networking and database resources to the specifics of seeking jobs with better pay scales. This helps the reader assess a career direction and teaches every step of the process of locating employment. As a system it presents unified theory. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

KENNETH M. DAWSON is chairman of Dawson & Dawson Consultants, Inc., a Houston-based firm providing a comprehensive range of services in executive outplacement, InplacementR(r), and corporate excellence.

SHERYL N. DAWSON is President of Dawson & Dawson Consultants, Inc. The authors live in Houston, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 335 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (April 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471145904
• ISBN-13: 978-0471145905
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,207,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book virtually guarantees you a great job!, August 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Job Search: The Total System (Paperback)

This is a no-nonsense, common sense approach to job hunting. There is no room for senseless babble here. The Total System, is a professional, uncomplicated and realistic bible for the "soon to be employed." It doesn't matter whether you are a top-ranked CEO, or an entry-level, college student, this book will basically hand you your next job.

Let me put it this way: this book helped me to land my first job out of college, successfully win a regional director's position within 2 years of employment with the same company and then launch my own consulting business. Whenever I hear my clients ask me about what to use as a refrence for their own job search or what to look for when hiring, this is the only book that I would sincerely recommend. (I even loaned my brother my personal copy for his own job search.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mandatory reading in this tough economy, January 14, 2010

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Waldo Waldman "www.yourwingman.com" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Job Search: The Total System (Paperback)

I've checked out dozens of books on resume writing, effective networking and job hunting. Job Search blows them away because it is so detailed and non typical. Not only does it give powerful examples of resumes and cover letters, to preparing for interviews....it goes deep and avoids the fluff. What really makes it special is that Ken and Sheryl delve into the psychology of the job search. From dealing with rejection, specialized negotiating skills (I loved this section), to building relationships with your network. With unemployment so high and with people struggling to find work, reading (and studying) this book would give anyone a hugely competitive advantage over their peers.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good plan for an organized job search, August 1, 2000

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Wayne D. Ford (Lincoln, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Job Search: The Total System (Paperback)

Kenneth and Sheryl Dawson have put together a very worthwhile book for those seeking employment. I agree with much of what they say, and I appreciate the emphasis on organization. Well done.

Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author of "The Accelerated Job Search" [e-mail]