Purple Squirrel is the first job seeker book to focus on the art and science of GETTING RECRUITED. Job search can be incredibly time consuming and frustrating, or it can be a highly enjoyable and lucrative experience. If you're interested in discovering what it feels like to be an in-demand resource, this is the only book on the market for you. Managers, critics, and industry experts agree...Purple Squirrel is “the best job seeker and career book in decades,” "the right book at the right time," and "a powerful, practical, and entertaining read." Grab your copy today!
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"An engaging, well-written, and comprehensive guide to getting ahead in the 21st century job market."
Dr. Paul Powers, Author of Winning Job Interviews and Love Your Job
"A powerful, practical, and entertaining read... the first innovative job seeker book that truly makes sense for the technology age."
Gini Dietrich, CEO at Arment Dietrich, author of Spin Sucks
"Purple Squirrel will give you an edge over your competition and help you move your career forward at a pace you never thought possible."
Michael D. Ellis, President and Co-Founder Surrex Solutions Corporation
"An insightful and practical guide to mastering the job search process."
Sophie Beaurpere, Director of Communications at Indeed.com
"Purple Squirrel is the right book at the right time."
Dr. Paul Powers, Author of Winning Job Interviews and Love Your Job
"A powerful, practical, and entertaining read... the first innovative job seeker book that truly makes sense for the technology age."
Gini Dietrich, CEO at Arment Dietrich, author of Spin Sucks
"Purple Squirrel will give you an edge over your competition and help you move your career forward at a pace you never thought possible."
Michael D. Ellis, President and Co-Founder Surrex Solutions Corporation
"An insightful and practical guide to mastering the job search process."
Sophie Beaurpere, Director of Communications at Indeed.com
"Purple Squirrel is the right book at the right time."
Jay Heinlein, Published Media Professional
About the Author
Michael B. Junge is a career coach, author and entrepreneur who currently serves on the leadership recruiting team at Google, Inc. Previously, he was a key startup team member and five-time Recruiter of the Year for a national staffing firm that grew from $0 to more than $50M in annual revenues. Michael has helped hundreds of clients land positions with companies that include Nestle, AT&T, Warner Brothers, Disney, Boeing, Humana, GMAC, Pacific Life, First American, Kaiser, Northrop, Parker Hannifin, Experian, Siemens, and dozens more. He can be visited online at michaelbjunge.com.
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Michael B. Junge is a career coach, author and entrepreneur who currently serves on the leadership recruiting team at Google, Inc. Previously, he was a key startup team member and five-time Recruiter of the Year for a national staffing firm that grew from $0 to more than $50M in annual revenues. Michael has helped hundreds of clients land positions with companies that include Nestle, AT&T, Warner Brothers, Disney, Boeing, Humana, GMAC, Pacific Life, First American, Kaiser, Northrop, Parker Hannifin, Experian, Siemens, and dozens more. He can be visited online at www.michaelbjunge.com.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Skip Freeman
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Unemployed? Looking for a new opportunity? Read "Purple Squirrel."
Employed? Unhappy with your current role or company? Career stalled? Read "Purple Squirrel."
According to Manpower, the largest staffing firm in the world, there are 80 million unhappy employed people who would love to have a new career opportunity. All most people know to do in regard to a "job search" is to (1) network; (2) fire off résumé after résumé to online postings on the Internet; and then (3) hope!
Mike, with his powerful experience as both a 3rd party recruiter and as a member of the Google executive recruiting team, shows you there is a better way!
But first, what on earth is a "purple squirrel" anyway? In "headhunting" circles we use the term "purple squirrel" to define a candidate who must meet a very narrowly defined set of criteria to be considered for a hiring company's job opening. In fact, the criteria established by the hiring company is usually so narrowly defined that it's nearly impossible to find a candidate who actually meets the job criteria!
So what does this have to do with you? In a word, everything!
During his illustrious career, Mike has read thousands of résumés, interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people and has dissected what separates the top 25% of the talent pool from all of the rest.
"Most job seekers spend (countless) hours hunting for work and are lucky to receive even a handful of responses from interested employers," Mike explains in his book. "Others update a few online profiles and magically the phone starts ringing."
"Have you ever wondered why a given résumé compels instant interview requests, while others produce almost no response at all?" he asks. "Or, why some people consistently convert interviews into job offers?"
About half of Purple Squirrel addresses the tactics for finding a job now. The book contains a plethora of proven executables and deliverables that, if implemented properly, will not only allow you to "up your game," it will also enable you to stand out from the crowd, land interviews and get hired far more quickly than most. The remaining half of the book is for those of you who may be suffering the "Sunday night blues," i.e., dreading the arrival of Monday mornings when you're in a job you have come to loathe, and want to explore other career opportunities. Mike literally walks you, the reader, through the process of what it takes to become what he calls an "opportunity magnet."
"The real purpose of this book," he says, "is to guide you to the point where you can stop being a job seeker and start being a sought-after resource."
In other words, Mike shows you how to position yourself as the elusive "purple squirrel," how to brand yourself as someone within the talent pool who is--or can become!--a highly-sought-after, quite rare species.
As a "headhunter" myself, someone who is in the job market each and every business day dealing with both candidates and hiring companies, I know what it takes for a candidate to succeed in today's extremely competitive job market. It's obvious from reading Mike Junge's Purple Squirrel that he also knows what it takes to succeed in today's job market and how someone can go about successfully landing his or her dream job.
Skip Freeman - Author, "Headhunter" Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!
Employed? Unhappy with your current role or company? Career stalled? Read "Purple Squirrel."
According to Manpower, the largest staffing firm in the world, there are 80 million unhappy employed people who would love to have a new career opportunity. All most people know to do in regard to a "job search" is to (1) network; (2) fire off résumé after résumé to online postings on the Internet; and then (3) hope!
Mike, with his powerful experience as both a 3rd party recruiter and as a member of the Google executive recruiting team, shows you there is a better way!
But first, what on earth is a "purple squirrel" anyway? In "headhunting" circles we use the term "purple squirrel" to define a candidate who must meet a very narrowly defined set of criteria to be considered for a hiring company's job opening. In fact, the criteria established by the hiring company is usually so narrowly defined that it's nearly impossible to find a candidate who actually meets the job criteria!
So what does this have to do with you? In a word, everything!
During his illustrious career, Mike has read thousands of résumés, interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people and has dissected what separates the top 25% of the talent pool from all of the rest.
"Most job seekers spend (countless) hours hunting for work and are lucky to receive even a handful of responses from interested employers," Mike explains in his book. "Others update a few online profiles and magically the phone starts ringing."
"Have you ever wondered why a given résumé compels instant interview requests, while others produce almost no response at all?" he asks. "Or, why some people consistently convert interviews into job offers?"
About half of Purple Squirrel addresses the tactics for finding a job now. The book contains a plethora of proven executables and deliverables that, if implemented properly, will not only allow you to "up your game," it will also enable you to stand out from the crowd, land interviews and get hired far more quickly than most. The remaining half of the book is for those of you who may be suffering the "Sunday night blues," i.e., dreading the arrival of Monday mornings when you're in a job you have come to loathe, and want to explore other career opportunities. Mike literally walks you, the reader, through the process of what it takes to become what he calls an "opportunity magnet."
"The real purpose of this book," he says, "is to guide you to the point where you can stop being a job seeker and start being a sought-after resource."
In other words, Mike shows you how to position yourself as the elusive "purple squirrel," how to brand yourself as someone within the talent pool who is--or can become!--a highly-sought-after, quite rare species.
As a "headhunter" myself, someone who is in the job market each and every business day dealing with both candidates and hiring companies, I know what it takes for a candidate to succeed in today's extremely competitive job market. It's obvious from reading Mike Junge's Purple Squirrel that he also knows what it takes to succeed in today's job market and how someone can go about successfully landing his or her dream job.
Skip Freeman - Author, "Headhunter" Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Tim DeMers
Format:Paperback
As a disclaimer, I am a partner in a retained executive search firm, and after reading Purple Squirrel, I felt like I knew just about everything discussed in this book and I felt that it is more directed to the entry - middle level candidates. That being said, for someone who is at the entry - middle level management stage in their career and looking to distinguish themselves amongst their peers, this book is quite helpful.
Unlike another review I read about this book, I appreciated the narrative and found it easy to read and well delivered.
Will this book find you your next position/career? Yes and No; information is only as good as you make it. This book will help you find your next position if you actually put in the work, implement what is taught and go after it. If you read it and then don't put the effort in that it takes to stand out, then you won't.
I enjoyed the book and believe it is a good guide to finding that next position.
Unlike another review I read about this book, I appreciated the narrative and found it easy to read and well delivered.
Will this book find you your next position/career? Yes and No; information is only as good as you make it. This book will help you find your next position if you actually put in the work, implement what is taught and go after it. If you read it and then don't put the effort in that it takes to stand out, then you won't.
I enjoyed the book and believe it is a good guide to finding that next position.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you only buy one career-change book, make it Purple Squirrel!
October 14, 2012
Format:Paperback
I'm going through a career change next summer (I'm retiring from the US Air Force) and, in preparation, have checked out and read scores of career-change books from the local library system. But I've only bought one: Purple Squirrel. I absolutely LOVE this book!
In a clear, concise, and optimistic tone, Michael Junge provides valuable information about "what employers are searching for today, and where, how, and why they go hunting for talent." He also provides practical exercises ("fast track challenges") to help people get noticed by recruiters searching for purple squirrels, those rare job candidates with precisely the right education, experience, and qualifications.
For those on the journey from average job-seeker to "opportunity magnet", I can't imagine a better guide than Michael Junge's Purple Squirrel.
In a clear, concise, and optimistic tone, Michael Junge provides valuable information about "what employers are searching for today, and where, how, and why they go hunting for talent." He also provides practical exercises ("fast track challenges") to help people get noticed by recruiters searching for purple squirrels, those rare job candidates with precisely the right education, experience, and qualifications.
For those on the journey from average job-seeker to "opportunity magnet", I can't imagine a better guide than Michael Junge's Purple Squirrel.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Success in a Week
This book deals with challenges that both the hiring managers, recruiters, and the potential candidates face. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Vincy Li
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great tips!
Michael Junge describes a process for job-hunting that is generally useful. I recommend it, even if you are not looking for a job!
Published 24 days ago by inthetrenches
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rehash of other job huntng books ... Get 2hr Job Search Instead.
I read the WHOLE thing ... and no real advice for getting jobs. The author breaks down searching into two parts. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Eric William
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great help
I read this book in 2 days and it helped so much! I was able to see where I needed a little more work and for the most part I was doing every thing I needed to. Read more
Published 2 months ago by TAMMY APPLER-HAUGH
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book for job seekers
Anyone involved in a job search can benefit from this amazing career resource. The game has changed today in the job market, and this book contains the information that job seekers... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Robin M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding advice
Mike has some great insight and gives the reader a different way to look at career challenges. It gives you some actionable items in which anyone can benefit. Read more
Published 2 months ago by jb_socal
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Helpful
I could never figure out how to get passed the gatekeepers at organizations--all of my resumes were thrown out before anyone would read them,but after updating my resume based on... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Trenidor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Book
Junge has done an excellent job sharing insider techniques for successful job search...In spite of a candidate having all the qualifications, interviews are tricky and a simple... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Surabhi
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read!
It's short and to the point, a very easy read that gives a little twist on how to approach the new arena!
Published 4 months ago by Linda Rouyer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read, good stuff!
Thanks for sharing the insight!! In today's competitive world you everyone is looking for perfection. Here are the keys to getting where you want to go, from someone who knows.
Published 4 months ago by John M
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