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Through the Brick Wall: How to Job-Hunt in a Tight Market

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At first the exercises felt hokey, but after I sat down and got to work it helped me get started with the overwhelming task of getting my job search in gear. From start to finish you need to do the work, but if you are not sure where to start, or if what you are doing isn't generating results this is the book for you.

Can it be almost 20 years since Kate Wendleton published this? At the time, I said rather publicly, "This is the best job search book I have ever read." It remains so.

The most important point about Brick Wall is that it outlines strategies and suggests tactics that will work for C-level executives AND for graduates looking for their first job and, yes, for everybody in between. If you're looking at all of the books available on job search and wondering, "Which of these is for people at my level?" the answer is "This one!"

FYI--For over 20 years, I made my living coaching people in the midst of job searches.

This is a pre-Internet book, but also a classic in the job hunting field, giving generally good advice on most aspects of the job search process in a thoughtful, organized manner. Includes career decision making, resumes, interviewing, search techniques and salary negotiations, but does not include anything on progress measurements in search. An excellent book for learning most of the basics of job search in one place. Even though it's a bit old, it's well worth reading and will help you be more effective in job search.