Sharkproof: Get the Job You Want, Keep the Job You Love in Today's Frenzied Job Market (Hardcover)

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Amazon.com Review

Have you ever feared the prospect of losing your job? These days, who hasn't? Have you struggled with the morale-blasting effect of a never-ending job search? Do you simply want to move up in the job you have? The bestselling Sharkproof is a priceless guide for those facing today's vicious job market. It can help you get back on your feet as you bait sharks (the interviewer) and then reel them in (land the ideal job offer). Praised by such folks as Larry King, Elizabeth Dole, Steven Covey, and Jack Kemp, this friendly guide is divided into four sections: "Sink or Swim," "Ready?" "Aim...," and "Hired!" Sprinkling the book with humorous and inspiring anecdotes, author Harvey Mackey is clearly sympathetic to the demoralized job applicant, using gentle language and concentrating heavily on how to deal with being "dehired." He suggests ways to raise the spirits, such as volunteering for something you are passionate about. Once your self-esteem has returned, the job search can continue with more chances for success. Sharkproof contains most of the standard job search information, but does include some original ideas such as a post-interview evaluation form. "If the company that interviewed you is going to write a report on you," he asks, "shouldn't you, too?" This is an important read for anyone currently competing in today's "rat race." --Cate Bick --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

The master salesman and best-selling author ( Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive , LJ 4/15/88, and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt , LJ 1/90) is back with a blend of anecdotes and maxims designed to perk up anybody's job search. Mackay is an excellent storyteller and good writer--even when the advice is fairly predictable (i.e., know what you're good at and nurture your business con-tacts). The overall effect is stimulating. Colorful vignettes and a sprinkling of unorthodox suggestions, such as having your mother write a letter of reference, make this book as entertaining as his other two hits. The emphasis on self-promotion may strike some as self-centered. Yet it is the type of strategy Mackay has used throughout his career and is likely to make this book one patrons will ask for. Recommended for general business collections.
- M. Uri Toch, P.L. of Cincinnati and Hamilton Cty.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Piatkus Books (July 29, 1993)
• ISBN-10: 0749912677
• ISBN-13: 978-0749912673
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,716,990 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Tool for the Job Hunt!, June 6, 2007

By	Steve (Torrance, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharkproof: Get the Job You Want, Keep the Job You Love... in Today's Frenzied Job Market (Paperback)

Harvey's book is a fantastic tool for the job hunt. He takes all of his years of hiring experience and lays it out for you to use. The chapters are short (2-3 pages) which makes this an easy, entertaining read packed with valuable job seeking and interviewing approaches. I have bought this as gifts for numerous job hunters and received nothing but positive feedback.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need A Job? Want a Career? Read this Book!, June 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharkproof: Get the Job You Want, Keep the Job You Love... in Today's Frenzied Job Market (Paperback)

Sharkproof will entertain you and give you the best insight on finding a job-career, networking, getting a raise, holding onto your job, getting that promotion, and everything associated with the job. My copy has been loaned to friends twice and it was pulling teeth to get the copy back!

5.0 out of 5 stars Offers Many Useful Suggestions Such As DARE TO BE DIFFERENT, October 10, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharkproof: Get the Job You Want, Keep the Job You Love... in Today's Frenzied Job Market (Paperback)

I believe that this book has been the most realistic book that has been written on job search techniques for the 1990's, and Harvey Mackay comes across as an individual who cares about other people and their success. He also admonishes businesses and the government to create more jobs and be more concerned for people's welfare. I decided to try one suggestion that goes against what most of the other books have advised and against what most of my friends and college professors have said concerning job hunting. Most of the people with whom I have spoken and books which I have read have advised me to be conservative. Harvey Mackay advises the reader to stand out from the crowd by being creative and different. I decided to take a chance and wrote a short letter outlining my life and the challenges that I had faced to E-Systems in Dallas. The lady who read my letter was so impressed by the approach that she interviewed me for a position as a software engineer over the telephone and forwarded my resume to her supervisor. My friends and I had a good laugh after I told them that my letter had worked. SHARKPROOF is an excellent book in Harvey Mackay's series of books, and there is even an offer for a free book on networking in the back of the paperback edition provided that you donate $5 to the American Cancer Society