What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?: The Inside Scoop on More Than 50 Cool Jobs from People Who Actually Have Them (Paperback)

by David J. Rosen (Author)
Key Phrases: composer music producer, toy inventor, wardrobe stylist, New York, Get It Stress, The Sopranos (more...)

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Praise for What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?:

"Rush out and buy the smart, funny and surprisingly comprehensive What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?"
--NewYorkTimes.com

"Rosen concisely summarizes these fascinating jobs in a fun and useful style. A mandatory resource for anyone beginning their work life who wants to find a job that satisfies them."
--Julie Jansen, author of I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This


From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Review
Praise for What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?:

"Rush out and buy the smart, funny and surprisingly comprehensive What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?"
--NewYorkTimes.com

"Rosen concisely summarizes these fascinating jobs in a fun and useful style. A mandatory resource for anyone beginning their work life who wants to find a job that satisfies them."
--Julie Jansen, author of I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Broadway (March 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767926129
• ISBN-13: 978-0767926126
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #294,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had this book a few career crises ago, March 27, 2008

By	M. Kasdan "job holder" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a great concept and is extremely well executed. It achieves its goal of presenting actual informational interviews with cool interesting people who are top in their fields. It's the equivalent of going to an intimate dinner party with people who have interesting jobs you might want, without the awkwardness of hounding folks about the details of what they do and how they went about getting to do it. The book is also very funny of course -- Rosen's conversational style writing, taglines and charts and graphs gave me many laughs out loud. I wish I had had this book when I got out of college and the only job I could imagine wanting was working as an intern/page on Letterman. Great gift for anyone who thinks they need a life coach (one of the jobs profiled). Cheaper too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great, August 1, 2008

By	Hannah Longmore "hannahjulia" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

I was expecting this to be a lot more in-depth than it actually was. Though it profiled a lot of careers, so many classic ones were missing (lawyer and doctor for example). While it was nice to get an example schedule and salary, I wish there were more tips for achieving the jobs examined.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!, April 15, 2008

By	Gene "just graduated" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This book is great! It really opened my eyes to a lot of careers I never would have even heard of.