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Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers 2nd Edition
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Mark Granovetter
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Mark Granovetter is professor of sociology and organization behavior at Northwestern University and Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
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- Publisher : The University Of Chicago Press; 2nd edition (March 15, 1995)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 259 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0226305813
- ISBN-13 : 978-0226305813
- Item Weight : 14.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 9.22 x 6.13 x 0.64 inches
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It does have some pretty intensive statistical information that could get lost on someone ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2016Verified Purchase
It does have some pretty intensive statistical information that could get lost on someone who has never studied stats before but the whole argument of the book is interesting and can help a job-seeker understand their situation better.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013
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This product was great because it came in just like it was advertised. It was new and was in excellent condition.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2003
This book is an interesting introduction to the workings of the labor market. The main theory revolves around the fact that contacts within our social circle usually do not have access to information we do not already have; in order to get new information, we need to extend social circles and reach for those with whom we do not have constant contact.
Through a very academic approach to the problem, the scientific approach is best to help us understand how people get jobs. I originally read this book as an undergraduate in a labor economics course, and I have recently consulted it again (10yrs later) and found many insights I had not caught the first time around.
Through a very academic approach to the problem, the scientific approach is best to help us understand how people get jobs. I originally read this book as an undergraduate in a labor economics course, and I have recently consulted it again (10yrs later) and found many insights I had not caught the first time around.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2007
This is the study where the famous "Strength of Weak Ties" paper came from -- IMHO, the best named social science paper ever! Worth the price just to understand the importance, and use, of "weak ties" in our social networks.
This book is a mix of academic and practical. I have recommended it to several clients and friends who don't mind the academic prose to find pearls of wisdom here. Very useful for people trying to understand how the knowledge-worker job-finding process works. Good for HR folks and those who have been RIFfed. A great supplemental book for an HR class in Talent Mgt.
This book is a mix of academic and practical. I have recommended it to several clients and friends who don't mind the academic prose to find pearls of wisdom here. Very useful for people trying to understand how the knowledge-worker job-finding process works. Good for HR folks and those who have been RIFfed. A great supplemental book for an HR class in Talent Mgt.
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An essential reading for anyone into economic sociology. Too few people actually bother reading the book in its entirety.
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