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| Author: Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
Buy New: $12.89
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 13306
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 456
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 1580088678
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9781580088671
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent starting place for info on job hunting or career changing July 1, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My husband was laid off when the company he had worked for was acquired. My husband has very little experience with job hunting. I work as a Staffing recruiter so none of the information in here was news to me, but after my husband went through a month of disheartening job hunting... I ordered him this book. Sometimes it's just better to hear what you need to do from something or someone other than your wife.
As a recruiter I love this book, it goes into the concept of job hunting, interviewing, and how to decided exactly what it is you want to do. If everyone behaved as instructed in here during their interviews, interviewing candidates would not be such a harrowing experience. Many will read the interviewing part and thing "Duh, of COURSE I shower before an interview" but you would be surprised at how many do not.
The foundation of the education you will get in this book is basic social skills... now we all have them, but many of us have let them lapse or become less formal. I was also glad that he pointed out just how important and unimportant the resume is. I personally rifle through a couple of hundred resumes in a stack looking for something very specific - if I find it, you go in the very small, "I'll think about calling them later" pile. That is really the most important job your resume has, is to get you into the "I might call them pile."
There are also many self awareness tests that this book contains to help you find out a little bit more about yourself and what it is that you are looking for. There is an entire chapter devoted to the 50+ worker who either wants to return to the work force or make a change in their career. The starting your own business section was also nice, but I felt should have contained a little more information showing both the good and bad aspects of this idea. Probably the most helpful aspect of this book is that it provides websites for additional research on every topic. Hopefully those that read the book will be inclined to look into several of these websites.
For job hunters, career changers, and those curious about what else might be out there, this book is an excellent starting place. It should cover most of you basic questions and give you valuable information both about yourself and about the job market. Then the author is courteous enough to show you where to continue your research. I highly recommend this book, and believe it should be mandatory for exiting high school and college students.
 A really good guide for job hunting December 2, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Highly recommended!
I was reluctant to use a "book" as a career guide. But after my Professor recommended this book, I bought it. The first few hours with the book itself gave me a whole new look at job search. My frustration dropped and I realized there was so much more I could try rather than just uploading resume to online job sites.
I would say that the book is targeted towards more mature audience, and almost 30% of it is not really applicable to a fresh graduating student. Still the content covered in the other 70% is definitely worth reading.
Many sentences are repeated again and again, which is annoying at times, but maybe required to get the point across. I would definitely read this book again every year, but preferably if there is a refresher edition which is more concise.
Continued excellence. November 9, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Richard Bolles' book has been around since the decade of the 1970's, yet it is not the same book... only the same title. The book continues to be up-to-date and valid for helping people find their way to meaningful employment.
 ALOT of meandering... August 10, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I think I have an idea of what the writer is trying to accomplish but his book could have been simpler and more concise. I found the book difficult to apprehend for people frustrated in life and unsure of what to do next. I'd like to give this warning...if you aren't inclined towards religion you will have problems with this book because the author uses God as an affirmative defense for the outcome of every decision the reader has to make. I believe in God but I also believe in free will and that God does not micro-manage our life styles. That God is concerned in long term consequences resulting from poor planning or the lack of it but not necessarily in every decision we have to make. That being said if you are already aware of the passion that drives you but aren't quite sure how to bring it to fruition there are perhaps, a number of other books better suited to the task of helping you realize your full potential.
What color is your review March 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book is everything I hoped for...very useful information written in a humorous and entertaining manner. I recommend it to anyone interested in finding out more about themselves.
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