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Get a job! : how I found a job when jobs are hard to find--and so can you / Dan Quillen.

by Quillen, W. Daniel.

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Cold Spring Press, [2013]

Résumés (Employment)

Employment interviewing.

9781593601850 (pbk.)

1593601859 (pbk.)

183 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes index.

Unique job hunting advice for the new economy, told with personal anecdotes and real stories: more like chicken soup for the job-seeker than a dry reference manual! Get a Job! shows people at any point in their career how to find a job, and how to keep that job once they have it. The new economy of real 16% unemployment requires job hunters to think like a hiring manager. Quillen's book alone teaches readers how to do that, by providing insights into the thought process of hiring managers and HR Directors -- because he has been one most of his career! Using stories and anecdotes throughout, all from his 20+ years of personal experience and as a very recent job seeker himself, his credentials are better than anyone else writing on this subject. Ten or fifteen years ago, a well-crafted resume got you interviews and a job. But now, in the horrific "New Normal" economy where real unemployment is more than 16%, you absolutely have to tailor your resume specifically to each job for which you are applying. If you don't, less-qualified candidates will get the interviews, and you'll be left out in the cold. This is just one part of the new job-seeking world that author Dan Quillen reveals from personal experience. Laid off in 2011, Dan was part of two networking groups...their average interviews per resume submitted was something like 5% -- one in twenty. Dan's was 24% -- nearly one in four. Dan got a job in record time, and now he shows readers how to do the same in Get a Job! -- Provided by publisher.

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