Review: Excellent Advice in the Modern Economy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2012
Simply setting aside preconceived ideas and moving forward with the ideas presented in this book seem to me to be an excellent way to hunt for a job.  One of the things that particularly struck me was the need to research companies to which you are applying, and to keep applying (3 a day if you want to get an offer in 30 days or less).  That might take a bit of daily work to research three companies and positions a day!  You did plan to work full time when you were employed, right?  Full time job hunt, then.  That means invest an hour or two learning more.One of the things that struck me was how different things are now than the last time I job hunted or even the last time I hired others.  Social media, networks and such are changing everything - job just for business, but for job hunting as well, evidently.  Some of the specific steps may or may not apply to every profession, but, then again, I don't think it's meant to.  Use this as a template, a starting point, and if you know for a fact that your industry is different, the adjust accordingly.So, with me being so full of praise for the book, why four stars rather than five?  In some part because I have no tested it myself nor had it tested by others.  I got it so I can coach and counsel others who have questions about job hunting (my son is doing an interview soon, and rather than give him the advice that worked "back in the day" I thought it was a good prompt to update what I know about job hunting).  Some things are the same.  Some things have changed.I believe that following the process in the book is very likely to produce results.  Any hint of skepticism I might have is only because of a lack of personal experience seeing the system work, and, of course, the jobs must be there in order for you to pursue them.  For all job hunters, it will take a bit of luck, but that's why you keep doing three a day.  The harder you work, the luckier you'll get.