Until the early 1970s a good job performance led to continued employment. That this is no longer the case appears to be new to the author. This provides a good segue into spheres of influence, mentoring, and networking. In my opinion, this section is the book's strongest, even though the reader has to dig for the information rather than having it easily presented. But even this section exits with a whimper as the author relates war stories of his acquaintances' trials and tribulations in the job market.
Many people conduct job hunting on the Internet to help maintain confidentiality.
The art of electronic job hunting was not adequately embraced. The chapter on writing resumes covered many of the important topics, and I would add that a resume must contain no errors. When a manager is faced with a stack of 50 to review, a single error is sufficient reason to discard a resume. Unlike the author, I find resume cover letters outdated, because most resumes are now sent via email. Instead, write a powerful short paragraph so the potential employer will want to open your resume file.