Focuses on innovative job-search strategies and techniques.

Accompanyies The Very Quick Job Search (ISBN 1-59357-007-4), one of the most successful career books ever published; sells well in college, employment and training, and trade markets. Thoroughly and comprehensively covers all essentials of job searching. Results-oriented and proven in helping job seekers quickly get jobs, it has a very reader-friendly writing style. Designed to be flexible so readers or instructors can concentrate on the chapters that are most relevant to their needs. See also The Very Quick Job Search Instructor's Curriculum (ISBN 1-59357-008-2).

Job seekers who need immediate advice on one or more essential job search topics can concentrate just on the topics that are most relevant to their needs.Unlike other career books, The Very Quick Job Search can support an entire career planning and job search course, as the curriculum supports 20 one-hour class sessions, perfect for virtually all job search courses, workshops, classes, and training programs. Hundreds of thousands of students have used previous editions. The book's in-depth information, emphasis on results, Instructor's Curriculum, supplemental Activity Book, and PowerPoint Presentation are rich resources for job search instructors and trainers

Provides brief interviews with job seekers, employers, and Mike Farr. Discusses techniques based on job seeking methods presented in Mike Farr's book of the same title.

Outlines a systematic, tech-savvy and jargon-free formula for securing interviews with potential employers, explaining how to navigate Internet resources while rapidly creating a job-search system based on mainstream technologies. Original.

Use the latest technology to target potential employers and secure the first interview--no matter your experience, education, or network--with these revised and updated tools and recommendations. “The most practical, stress-free guide ever written for finding a white-collar job.”—Dan Heath, coauthor of Switch and Made to Stick Technology has changed not only the way we do business, but also the way we look for work. The 2-Hour Job Search rejects laundry lists of conventional wisdom in favor of a streamlined job search approach that produces results quickly and efficiently. In three steps, creator Steve Dalton shows you how to select, prioritize, and make contact with potential employers so you can land that critical first interview. In this revised second edition, you'll find updated advice on how to efficiently surf online job postings, how to reach out to contacts at your dream workplace and when to follow up, and advice on using LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google to your best advantage. Dalton incorporates ideas from leading thinkers in behavioral economics, psychology, and game theory, as well as success stories from readers of the first edition. The 2-Hour Job Search method has proven so successful that it has been shared at schools across the globe and is a formal part of the curriculum for all first-year MBAs at Duke University. With this book, you'll learn how to make it work for you too.