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Summary: Trite, Shallow, Banal and Essentially Worthless
Review: On the plus side, although it was a complete waste of time, this book can be read in under an hour. On the minus side, if you ever looked for a job at some point in your life, about the only practical use for this book is to prop up a wobbly piece of furniture. It contains such "helpful" hints as "dress nice for interviews" and "don't drink alcohol at lunch." Wow, truly Earth-shattering! I'm surprized there wasn't an entire chapter called "Change Your Underwear." I can't believe there were so many positive reviews of this book. You guys must all be new grads or something.
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Summary: I LOVE IT!!
Review: Since I faithfully read these reviews before I purchase a book, I thought I should contribute. This book really helped me a lot. I am changing careers and have not been jobhunting in a while. I loved it!
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Summary: Landed a Job in 8 Days Using this Book
Review: Since I was moving into an entirely different field, I was concerned that my lack of direct experience would cause my resume to get overlooked. After reading this book I realized it didn't matter--I wasn't going to send them a typical resume. Instead I made up my mind to follow the steps of the book and land a job in this field.I sent out 3 resu-letters and immediately got a phone call for an interview with one company. Several days later I had the interview, which I prepared for using Fox's interview "sales" techniques. The interviewer seemed very impressed with both my anwers and my prepared questions. At the end of the interview I was offered the job. Of course not everyone is going to have such immediate results, and I feel fortunate to have had such good results so quickly, but the ideas expressed in this book are direct, powerful, and clear. By the time I had finished reading the book I felt confident that I was going to land a job in my new field soon--I just didn't realize how soon.
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Summary: Very aggressive strategies
Review: The language in the book is succinct and sharp. I zipped through it in an hour. Very useful advice, certainly non-trivial. He has two particularly useful sections, with advice on where to look for the next opportunity and on how to research a company. But sometimes the strategies seem to be going a bit too far, too close to crossing the line (though not actually crossing the line). His advice should have been tempered by something less materialistic, as one would find in "The Pathfinder" by Nicholas Lore. Well, this is a different book, but it begs for a touch of it.
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Summary: Asad Husain
Review: The one draw back with this book is what another reviewer stated: Don't send a letter without telling the person that you want an interview to get a job or consult with the company. Implicitly Jeffery Fox tells you how to find the executives in any company. He is right on the mark with this book. His approach is the same as if you are a salesman trying to make a sale ie. a job. If you want to be a commodity like a tire you can sell yourself like a tire. If you want to sell yourself like a high end mercedes you have to sell and market yourself like one. That's the purpose of this book and it does it by not wasting your time and developing a huge tomb of a book. The other reviews are right on the mark. Read them, buy this book and make your kids read it too. It's the one book they will really learn something from that will actually be useful after they leave school.
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Summary: A phenomenal book
Review: This book changed my life, I was looking for a better job desperately, unfortunately I was going for interviews with no idea about what should I do.
This book gave me a road map to follow before, during and after the interview, and it works for me, and it will work for you too, It worth's your money and time, GO FOR IT!!
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Summary: Indispensable---Helped me land a great job!
Review: This book helped me land a great job in the customer service and sales industry. I wrote an impact letter almost word-for-word like the example in this book, emailed it to the human resources director at my new job, and I was literally hired the next day! In addition to describing how to write impact and boomerang letters, this book will give you a plethora of valuable tactics and insider information for getting hired (one tactic the author mentions is sending an impact letter or "resu-letter" directly to the company's C.E.O.). This book was written by a Harvard-educated M.B.A., and I felt like I had an M.B.A. my own after reading it. You'll learn such jargon as "top line" and how to sell yourself to employers (who are essentially buying your services). In short, this author has a good feel for job hunting lingo and his sales pitch works. Take one job hunter's word for it... this book is worth its weight in gold!
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Summary: Best Job Hunting Advice Available
Review: This book is by far the best I have read about job hunting. Most books focus on having a pretty resume, a cookie cutter resume, and a bunch of canned answers to interview questions. While these books do have their place in a job search, Fox's book should be at the top of your stack. Fox explains how to market yourself to a company instead of being another sheep in the ever growing flock. I found this quite useful since I am not a salesman. After reading his book and putting his tactics to work, I noticed an immediate difference in my job search. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: A marketing approach to job-hunting
Review: This book is definitely great! Before reading this book, I have similar views on job-hunting and this is the first book so complete on the topic: You are the product to sell. Looking for a job is a job in itself. Well many principles I have discovered by myself and that I was glad someone else shares as well. But I would like to underline some points. This book seems written for CEO/Directors in term of examples. Making an analysis of the company and suggesting changes to a company is not a task for everybody. What I like the most in this book, it is different from 'traditional' books oriented usually either on cover letter or resumes. This one deals with the approach you should have. As Dale Carnegie said, put yourself in the baskets of your potential employer. (Look for the secretary example).
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Summary: Clear, concise job hunting methodology
Review: This is one of the best books that I have ever read on the subject of finding employment. It is a well-written, clear and concise guide for those who really want to find a job with a new level of confidence. Take it from someone who has been sending out resumes and cover letters the conventional way and using the Internet to find re-employment. My current response rate is about 1%. I suppose the best way that I can explain to you how effective this book can be is to actively participate the author's ideas and return to Amazon to report on my efforts. I have been actively seeking employment for six weeks at the time of this writing. So far the only people who are impressed with me are the employment agencies. I have just penned a few "high-impact letters" and "boomerang letters" (its in the book). Give me until the end of June 2001. I am a PR/Marketing professional with diverse interests and 8+ years experience living in intensely-competitive central NJ. See you after two weeks time.
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