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Summary: Outstanding Resource
Review: As a career counselor and a former "headhunter" I applaud both the tone and content of this book. Written in a user-friendly style, Darrell offers the reader an updated and realistic summary of the most effective ways to deal with headhunters. Particularly useful are his suggestions regarding electronic resumes and cover letters. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Drop kick me, D.G., through the goalposts of a great search!
Review: As a professional resume writer, I recommend "Headhunters Revealed" often to my clients who are seeking new opportunities. Darrell explains how to find a good recruiter, nurture the relationship, and get the competive edge in your job search. Well written and packed with great information!!Susan Geary, CRW
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Summary: You already know everything in here
Review: Darrell Gurney has put together a great book in regards to working with recruiters/headhunters. In a quick and informative style Gurney uses some humor to balance the seriousness of this book to make an enjoyable read. Gurney offers valuable insight to working with recruiters, developing relationships and also quite a few great tips in regards to dealing with companies, resume submissions and basically tells it how it is. It was refreshing to read about Gurney's views on how recruiters see jobhunters, landing jobs for them and how they operate. This book is a very fast read and won't take long to finish but then again you're job seeking and trying to better yourself, so get down to business! 5 STARS!!
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Summary: Must-reading for job-seekers
Review: Gurney's book was a real eye-opener for me. It should be must-reading for any job-seeker who wants to add a unique dimension to the search for a new job. Gurney provides a thorough explanation of how recruiters work and how the job-seeker fits in. In a straightforward, no-nonsense, yet entertaining way, Gurney tells exactly how to best take advantage of a relationship with a headhunter. To ensure the reader truly understands the way a headhunter operates, Gurney provides a chapter called "A Day in the Life." Gurney's advice on how to reduce the database resistance of your job-search materials is alone worth the price of the book. His chapter on keywords also is must-read. I highly recommend Headhunters Revealed! as a must-have addition to one's career library and a book that provides loads of information from a unique insider perspective that the job-seeker simply will not find anywhere else.
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Summary: Excellent Resource for Job Hunters
Review: In "Headhunters Revealed!" Darrell Gurney demystifies the role of the professional recruiter. His book is comprehensive and easy-to-read (as well as humorous). He explains the advantages of using a recruiter, distinguishes among the different types of recruiters, advises on how to select a recruiter, and provides tips on how to work effectively with a recruiter. Most people are unfamiliar with the role of professional recruiters and often receive misleading information about them, as I have at seminars on career change. Mr Gurney is a straight-shooter who provides straight-talk about what professional recruiters can offer. If you are even remotely considering using a recruiter in your job hunt, this book is a must.
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Summary: A job-seeker lifeline
Review: In a turbulent economy with continuing waves of unemployment, Darrell Guerney's book is a lifeline for new job-seekers and those in career transition alike. Headhunters Revealed offers concise, practical advice on how to search and assess professional recruiting firms. The checklists at the end of the chapters provide organizational incentives for those starting struggling with the job search process. Guerney writes with a bright, accessible style, but always with an underlying empathy, honesty and concern for both the headhunter and the client, stressing the value of the individual and the value of the work. The quotes,from Desiderata to Drucker add perspective and humor. An excellent resource. I recommend it to my own clients.
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Summary: A job-seeker lifeline
Review: In a turbulent economy with continuing waves of unemployment, Darrell Guerney's book is a lifeline for new job-seekers and those in career transition alike. Headhunters Revealed offers concise, practical advice on how to search and assess professional recruiting firms. The checklists at the end of the chapters provide organizational incentives for those starting struggling with the job search process. Guerney writes with a bright, accessible style, but always with an underlying empathy, honesty and concern for both the headhunter and the client, stressing the value of the individual and the value of the work. The quotes,from Desiderata to Drucker add perspective and humor. An excellent resource. I recommend it to my own clients.
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Summary: Not Perfect, but a very good resource nonetheless
Review: While, as some of the previous reviews note, this book is guilty of dispensing some fairly obvious information (the most efficient headhunters have computers, for example) and the hypothetical exchanges featuring a fictitious headhunter and some fairly heavy-handed humor do little to keep you turning the page, if you evaluate this book strictly on the usable information contained, it is a very good value. Inside information, such as how to increase the likelihood that your resume will be read and how to format your resume for cut and paste email are two items that I do not recall seeing elsewhere and are very much on point for an effective career search campaign. If you look past the "humorous" vignettes (as Gurney actually is an effective and witty writer otherwise) and I found this to be that fairly rare commodity that delivers what it is supposed to.
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