<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: Not worth paper it's printed on
Review: If you are witless enough to find this book useful, you should probably stay home. I decided to return it within about 30 seconds of opening it. Where to begin? The book offers an "action plan" whose steps include "1. Decide which job or jobs you ideally want. If possible this should be something you are skilled and/or qualified in. 2. Decide which country or countries you would most like to live and work in. Which European language do you know best or could you learn most easily?"I bought the book especially looking for help in preparing a CV for Germany. The "How to prepare a CV" section tells me that I should include "your full name, clear contact address and telephone, school qualifications..." As opposed to what?! What does Hempshell think the reader would expect goes on a CV? The author wastes pages on individual country sections where you might learn that "Further reading on Germany" includes "Let's Go 2000: Germany" and "Germany: The Rough Guide". As I said, if you buy this book looking for information on getting a job in Europe, and you benefit from being informed that travel guides have useful information on a country, you will be safer staying at home.
Rating:
Summary: Not worth paper it's printed on
Review: If you are witless enough to find this book useful, you should probably stay home. I decided to return it within about 30 seconds of opening it. Where to begin? The book offers an "action plan" whose steps include "1. Decide which job or jobs you ideally want. If possible this should be something you are skilled and/or qualified in. 2. Decide which country or countries you would most like to live and work in. Which European language do you know best or could you learn most easily?" I bought the book especially looking for help in preparing a CV for Germany. The "How to prepare a CV" section tells me that I should include "your full name, clear contact address and telephone, school qualifications..." As opposed to what?! What does Hempshell think the reader would expect goes on a CV? The author wastes pages on individual country sections where you might learn that "Further reading on Germany" includes "Let's Go 2000: Germany" and "Germany: The Rough Guide". As I said, if you buy this book looking for information on getting a job in Europe, and you benefit from being informed that travel guides have useful information on a country, you will be safer staying at home.
<< 1 >>
| 
