by Peter Lloyd for Job Hunting, book review
Can I Wear My Nose Ring to the Interview?: A Crash Course in Finding, Landing, and Keeping Your First Real Job by Ellen Gordon Reeves.
Its very clever title promises that this paperback will answer frankly the more unconventional questions that tend to discourage and even stump entry-level job searchers. As the Introduction explains, “Nose Ring” is not about nose rings or tongue rings but about how complex hunting for a job can be today. Overall it should help its readers understand why we all need to be more innovative in our job searches. Read the rest of this entry »
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by Peter Lloyd for Job Hunting, book review
Like you’re going to read three, much less 25. Especially when you should be knocking on doors. You’re right. In the throes of a job search is no time to buy a book, start reading it, only to discover that it’s loaded with a useless rehash of the standard job search drivel.
For example, in the blog of one human resources consultant, I recently read, “Dust off that resume, start networking, and don’t forget those online social networks…” Read the rest of this entry »
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