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Book Review: The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search

July 23, 2009 by Steven Savage

The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search: The Proven Program Used by the Worlds Leading Career Services Company
by Orville Pierson

ISBN-10: 0071464042
ISBN-13: 978-0071464048

PROS: A sober, thoughtful, organized book that presents a definite plan for a job search, organizing many common elements of a good job search into one process.

CONS: Extremely dry writing style may put some off. Despite organization, some of the book's organiation is odd.

SUMMARY: A must-buy book for the job search, presenting an organized plan you can use "out of the box" as long as you're willing to do some research.

Networking, the job search, and cost . . .

July 8, 2009 by Steven Savage

As all of us has been informed ad nauseum since we ever had to consider the remote possibility of a job search – networking is everything when it comes to finding a job.

And now, in the age of the internet and an economic downturn, we hear once again how important Networking is, even moreso now.

I'm arguing with none of these points. In fact, I fully agree Networking is important in your career, and gets more and more important as your career goes on. I also agree it's even more important now. But I want to add one more thing.

Networking is also cheaper. Today, people are going to pay even more attention to that. More, I think it's become even cheaper because of changes in the job search.