[Book Review] The 2 Hour Job Search - CareerEnlightenment.com

His book breaks the job search down into small manageable steps, illustrated with real-life examples and anecdotes. He includes specific troubleshooting tips on using online databases and conducting a focused and targeted search. He’ll teach you how to create a customized list of employment contacts, sort them effectively, and then connect with them. Basically, this is paint-by-numbers for job seekers. Just follow his instructions and you will get hired. Simple.Understanding the basics of market norms can help focus your efforts at interview requests, and if you follow Dalton’s step-by-step guide, you can grab 80 percent of the benefits of informational interviews in just 20 percent of the time you’d otherwise spend on this. For interacting with recruiters and job contacts, pay special attention to Dalton’s explanation of the Ben Franklin strategy of asking favors!Because the college grads landing jobs today are those who understand the new job search rules, your successful j ob search will depend on your ability to learn and apply them. THE 2-HOUR JOB SEARCH is a detailed guide on how to do exactly that.