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basilkumquat's review against another edition
3.0
Fine, just super repetitive. It'd probably be better to start with the appendix and then read the parts of the book that you don't understand.
richardiporter's review against another edition
4.0
Who should read it: people that are on the job hunt.
This is the framework and specific steps to take to job hunt in the modern era. Most people know that throwing applications at job postings is a waste of your time, though it feels like progress.
What really works? A recommendation from a "booster" inside a company. How do you find these? Easy just "network" ;)
What exactly does that mean and where can you get a step by step guide? Right here.
The 2 hour job search refers to a 2 hour investment you make to generate and prioritize a target list of companies and begin your networking prioritization and begin systematically executing a process to locate boosters, conduct informational interviews, and locate opportunities to which you can apply along with a warm introduction, thus enormously increasing your odds of success.
Deceptively simple, and with fleshing out to explain the why behind each of the points of the method, then with a quick reference guide at the end this book can get you moving on your search immediately.
Readers can further customize their method atop this, and for me in specific I need to add the location and remoteness of the opportunity as a massive portion of the evaluation.
This is the framework and specific steps to take to job hunt in the modern era. Most people know that throwing applications at job postings is a waste of your time, though it feels like progress.
What really works? A recommendation from a "booster" inside a company. How do you find these? Easy just "network" ;)
What exactly does that mean and where can you get a step by step guide? Right here.
The 2 hour job search refers to a 2 hour investment you make to generate and prioritize a target list of companies and begin your networking prioritization and begin systematically executing a process to locate boosters, conduct informational interviews, and locate opportunities to which you can apply along with a warm introduction, thus enormously increasing your odds of success.
Deceptively simple, and with fleshing out to explain the why behind each of the points of the method, then with a quick reference guide at the end this book can get you moving on your search immediately.
Readers can further customize their method atop this, and for me in specific I need to add the location and remoteness of the opportunity as a massive portion of the evaluation.
samanthakayla's review against another edition
2.0
(2.5) this is more for MBA grads, not normal job hunters. Will never look at Indeed the same.
courtacademia's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of focus on networking and theoretical orientation on systems and methods
jacquelinecrane's review
3.0
This book has great core content, but I did not like the delivery. It's slow, repetitive and hard to stay connected with. The LAMP method was definitely helpful and has helped me create more of a vision of companies I see myself working at.
rachelw28's review
5.0
Incredibly useful -- I love the methodical and efficiency-based approach to networking and job searching.
jonbrammer's review
2.0
"When you close your 5-Point Emails to Boosters by saying something like 'I recognize this may be a busy time for you, so if we are unable to connect by email I'll try to reach you next week to see fi that is more convenient, you demonstrate several key desirable traits.
First, you demonstrate deference to their schedules, showing you appreciate that their time is more valuable than yours. The job seeker is the one requesting the favor, so it should be the job seeker's responsibility to revive the outreach if it doesn't work out the first time. Clarifying your ownership of any inconvenience is an elegant way to keep your foot in the door in case your contract doesn't respond immediately." (120)
More Americans read this kind of book and others of the self-help genre than literary fiction or non-fiction. _The 2-Hour Job Search_ may indeed become canonical at some point, read by future scholars who want some insight into the mindset of the late late capitalism of the 2010s.
This book came out after 2008, when it was becoming increasingly difficult for college grads to make headway in the job market. Dalton wants to provide a straightforward and repeatable strategy for getting to the interview stage of a job search.
The examples and language here seem mainly directed at MBA program grads, people who have been indoctrinated in the idea that one's higher purpose consists mainly in buying and selling - euphemistically "creating value for customers/clients." This is the lifeblood of our culture, so we shouldn't be surprised that the job seeker should see herself as another product, to be branded and marketed and sold to the highest bidder.
First, you demonstrate deference to their schedules, showing you appreciate that their time is more valuable than yours. The job seeker is the one requesting the favor, so it should be the job seeker's responsibility to revive the outreach if it doesn't work out the first time. Clarifying your ownership of any inconvenience is an elegant way to keep your foot in the door in case your contract doesn't respond immediately." (120)
More Americans read this kind of book and others of the self-help genre than literary fiction or non-fiction. _The 2-Hour Job Search_ may indeed become canonical at some point, read by future scholars who want some insight into the mindset of the late late capitalism of the 2010s.
This book came out after 2008, when it was becoming increasingly difficult for college grads to make headway in the job market. Dalton wants to provide a straightforward and repeatable strategy for getting to the interview stage of a job search.
The examples and language here seem mainly directed at MBA program grads, people who have been indoctrinated in the idea that one's higher purpose consists mainly in buying and selling - euphemistically "creating value for customers/clients." This is the lifeblood of our culture, so we shouldn't be surprised that the job seeker should see herself as another product, to be branded and marketed and sold to the highest bidder.