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A review by ben_smitty
The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster by Steve Dalton
4.0
It's Sabbath again, which means I'm forcing myself not to do anything for the sake of productivity. It's a horrible discipline, especially as I'm about to immigrate to the U.S. and need to find a job there ASAP. I make plans ABCDE in my head and what ifs if I can't land a job right away and I can't do anything on these particular days to control my outcome. Horrible discipline.
But right, this book is great. It takes all the guessing game away and doesn't get you to answer self-reflective questions like other self-help books often do. It's a control freak's approach to systematize the job search process in a way that leaves no sunk-costs behind. Each chapter follows basically the same format. He
a) tells you an overview of what to do
b) explains why you're doing it this way
c) gives you VERY specific steps on how to do it.
There's 0 advice in Dalton's methods, and there's really not a lot of ways to customize it, which is why I'm such a fan. Honestly would recommend it to anyone who's paralyzed by the idea of job searching; this book takes out all of the guessing game and is all about compound-reiteration until you land a job. Honestly would not recommend Sabbath to anyone though as it's a horrible discipline.
But right, this book is great. It takes all the guessing game away and doesn't get you to answer self-reflective questions like other self-help books often do. It's a control freak's approach to systematize the job search process in a way that leaves no sunk-costs behind. Each chapter follows basically the same format. He
a) tells you an overview of what to do
b) explains why you're doing it this way
c) gives you VERY specific steps on how to do it.
There's 0 advice in Dalton's methods, and there's really not a lot of ways to customize it, which is why I'm such a fan. Honestly would recommend it to anyone who's paralyzed by the idea of job searching; this book takes out all of the guessing game and is all about compound-reiteration until you land a job. Honestly would not recommend Sabbath to anyone though as it's a horrible discipline.