How You Really Get Hired: The Inside Story from a College Recruiter
Author: John L. Lafevre
List Price: $11.00
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ISBN: 0134441591
Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc (November, 1992)
Sales Rank: 1,058,397
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Indispensible: superlatively insightful.
I picked up this book at a library book sale for a few pennies along with several other books of a similar sort. I have to say that based on the books I bought and on other books I've looked at in the past, _How You Really Get Hired_ has got to be BY FAR the best book on finding a job that I have ever read. This book is well worth MUCH, MUCH MORE than I paid for it.The great advantage of this book is that the author is an seasoned recruiter and is able to put you inside the head of the key players you will encounter in the job-hiring process. Whereas other books give you instructions to robotically follow, LeFevre explains THE REASONS for doing somethings and refraining from others. One great example is the profile he gives of the different types of interviewers, how to identify them, how they think, and what they want, and how to deal with them (ch 8).
LeFevre writes frankly and simply. His style is easy-going, conversational and definitely authoritative. Even when he doesn't explain some details, I found myself believing him just based on his obviously intimate familiarity with the whole job-hunting process.
I'm reviewing the 1986 paperback edition. It would be nice if FeFevre did an undate to include on-line job searches and job applications. But even without these additions, this book is INDISPENSIBLE for ANYONE looking for a job (not just college alumni): you can get info about the on-line thingamagig from some other book. Just remember: there's always a human being on the other side of the computer; the most important thing to understand in any job search is THE PEOPLE doing the hiring. John L. LaFevre's _How You Really Get Hired_ gives you that understanding.
(I feel guilty ending this review here. There're so many more good things to say about this book and I feel so grateful. But life's other duties beckon.)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent book for recent (or near) college grads!
This book was great! As I was quickly approaching graduation, I was down about my GPA being less than 3.0 overall. I was told (after it was too late) that I probably wouldn't be able to get a job unless I had a 3.0 or higher. After reading John LaFevre's book, I was absolutely confident that I would find a job. With that motivation, I went out into the tight job market of 1993 and found a job within 6 weeks of graduation. I highly recommend this book for any college grad. Mike
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent job-hunter's book!
This is a fine book to get beginners around thehurdles they mostly impose on themselves. It shows what companies really look for, and how they can find them -- as long as the job-hunters are looking for the real thing, not just playing the game.
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