Harry Dahlstrom is the author of The Job Hunting Handbook, Surviving A Layoff, Now Hiring— Apply Yourself, Turn a Job Fair into a Job Offer, and other titles. He has been writing about job search for over twenty-five years.

He got his start as director of recruitment and marketing at a small New England business college. He assisted the college’s career center and developed workshops to help graduating students apply business-marketing principles to their job hunt.

The college eventually merged with a larger institution and layoffs followed. In addition to delivering the sad news to staff and faculty, Harry helped with their resume writing and job-search plans.

Months after receiving his own pink slip, people continued to ask for resume writing and job-hunting advice. So, Harry put his ideas on paper and gave away copies so people could help themselves.

A number of friends suggested he send the text to a publisher. He did. After several large publishers declined the book simply because it “wasn’t thick enough,” Harry self-published his 48 page book.

The Job Hunting Handbook has since sold over 7 million copies and is probably the second best-selling job book in the United States. Over the years The Job Hunting Handbook has gone through 15 major revisions and several design changes. But it still contains only 48 pages.

Before graduating from Harvard University he served two tours with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam.

Harry lives in Massachusetts with his best friend and wife, Gail. They have three grown children.