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Helping thousands of job centers put millions of people to work

HARRY

DAHLSTROM

AUTHOR

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Hi, I'm Harry Dahlstrom. Thank you for stopping by.

Basically, I write the books, handouts, and other material, used by 8,000 job centers, career centers, and outplacement centers nationwide. Together, we’ve helped millions of people get the jobs they need and want.

 

Three of my books are million-copy best sellers.

How are my books different?

They are NOT 250-page textbooks. The material I write is short, friendly, easy to read, and easy to use. My books are the size of a news magazine, 8 by 10 inches with 48 pages. You can read each book, cover to cover, in an hour or so and get started right away.

 

But don’t let the short-read fool you. 

I once asked my largest customer, a state director of employment services, why he purchases my books for his twenty-two job centers. He replied, “Because your books say more in 50 pages than the other books say in 250 pages.”

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AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND

 Author & founder, 1981 to Present

Dahlstrom & Company, Inc., Holliston, Massachusetts

·      The Job Hunting Handbook

·      Surviving A Layoff

·      Out Of Debt

·      The US Employment Snapshot

·      Plus, other articles, handouts, and training material

·      Coming soon: Let The Job Work For You
“Go from new-hire to MVP in 50 easy to read pages"

 

 

Director of recruiting & outplacement, 1976 to 1980

Holliston Junior College, Holliston, Massachusetts 

(merged years later with another institution)

·      Market analysis, copywriting, media, events

·      Student & staff recruitment

·      Staff layoffs & terminations

 

Bachelor's Degree, cum laude, History, 1973-1976

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

·      Thank you, Harvard, you turned me into a writer

·      Thank you, America, for the GI Bill, you helped pay my tuition at Harvard

·      Thank you, Mom and Dad, for all your love, advice, and support. I miss you.

 

Operations Specialist, 1968 to 1972

US Navy, aboard the USS Cochrane (DDG-21), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

·      Amchitka Nuclear Detonation 

·      Vietnam, 1969 and 1971

·      Taiwan Patrol

·      Apollo-9, Spacecraft Recovery 

 

Other Interests

·   The love of my life, Gail

·      3x Boston Marathon, with Gail

·      Holliston Triathlon, with Gail

·      Red Cross, Double Reds, with Gail

·      Holliston Food Bank, with Gail

·      Collecting roadside litter, with Gail

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