Helping thousands of job centers put millions of people to work.

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people find jobs?

Do your job hunters ask, "Why haven't employers called me yet?"

Do they also ask, "Is my application and resume missing something? Did they read my cover letter? Are there really dozens of people competing for every job I want?"

Let The Job Hunting Handbook guide your job hunters, step-by-step, on…

how to qualify for the jobs they want, side-step their competitors, land interviews, impress hiring managers, and win job offers.

And here's a surprise—this is NOT another 250-page textbook.

It’s the size of a news magazine, 8 by 10 inches with 48 pages. You can read it in an hour or so and get started right away. The chapters are short, easy to read, easy to use, and it's helped millions of people find the jobs they need and want.

No fluff, no filler.

No complex strategies. No unnecessary exercises. The Job Hunting Handbook gets straight to the point with usable information, examples, and step-by-step instructions.

Here are five important topics included in The Job Hunting Handbook.

How to turn the employer’s job requirements into your list of accomplishments—even if you’re a first-time job
Just fill in the blanks to write a one-page resume showing that you are the solution to the hiring manager's actual needs.
How to set up a steady stream of job interviews that can last for weeks and weeks to come, using AIDA and the 5-25-100 method.
Make a great impression by showing a little personality while answering 50 tough interview questions with answers.
Plus real tips on dress, manners, enthusiasm, references, job skills, resumes, job applications, cover letters, elevator speeches, telephone dialogue, following-up, plus job openings, average wages, plus so much more.

Table of Contents

Welcome to the American job market
Job openings and wages for the 200 largest US occupations
Learn how employers hire so you’ll know what they need and want
Show employers that you have the “right stuff”
Use the “right stuff” to build a powerful resume
Seven ways to get job interviews
Let AIDA help you write a better cover letter
Get ready for the hiring manager’s phone call
Find three people who will give you a positive recommendation
How to fill out a job application
What to wear to a job interview and why it matters
Enthusiasm, the key to a great interview
Navigate your way through the five parts of a job interview
50 questions to expect during your job interview with answers
The art of the follow-up
The short course

Over 8-million copies sold.

Customers include: American Job Centers • Workforce Investment Boards • Rapid Response Teams • Vocational Technical High Schools • Public and Private High Schools • Trade Schools • Community Colleges • Technical Colleges • Public and Private Colleges • Universities • Corporate Outplacement • Corrections • Vocational Rehabilitation • Family Services • Department of Defense • Veterans’ Administration • Credit Unions • Credit Counselors • Career Counselors • and lots of individuals

Generous quantity discounts:

You'll get national, best-selling, job-search plan for about the price of a greeting card.

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At 100 copies or more, shipping is free to all 50 states
Order today and The Job Hunting Handbook can be on your desk in 2-5 days
Overnight delivery is also available.
Call us at 800-222-0009 for a cost quote

How to order—

Place your online orders at the very top of this page
Call us toll free, 800-222-0009
Email us at, [email protected]
U.S. Mail, Dahlstrom & Company, 50 October Hill, Holliston, MA, 01746-1308

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Thank you for stopping by.

If you need to reach me, use the links above. I’m in the office every day and I’d love to hear from you.

—Harry Dahlstrom, author

About the author.

Harry Dahlstrom is the author of three national best sellers, The Job Hunting Handbook, Surviving A Layoff, and Out of Debt. Together they have combined sales of over 15-million copies.

Prior to that, Dahlstrom served as Director of Recruiting and Outplacement at a small New England technical college. He is a graduate of Harvard University, cum laude. He also served as an Operations Specialist with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam, the Amchitka Nuclear Detonation, plus the Apollo-9 Spacecraft Recovery.