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Three reasons most job hunters won’t get the jobs they want—and how you can help them.
1. When you submit an online job application or resume, it is first read by a computer. If your application or resume does not mention the five or six skills listed in the employer’s job advertisement, the computer will likely reject your application as unqualified—because you didn’t show that you have the specific skills needed to do the work.
Always match your skills to the skills needed to do the job. Mention those skills by name and give a short example of what you accomplished on each skill.
2. Instead of competing with dozens of people for every job opening you want, talk to friends who work in your occupation at other companies. Ask if they would give your resume and cover letter to their managers and to put in a good word for you.
Nine out of ten managers prefer to hire the friends of their employees. Friends are often hired with little competition and in half the usual time.
3. Show that you are friendly and prepared for your job interview. Know which questions the hiring manager might ask you. Develop your answers. Practice answering your questions with a friend. Mention which job skills are required to do the job. Explain your use of those skills in story fashion—problem, struggle, outcome.
Always look the manager in the eye while speaking and listening. Use facial expressions and hand gestures to add emphasis to your stories. Add a touch of humor when appropriate. And smile. Hiring Managers prefer people who are friendly, prepared, and excited to be there.
Let The Job Hunting Handbook guide your job hunters, step-by-step…
on how to qualify for the jobs they want, side-step the competition, land interviews, impress hiring managers, and win job offers.
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, cover to cover, 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 want. and need
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 hunter.
- Just fill in the blanks to create a one-page resume that show you are the solution to the hiring manager’s 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 friendly personality while answering 50 tough interview questions with ease.
- Real tips on dress, manners, enthusiasm, references, job skills, resumes, job applications, cover letters, elevator speeches, telephone dialogue, follow-up, job openings, average wages, and so much more.
Table of contents.
- Welcome to the American job market, page 4
- Job openings and wages for the 200 largest US occupations, 6
- Learn how employers hire so you’ll know what they need and want, 8
- Show employers that you have the “right stuff”, 10
- Use the “right stuff” to build a powerful resume, 14
- Seven ways to get job interviews 20
- Let AIDA help you write a better cover letter, 24
- Get ready for the hiring manager’s phone call, 28
- Find three people who will give you a positive recommendation, 30
- How to fill out a job application, 32
- What to wear to a job interview and why it matters, 36
- Enthusiasm, the key to a great interview , 38
- Navigate your way through a job interview 40
- 50 questions to expect during your job interview, 44
- The art of the follow-up, 46
- The short course, 48
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:
Try 100 copies.
- They’re only $3.99 each with free shipping. You’ll get a national, best-selling, job-search plan for about the price of a common greeting card.
- At 100 copies or more, shipping is free to all 50 states.
- Fast delivery. 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 online order, HERE
- Or Call, 800-222-0009
- Fax, 800-997-7444
- Send email, HERE
- US 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 15-million copies.
Prior to that, Harry 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 two-deployments with the US Navy in Vietnam, plus the Apollo-9 Spacecraft Recovery and the Amchitka Nuclear Detonation.
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