Six Steps To Job Search Success

This book is not about the economy or any theoretical discussion of why the job market may be robust or weak. This book is a practical discussion of actionable steps (six of them) that you can take to land a job regardless of the market. Whether the estimate is 25 percent unemployment (which, in the thick of the recession, I’ve seen cited in the media as the real unemployment rate for certain demographics) or singledigit unemployment, that number doesn’t apply to you. For any individual, the unemployment rate is 0 percent or 100 percent. You either have a job or you don’t. You either want the job you have or you don’t. When you are looking for a job and there is 10 percent unemployment, you just want to be one of the nine people that has a job. Still, you might think even that one job is beyond your grasp. You think you don’t have the right degree. Your school is in a different location than where you’d like to work. Not enough jobs are listed or employers are not visiting your campus. This type of thinking cedes control of your search to outside forces. It is not up to your professors, your school, your career services support, or recruiters to get you a job. This book is about the proactive things that you can do to get yourself a job.