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How to Land Your Dream Job: No Resume! And Other Secrets to Get You in the Door | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeffrey J. Fox
Publisher: Hyperion
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 141740
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1401303048
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9781401303044
ASIN: 1401303048
Publication Date: January 2, 2007
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A re-titled, repackaged edition of a modern classic in career-building With business bestsellers like How to Become CEO, Jeffrey Fox is unsurpassed when it comes to empowering readers to gain the edge on the competition. But before you can run the company, you have to get your foot in the door -- and in How to Land Your Dream Job, a repackaged, re-titled edition of Don t Send a Resume, Fox shows how to do exactly that, with invaluable, often counterintuitive advice like: -Why resumes don t sell; -Skip the personnel department; -How to research a target company; -Be a fish out of water; -No one cares what you like; -Ask to do a demonstration; -Don t talk in an interview; -"I" is a bad word.
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 "Don't Send a Resume" Re-Titled and Back in Print July 10, 2008
Andrew Shaffer (Gotham City, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was originally published in 2001 under a different name. After the success of Jeffrey J. Fox's subsequent books, it's now been released in a new edition. If you don't own the first edition, "...Dream Job" is highly recommended for its unconventional advice. The premise remains as valid seven years later as it did when it was first published: Resumes don't get you jobs. Fox hammers the point home again and again, almost to the point of repetition. It's not his strongest book, but it's still better than most other business books on the market.
 Gift to all your job searching friends August 15, 2007
Mike Mark (Wyoming)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Fantastic! Jeffrey Fox has done it again. All of the right moves for all the right reasons distilled into a concise manual that you can take just about anywhere.
A Skeptic Admits it Worked Beyond Her Wildest Dreams April 12, 2007
SFW819
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I stared at this book on three different occasions before I shelled out the money and bought it in mid-February of 2007. I was convinced it would be useless, but I read it and applied some of the tips to my interview process for a senior level position with one of the toughest companies with which to land a job.
On March 29th, I was offered my dream job and nearly triple my salary at this company in the top ten of the Fortune 500.
It's not rocket science, but Fox touts the value of marketing oneself as you would a company or product. It requires a lot of hard work, but in my case, the results were almost immediate. The chapters are short and to the point, but rich with little nuggets of information from suggested questions to ask during an interview to checklists during the interview process. Following his recommendations, I walked into interviews knowing as much about the company as the people interviewing me and capable of branding myself as the best candidate for the position.
If I could give the man a hug, I most certainly would, because he just helped change my life.
HELP WANTED ! March 25, 2007
Gail Cooke (TX, USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
When looking for a job we sometimes feel like we need all the help we can get. Jeffrey J. Fox, named "Outstanding Marketer" by Sales & Marketing Management magazine to the rescue. For those either job searching or job changing "How To Land Your Dream Job" may be a helpful resource.
Author Fox who founded a premier marketing firm and has penned bestsellers such as "How to Become CEO" and "How To Become A Rainmaker" knows the actions and interactions of the workforce well. With "How To Land Your Dream Job" he urges all to be creative and offers suggestions on devising a strategy that is not only winning but yours alone.
Among the topics touched on are :
-Why resumes don't sell;
-Skip the personnel department;
-How to research a target company;
-Be a fish out of water;
-No one cares what you like;
-Ask to do a demonstration;
-Don't talk in an interview; -"I" is a bad word.
Some of the information in this book has been offered before but we can all use reminders, can't we?
Author Fox does a capable job of reading his text in an encouraging, positive voice.
- Gail Cooke
Highly recommended! February 1, 2007
Rolf Dobelli (Luzern Switzerland)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
For a book that tells you not to send a resume, the author spends an awful lot of time telling the reader how to write resumes (or "resu-letters") and what to do with them next. Don't be fooled by the clever title. Jeffrey J. Fox hasn't banned resumes, he simply wants you to understand how to write versions that will work for you. He explains what to do - and not do - to land a terrific job. In bite-sized chapters that get right to the point (in a book so small you could fit it into a leprechaun's briefcase), he guides you through job-hunting research, planning and marketing the product of you. Some of what he offers is innovative; some is standard, common-business sense. Even if you only dig out a few gems, we note that this is a fine place to begin your job search - and a very fine place for job search beginners.
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