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From an insider at the world’s leading job placement firm, a proven method for executing the professional-level job search.
The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search is authored by the director of program design at Lee Hecht Harrison, the world’s premier job-search and career-management consulting firm. It arms job hunters at all levels with a proven method for conducting the most effective job search possible. This exclusive method has been used for more than a decade by LHH career consultants to help over 600,000 people find great new jobs. Job seekers get a structured, step-by-step plan that brings together an array of best practices, commonsense techniques for measuring progress, and surefire ways for staying focused and avoiding burnout.
Orville Pierson is Senior Vice President, Corporate Director of Program Design and Service Delivery, for Lee Hecht Harrison, a 240-office career services company that is part of the $20 billion Adecco global family of employment services and placement firms. Yale educated, he has worked in career services for nearly 30 years, authoring career publications that have helped over a million people land jobs they love. For more information, visit: www.highlyeffectivejobsearch.com
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September 12, 2009: This an outstanding and well organized book that when tweaked for your specific situation will help you focus on the important activities to be accomplished during a job transition situation. You do not have to agree with every single thing written to benefit from this book. The overall guidance is applicable to everyone in this situation. I highly recommend reading this book!
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August 05, 2008: As a career counselor who has been in the field for more than 14 years, I'm always looking for resouces that will help my clients. Orville Pierson's book offers concrete, helpful methods to avoid the major pitfalls of job search. In providing specific ways for job hunters to track their progress, this resource should be used by anyone who wants to run an effective and successful job search campaign.