THE COMPLETE JOB-SEARCH HANDBOOK

by Howard Figler ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 16, 1979

Example- and exercise-ridden, this job-hunt primer is simply too much like a lab book--and a cutesy lab book at that (as in ""Oratorical Olive is chief spokesperson for the United Fund of Jivetown""). Figler divides 20 essential skills into five categories, including self-assessment, detective and research skills, and communication. Yet the coverage is far from ""complete,"" since most job hunters will want extensive information about resum‚s, which Figler ignores in favor of personal letters; and some readers will want more step-by-step interview runthroughs than are provided here. The book is strongest in guiding readers toward perception of their inner values, feelings, and transferable skills, all of which affect the channeling of career interests; and in advocating the kind of ""creativity"" that unites such seemingly diverse elements. But its examples sometimes stray from the immediately applicable, as with the girl whose goal was to learn to cook (not to be a chef); and its exercises are often stretched to the limits of plausibility: ""Stop the first five people you encounter today,"" we are blithely advised, to ask for a referral. Quirky--neither all that much ""fun"" or all that thorough-going.

Pub Date: Jan. 16, 1979

ISBN: 0805061916

Page Count: -

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart & Winston

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1979

Categories: NONFICTION