Description from Amazon: Now is one of the toughest times in history to find a job. The problem is not the enormous number of unemployed people who are competing for the same position; it is the enormous number of SMART people competing for the same position. The number of highly skilled, unemployed people with college degrees is staggering. If you have been searching for a job, you already know this. In The Laidoff Ninja you will learn techniques that helped hundreds of people survive unexpected unemployment. Are you a recent college graduate? How much did you pay for your textbooks? Sadly, those books will not help you find a job.
Let The Laidoff Ninja show you how to hack the job market. Before evaluating this book, look at the biographical information of the people who wrote other job-searching/employment books: professional writers, human resources people, recruiters: not people with experience in surviving and finding a job during a recession. When Javed Ikbal and Craig Brown talk about surviving unemployment and finding a job, people listen. As the co-creators of the Layoff Support Network, Ikbal and Brown know what they are talking about. Not only have they amassed the knowledge of Layoff Support Network members, they both survived an extended bout of unemployment. Who better than two technology experts with a proven track record of helping hundreds of Layoff Support Network users? Both Ikbal and Brown are actual "hiring managers" and know what employers look for in the real-life job market. Proven techniques include: - Strategies for coping with emotional issues - Financial survival - Job searching strategies - Finding opportunities - Hacking social networks - Interviewing - How not to sabotage your own efforts - Sections for recent college graduates - Material that is not covered by any other book Tap into the knowledge base of The Layoff Support Network. Benefit from the combined experience of hundreds of its members. The Laidoff Ninja is for you!
