Alan L. Moss

"I sincerely enjoyed reviewing this book. It should be on every career seeker's bookshelf."

"I was very impressed with the uniqueness, freshness, and pragmatism of this book."

"Excellent, excellent advice offered on cover letter writing, resume writing, interviewing, using connections, etc. Nice incorporation of success stories to further impress upon the reader the importance of using the advice given."

"Chapter 7 is not just a chapter that tells you what you need to survive; it explains how to achieve. In many ways, this allows the book to outshine many other books in use that only take you halfway down the path and then offers no further assistance in how to get to the end of the path."

"This text seems to cover nicely the current trends in the employment arena. As well, it incorporates outstanding case study examples that I know the students will be able to relate to. For these reasons, this text could run circles around the ones that I currently use."

"The suggestions for how to walk a path to employment I found as useful for displaced workers as for those just entering the employment arena for the first time."

"The inclusion of the Holland Hexagon was excellent and a tremendous sign of how up to date the author is on the trend being used in this field."

"This book is one of the best 'how-to' career development textbooks I have read, or used in class."

"Rarely does one find a text on this subject where the authors and publisher have the courage and foresight to take a pragmatic approach to the economic aspects of employment in America. This is a refreshing and pedagogically sound manner of dealing with this academic subject."

"This text provides numerous end-of-chapter exercises that are well-designed and effective learning tools."

"I specifically like all the example stories and their applicability to the content."

"The description of the interview process including the stages of dance, substance, and decision, and the questions for a candidate to ask, are very good. The career income principles are sound and well-explained, and the examples and conclusions to each would be helpful to someone who is returning to the workforce, shifting gears into a new field, or geographic location, or non-traditional students in general who are completing degrees after being in the workforce."

"The appendices are so thorough � can't think of anything else in the way of support materials."

"Use of technology works well. This will connect well with many college students."

"The book's strength is its vastly different approach. It is data-dense. Most career texts only refer to such material. I've been in the career counseling field for seventeen years and never seen a text with this approach."

"The strength of the text comes from the overall organization. I like the way the authors 'set the stage' for each chapter."

"Moss' advice to invest in oneself through training and education is a perfect message for this age of rapidly increasing technology. The advice on dealing with employers seems smart and sensible, and many students will learn things from this chapter that they wouldn't pick up otherwise."