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48 Days to the Work You Love | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Miller
Creator: Dave Ramsey
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 2277
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0805444793
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780805444797
ASIN: 0805444793
Publication Date: January 2007
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 Handy insights but not a lot of meat. September 1, 2008
While Miller's book certainly gave me some new insight into how to look for a job, he points out that his book is meant for a "hard sell" on a product: you. Unfortunately, if you're not a salesperson, this isn't easy. The steps are laid out chapter by chapter. The first half of the book really lays out the groundwork for the definition of work, our past conceptions of the job search process, and today's misinterpretations of a "good" job.
All of that is fine and dandy, but give me the good stuff.
Several chapters in, Miller gets into the actual meat and potatoes of the book: resumes, interviews, and follow-ups. The most helpful information I gleaned from this is that while a resume is a great way to get your foot in the door for an interview, it is not going to land you the job. And while it seems only to be common sense that your personality will actually get you the interview, you'd be surprised at what wrong things people will say in them (and Miller provides plenty o' examples). He explains that 85% of getting the job is how you sell yourself and how well your interviewing techniques are sharpened. He also says you should make contact with the hiring manager (not HR, personnel, etc.) at least three times in order to make yourself remembered by the person in charge of hiring. Again, this is a classic selling technique--one used by salespeople the world over.
All in all, if you aren't comfortable with narrowing down your companies of choice, making direct contact with persons within the company, and making a "hard sell" of yourself, this book may not be helpful for you but may point out some parts of the job search that you weren't previously aware of.
Worked for me! August 8, 2008
I loved this book! It was the inspiration I needed to go after a career field I had been too nervous to enter into. I just went for it and landed my "dream job" within two months of reading the book! I would recommend it to anyone who is nervous about switching careers and who needs that extra motivation to do it.
 Very Inspiring July 30, 2008
I purchased the audio of "48 days to the work you love" for my husband recently. He has sinced listen to the audio and commented on how great a purchase this was. A couple of days ago we decided to get the workbook that goes along with it. My husband stated that he feels it is necessary and looks forward to diving in, taking a hands-on approach and completing exercises which seems necessary and very useful in putting together a career plan. Great!
 Religious claptrap June 18, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
The description for this book should be a bit more forthcoming in the fact that this is "faith based". Faith is well and good, but it has little place in the job hunt.
Should have read the reviews first June 13, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have done a lot of shopping on Amazon and have found the reviews to be accurate and dependable. Unfortunately I bought this on the advice of Dave Ramsey and did not read the reviews. This book is awful. I have read a lot of self improvement books and this is by far the worst.
I persevered to the end thinking (hoping) some structure would emerge. No such luck. As other reviewers have pointed out, this is just an endless string of quotes and stories. Half way through the book I found a reference to a site that sounded like it might be some sort of a form to define your interests. Turns out it was just a veiled advertisement to get you to pay $20 on Dan Miller's web site. Give me a break.
Give this one a miss.
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