The 2-Hour Job Search, Second Edition: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster

This should be mandatory reading for anyone in college, MBA programs, switching jobs, or considering new opportunities. The clarity and process of what to do is unsurpassed in any other books I've read. I'd wager anyone that if you use this methodology, you'll have a job you want in 3 months if you're staying in your industry and 6 months if you're trying to break into a new one.

I read Steve’s book in a single day. In a nutshell, it has been a game changer for me in terms of how to work smarter and not harder when it comes to my job search. His very simple and specific steps offer liberation to the person willing to shift their mindset and fully embrace them with discipline.It’s been such a relief to spend much more of my time on networking and informational interviews, rather than investing hours each day applying for jobs where I don’t already have a warm connection. Once in a great while the stars align and I get an initial interview at a place where I have no connection, but that has definitely been the exception for me.Get this book!

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As a career coach for STEM professionals, I notice that many of my clients are pretty process-centric. They like to follow instructions and check boxes. So to them, getting vague advice like "you need to network more" or "reach out to people on LinkedIn for informational interviews" can be panic-inducing.Enter: Steve Dalton's 2-Hour Job Search.Steve lays out, in incredible detail, how to evaluate your needs and then start a structured approach to networking through Informational Meetings - from finding the companies, to finding contacts, to reaching out to these contacts, to researching for the Informational Meeting, to the meeting itself and the FollowUp. And, you'll never be sitting around agonizing about when to send a follow-up email to a potential contact because, yep, Steve has a method for that as well!It is obvious that he has taught this method many times at the university level, because his instructions are clear and his explanations are relevant. He knows every place were people might want to short-cut his program steps, and he has examples of what happens when they do.I use this program to coach my clients who get overwhelmed easily because it is broken down into clear steps. And for visual learners, Steve includes flow charts to summarize the process. For those of you who like outlines, Steve supplies those at the end of his book as well.I found that having the digital version of this book was more useful to me because it's easily searchable. I do have a hardcopy as well, though, full of tabs and dog-eared pages. If you are comfortable with a spreadsheet, google searching, job-search websites and LinkedIn, you have the skills to use Steve's methods.

It helped me land a job in less than a month.I highly recommend. It helps with clarity on the job search and also staying in the job and keeping it.It helps with building professional relationships, tapping into opportunities and a relearning manual.

If I could sum up two things that the 2HJS offers it would be:1.) A psychological and research/evidence-based approach to networking and acquiring meaningful knowledge to assist in the job search. The knowledge and background that Dalton lays out for you gives you confidence and an understanding that his recommended approaches are not subjective but rather based in meaningful understanding of how people interact and provide support.2.) A focused and straightforward guide to job searching - For someone who read ALL the blogs about job-searching and networking, the 2HJS is a breath of fresh air. Instead of giving broad advice, Dalton lays out clear methods of attaining a job at one of your top companies.For example, Dalton encourages you throughout the job search process to understand the cost/reward benefit of each action you take. He uses feedback from his own experience (guiding countless students through the job search process) and scientific-based evidence to recommend practices, which reap the most rewards for the job seeker.I am one to get caught up in the steps, slowing myself down. I also tended to think to broadly about ALL the companies I could work for. The LAMP list method has given me so much focus and increased my stamina for the job search. Dalton also offers countless trouble-shooting sections that cater to unique situations, and this has been so helpful.Ultimately, the 2HJS lays out what are the most impactful, actionable steps you can take to land yourself a job and lays out methods that maximize the time you spent.This book has eliminated so much of the stress I have had about the job search, it has helped me connect with people at my top companies, and it has systemized my approach to networking (which was so elusive and challenging to me before).I received this book recommendation from a friend and could not be more grateful!! One of the most impactful professional books I've ever read.

This book is filled with rather unconventional, but I think good ideas. The problem is that it is VERY poorly written. Way too many asides and his sentences are almost all over long. I'm critical of a writer who uses twenty words to say what someone else could say in ten. This book says in FIFTY words what could be said in ten. We need to learn about cortisol and stress in a book about finding a job? Every sentence has to contain multiple clauses? Where was the editor?I'm finding myself reading the book over several times and taking notes. At the end of the day this could be 50 pages rather than 200+.