Games Companies Play: The Job Hunter's Guide to Playing Smart & Winning Big in the High-Stakes Hiring Game
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Games Companies Play: The Job Hunter's Guide to Playing Smart & Winning Big in the High-Stakes Hiring Game
Following up his highly successful HIRING SMART (San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of the Year selection), business guru Pierre Mornell moves to the other side of the interview table to share his knowledge of the hiring process with job hunters of all levels. This indispensable guide is packed with Dr. Mornell's savvy, street-smart advice on taking the plunge into a new career, readying the necessary cover letters and recommendations, shining in the toughest interview situations, and closing the deal on a dream job.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Lacking some very necessary details:
Pierre Mornell's, 'Games Companies Play,' makes for a quick and easy 2 hour or so read - printed in enormous type with a sparse page layout readers will effortlessly glide from start to finish without so much as utilizing a sprinkling of brain power. While this book does serve nicely as a very general overview of the job search and hiring process, those who are in need of more nuts and bolts information will be sorely disappointed with what this book has to offer.
Did we read the same book?:
A high school guidance counselor could write a better job hunting book then this! Dr. Mornell has so little to say he resorted to using a huge 14 pt type font so he could fill up 187 pages. His best answer for the standard "What are your five-year goals?" is " You can evaluate my work in three, six, or twelve months - and if it's excellent, we can decided how to best use my talents within the company." In my opinion this answer is vague and shows the job candidate has no ambition, no incentive to take... more info
decidedly hands-on:
from my review of this book as one of the top 5 of 2000 in mbajungle.com: "Mornell's book is decidedly hands-on, full of advice for today's job hunter. The manager looking for great employees will also find this book a godsend during any candidate search. My favorite tip: Call a prospective employee's reference when you know he won't be there, and leave a voice-mail message asking the reference to call back only if the candidate is outstanding. If the employee is indeed above par, says Mornell, the majority... more info
Entertaining and Smart:
Dr. Pierre Mornell's book fed me valuable information about the hiring process. The book's easy writing and engaging design is made for a new internet-era. I loved the options I had: I could either breeze through the book and pick out pull-quotes and scan graphics or really curl up and read detailed ancetdotes and issues regarding the hiring "game". Writing was witty and entertaining, Mornell made it easy to absorb critical information in choosing a long lasting job.
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