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

I have not had to look for a job for almost 10 years now and entered the job market end of 2023. The job searching techniques have changes so much that I knew I needed some help with revamping my techniques. This book is great for introducing techniques to define and streamline the techniques and has improved my results fourfold. The techniques will help you make the job search way less stressful and a much smoother process.The only con for people more long term in their career, the book defines some components most specifically to industry beginners. If you wish to implement them you will have to modify them per you experience and industry as well.

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.

Simplistic language and dialect are easy to follow, yet largely missed by the arguments of academics in this respect.

I never write reviews, but I can’t pass this one up. This book has changed everything. I am now telling everyone I meet that is looking for a job to buy this book right away!!!I wasted a lot of time not being able to create a process for my job search. For months I’ve been trying to piece together the MASSIVE amounts of advice I’ve been getting, which left me with a lack of direction, and a lot of rejection.There is NO WAY this book won’t help you!! Good luck!

I was introduced to this book in 2018 during my MBA studies and then bought another copy of the book in early 2024 when I was laid off from my IT consulting job. This book teaches you how to spend 2 hours laying out the framework for your job search.It teaches you how to prioritize companies you want to work for, how to reach out to the right people in your network, how to communicate with them and find the right ones that want to help (think of like an NPS scoring system), so on and so forth.The important lesson it teaches is the fallacy of applying for endless jobs online and how pointless it is. Thanks to this book I was able to land a product manager job through a contact I worked with 8 years ago. 2 15 minute interviews and I was in, because he was the hiring manager.For the cost of this book the ROI is unbelievable. It's a good read, give it a shot!

Instead of giving stock job hunting advice like apply to online job posts or work your network, the author gives actionable step by step instructions on how to network and how to meet hiring managers. The process is quick, simple, and effective.

The 2HJS is the perfect book for navigating the job search in the social media age! As someone who would rarely get interviews in the past, this book teaches you how to use technology and networking to get the attention of potential employers and land the first interview. With thousands of people applying for the same jobs, you need to stand out and put a name and possibly a face to your resume. The 2HJS shows you how to do that in three simple steps: create a list of target companies, prioritize them based on your fit and interest, and contact the right people at those companies using a personalized email template. The book also provides helpful tips and tools for managing your job search, such as the LAMP list and the Six-Point Email. The book is full of practical examples and success stories from real job seekers who used the 2HJS method to get their dream jobs. Whether you are a recent graduate, a career changer, or a seasoned professional, the 2HJS will help you find the right job faster and easier.

As a seasoned veteran when it comes to books on job searching - having read tons and even written several myself - I can confidently say that The 2-Hour Job Search stands out as one of the absolute best I've encountered.Steve Dalton's approach is incredibly actionable and practical, providing step-by-step strategies to find jobs faster and more efficiently. I especially appreciate how he incorporates psychological principles into his advice - the mindset shifts and emotional intelligence he recommends are useful well beyond just job searching.

The book has very good systems to follow. It is not generic advice but specific steps to speed your job search. Highly recommend it to graduates.

After sending out hundreds of applications without any feedback, I was on my nerves' end. This book layouts a refreshing and practical strategy for tackling the job hunting game. Still working hard at it but does make sense.

Nice book

Book was a good read. As a mature age student completing university as part of a career change plan, the information provided in the book is very useful in learning the job searching techniques used in today's world.

Prior to this book, I applied to jobs like normal people. I probably applied to 50 job applications per week with not much luck. Every 50 applications would probably get me 1 or 2 interviews. This was my comfort zone, it was easy to do and quite fast. After doing this for 9 months, I got discouraged during COVID so I decided to try a new method. The 2-hour job search method. I might have gotten lucky because I found a booster from my very first email and that landed me a job 2 months later. But even if I hadn't secured that job I would have continued using this method. My interview rate was a lot higher at a 20% response rate and the method was even faster. After the initial setup, it takes probably 10 mins of work each day.I don't usually write reviews but I feel like this book should be shared more. It works and it's efficient. It does involve you getting out of your comfort zone if you aren't used to networking. But once you do one or two interviews it's easy sailings.I'm actually surprised there are so few reviews for this book.