Knock 'em Dead, The Ultimate Job Search Guide

by: Martin Yate, C.P.C.

Published by: Adams Media

Reviewed by Maureen Fischer

A job counselor for more than 20 years, Martin Yate writes for all of us, college student to CEO. In Knock 'em Dead 2007, he lavishes us with in-depth step-by-step instructions on every aspect of the job search process from resume writing and networking to answering the most probing interview questions.

Its 339 pages contain nuggets of information and invaluable advice that set the job seeker on the path to success. Yate organizes the information into five sections. The Well-Stocked Briefcase covers timing, resumes, networking and tactics. Part 2, Getting the Word Out, covers strategies for landing phone interviews, then face-to-face meetings, dressing right, body language and good first impressions. We've all been stumped by tricky, even underhanded interview questions and Yate shares powerful honest answers to them in Part 3. Stressful interviews to strange venues, Yate has techniques for mastering it all including that indelible last impression as you exit your interview.

Part 4, Finishing Touches, advises how to handle follow up, turn rejection into opportunity, and negotiate when the offer arrives. Yate even counsels how to ace psychological tests and handle multiple job offers. Part 5, How-tos of the delicate process of searching for a job while still employed, and dealing with finances during tough times.

The author ends with a handy answer index to hundreds of interview questions. His writing style is concise, graceful and at times, humorous. He has it all: excellent organization, impressive credentials and superb command of the subject. Described as a career strategist and public speaker with thirty years experience in the career management world, his chapters made me itch to go out and look for a job whether I needed one or not.

This appeared to be his 21st updated edition of the book. More than five million Knock 'em Dead books have sold already.

Armchair Interviews highly recommends Knock 'em Dead 2007 for anyone who wants to find the right job and find it now.