Your Dream Job: Use Dating Secrets to Get Hired and Build a Career You Love

Bokich might initially hook readers with the tantalizing proposal that, by buying his book, “you can become better at interviewing” (from the job candidate side, not the hiring side), but quite a few are going to drop out before the end, either because they don’t need its advice or because they’re put off by its “dating secrets” framework. This is definitely a book for an under-30 audience, the first clue being pop-culture references that include Anchorman 2 (“one of the funniest comedy sequels of all time”) and How I Met Your Mother. Readers who push on will be rewarded by some useful suggestions, especially the “40 questions” that will help even the most uninspired writer create a strong résumé. Unfortunately, even the best material is likely be skipped over when the dating metaphor is carried to creepy extremes (“Seducing Your Date,” “Getting Intimate”) or when examples begin with headlines like “Lauren the Hot Marketing Intern.” Bokich shares a number of good responses to likely interview questions that bear studying, but some of the supposedly real-life examples he offers come across as very unlikely. The “Questions You Should Ask” section—although helpful—is also very basic, underscoring the impression that this is a book for inexperienced job-hunters with a high tolerance for inappropriate sexual innuendo. (BookLife)