Work It!: How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass, and Land a Job in Any Economy

Combining classic job-getting strategies with information age tactics, Hemming's chatty book offers one-stop-shopping for job seekers between the ages of 18 and 35 (although Boomers can probably pick up a tip or two). Hemming, who founded the interim staffing agency Hired Guns and created""Pink Slip"" parties, uses her marketing background to provide a user-friendly and entertaining guide happily free of the typical charts, graphs and worksheets. Always be in the process of building up your network, and remain vigilant for potentially golden opportunities, job satisfaction notwithstanding, she says. When interviewing, bring lots of extra resumes with you, and if you have to wait for the interviewer,""never, ever play with the squeezy balls sitting on the interviewer's desk, however tempting they are."" Hemming even includes a chapter on getting by while unemployed, complete with advice on balancing a checkbook and paying bills. Sidebars written by recruiters and hiring managers and tips from job seekers round out the book.