Book description
Finding a job used to be simple. You'd show up at an office and ask for an application. A friend would mention a job in their department. Or you'd see an ad in a newspaper and send in your cover letter. Maybe you'd call the company a week later toâŚ
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There is an entire industry that talks very positively and upbeat about finding jobs, and we tend to think of job search as a good thingâgood for people and good for organizationsâthat helps us grow and develop.
Ilana Gershon is an ethnographer, and she moved into groups of people trying to find new jobs. These arenât the hot-shot computer nerds who happen to have the very specific skills in demand right now; they are average people looking for all the other jobs.
She finds the process is full of snake-oil advice (âfind your superpowerâ!) and false optimism from pop-psychologists whoâŚ
From Peter's list on hate your job and dread job hunting.
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