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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Finding A Job in Tough Times" by Dr. Tim Johnson.]

Finding A Job in Tough Times is a workbook that aims to assist those who are having problems with their job searching. The book contains reflective exercises that help the reader with his/her career plans. Based on the author’s years of experience in job searching and career development, Dr. Tim Johnson imparts his principles that will hopefully make a difference in people’s lives.

The book starts with helping the reader reflect on his/her current conditions. Then, the book discusses the author’s action plan called “Six Steps to a Paycheck.” The action plan talks about learning how to be presentable, setting out goals, overcoming limitations, making new friends, taking advantage of opportunities, and focusing on a career path. The book contains numerous exercises, all of which help the reader reflect on his/her career development.

The book provides helpful advice not just on career development, but also on life in general. This is because the author treats career development as interrelated with living, which shows in the exercises of reflecting upon oneself. The connection between career development and living also shows in the author’s life story, wherein he takes on different jobs every week until he finds the start of his career at a phone company. His experiences in career development are analogous to one’s experiences in life, which brings out the inspiration from the book.

Unfortunately, the book contains multiple errors, which makes the book confusing to read at times. Examples include “If you can write a computer program in C++ that is ability” and “You should be aware that when the company does a reference check they will make inquires of your previous employer if the dismissal was for cause”; the former has a missing comma after “C++” and the latter misspelled “inquiries” as “inquires.” Based on the number of multiple errors, the book is not professionally edited.

Additionally, the book seems to be outdated because it doesn’t say anything about making connections through the Internet, which is a big deal because a lot of job applications today are being done via e-mail and LinkedIn. But considering that the book was first published in 2002, this is understandable. The advice contained in the book still applies to our digital age.

The book is essentially self-help applied to career development. Overall, Finding A Job in Tough Times is still a relevant book that can help people in their career development. But because the book is not professionally edited, I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. I can recommend this book to college graduates and workers who are looking for a job.

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This book sounds like a very helpful resource. I wonder if the author can write an updated version that includes advice about making internet connections. Thanks for your review!

Finding a Job in Tough Times by Dr. Tim Johnson is a workbook that aims to support those who are having problems with unemployment.The job seekers would definitely get guidance from this book.The author's action plan called " Six Steps to a Paycheck" provides a good course of action for those unemployed youth who can seek their career counseling from this.The author is also right in drawing a close relationships between career development with life in general.Besides the book contains useful exercises, all of which will help to reflect on his/her career development.
The book is recommended to all those who have either completed their education or on the way to, specially the university graduate would find it highly useful

A book about career development that doesn't talk about using the internet doesn't seem very helpful in today's world. I'm not sure I would want to read it.

I am currently reading this book, and i can agree that i met a couple of errors as well. But otherwise, the book is a very helpful resource to job seekers. Thanks for an honest review.

Sounds like a very resourceful and helpful book, even though some of the suggestions are practical, the consider should consider updating the book to match the current times. Great review.

I read this book too. I think this is more of a workbook on ourselves than actually a quick solution to find a job. Maybe the title is a bit misleading, in my opinion. Good review.

I like the idea of a workbook that asks you to think about your life. It would have been helpful if the author had included tips on how to handle online employment, but it sounds like his points are still applicable to anyone looking for a job. Great review!