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Steve Dalton's 2-Hour Job Search method has proven to be successful among job-seekers of all stripes, covering the different ways to use technology to efficiently filter through job listings, make key connections, and secure informational meetings with potential advocates. In The Job Closer, Dalton shows how to apply his signature time-saving techniques to the next steps of the job search process.In his many years as a career consultant at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, Dalton has found that job seekers overinvest in trivial aspects of the job search, such as resumes and cover letters, when what truly matters is perfecting answers to interview questions like, "Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?" With special frameworks like The 50-50 Cover Letter (300 words maximum, 50% about the employer and 50% about the job seeker) and the 2-Hour Resume (prioritizing objective data about employment history over bulleted subjective data, also known as "accomplishment statements") , The Job Closer helps you hack the simpler steps, leaving more effort available for networking, making meaningful connections in your field of interest, and showcasing your unique talents.
About the Author
Steve Dalton is Program Director for Daytime Career Services at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Prior to entering the career services industry, Dalton was a strategy consultant at A.T. Kearney and an associate marketing manager at General Mills. He holds an MBA from Duke University and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western University.Dalton has appeared in the Financial Times, Wall St. Journal, and US News & World Report, and he is a regular contributor at The Huffington Post. Dalton presents workshops on The 2-Hour Job Search at dozens of schools across North America and Europe each year, and its concepts are taught at over one hundred universities worldwide. Dalton can be followed on Twitter (@Dalton_Steve) , his book's LinkedIn Group (The 2-Hour Job Search Q&A Forum) , and at 2hourjobsearch.com. He currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.
