Product Description
If you have ever applied for work and then:
– Never heard back
– Were told that you were not qualified, even though you thought you were a shoo-in
– Took the phone interview and then got turned down
– Interviewed in person and did not get hired
– Were told you would be hired but never got the job
This is how to find out what went wrong.
You may have failed to get past the recruiter — the “idiot gatekeeper” who stands in your way, defying your worst expectations with their laziness, stupidity, and flat-out greed.
I found out the hard way. I also figured out how to beat the corporate indifference that prevents you from getting the job you deserve. Join me on a rocket-booster ride from welfare to $8,100 a week in a year and a half. Learn to:
* Find things you’re good at, and turn them into “expertise”
* Create a resume from little or no job history, and sail it past recruiter
* Wow interviewers and get hired
* Beware the warning signs of malicious recruiters and their bag of tricks
* Avoid runaway jobs that never materialize
* Get the best money for your time, even while everyone is trying to gang-bang you
* Turn a two-week assignment into $75,000 in easy cash
* “Stack” three jobs without suffering a stroke or heart attack (at least temporarily)
* Get along with your bureaucratic “cubie” mates (I speak from failure)
* Avenge yourself upon the recruiter and their idiot clients if they mistreat you
* Be at peace with yourself for the stuff you had to do to get by (this is a work in progress)
Screw the Recruiter is a must-read for anyone trying to survive today s job market.
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Teller is aptly named, as this is the ultimate kiss-and-tell. It’s also a great ‘field guide’ to the many of the various animals in the corporate jungle and a ‘racing form’ for the rat race! If you’re in the corporate — particularly high tech — workforce you can read it for wry entertainment. You’ll recognize many of the types you’re forced to deal with every day. If you’re applying for a job… well, let’s just say that if you still _want_ a job after reading this it provides all the advice your guidance counselor or outplacement specialist were afraid to give you.
Rating: 5 / 5
Anyone who has ever worked in corporate America should read this book. It’s a tale of one man’s struggle to survive. If there was a “Survivor- Corporate”, I’d like to see Mark Teller compete…no doubt he’d be the winner! The sad thing is that that he (and so many others) are forced to play this crazy game with real life consequences (and no script – reality, shcmeality).
This book is hilarious, a fast and informative read, and a must for anyone who’s out there in the concrete jungle.
Rating: 5 / 5
Having worked in the HR field for over 20 years with several years as a recruiter, it was intersting to read the trials and tribulations from someone “on the other side”. I found Marks perspective insightful and found the book a compelling easy read that I didn’t want to put down until I was able to learn his final success.
Rating: 5 / 5
Buy it, read it, follow it! Author Mark Teller delivers a one-two knock out punch with this painfully honest and oh so timely sojourn into the world of employment and unemployment. Mr. Teller dares not bore his readers with political correctness, but instead provides a passionate, no holds barred voice for everything we have wanted to say to Corporate America, especially now. Not usually one to sail through an entire book in one sitting, I dropped anchor and in the wee hours, turned the last page of this easy to read, entertaining and informative jounalistic delight!
screw the recruiter
Rating: 5 / 5
I don’t know what I was expecting when I ordered this book. What I most certainly did not expect was that I literally could not put it down, and the wealth of information I gleaned from it! Not written for the faint of heart (due to some strong language) the Author’s ability to engage and keep me captivated on a subject that has become the pain of my existence–finding employment–is uncanny. I dare say, this book describes why so many people opt for self-employment.
Anyone that has ever had to find a new job will relate to the author’s gripping tale of going from welfare to earning $8,100 a week in 18 short months without the benefit of prior job history, references or a resume. Along the way you will become aware of the shortcomings and idiosyncrasies we all know exist (but nobody talks about) of the hiring practices of businesses and the job placement industries. I learned more from this easy to read book than I learned from any other job search related book on my bookshelf. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is wondering why he/she can’t seem to get hired or is embarking on a job search journey.
Rating: 5 / 5