I really wanted to listen to this audio book as I enjoyed the premise however unfortunately the app would not allow me and I could not download it.

Thank you for the advanced copy.

Definitely a good place to start if you're struggling with job loss.

I gave this book a go because my husband was laid off from a job and a company he loved almost five years ago, after nearly ten years with the company. While he's been able to find reasonably paid work I don't think he's really fully recovered from that experience, so I thought this book might offer some suggestions for bouncing back.

Much of this book was made up of recommendations that my husband has already tried. There were LinkedIn adjustments, resume adjustments, a push towards networking, ect. Possibly none of this was new to me because my husband and I young (mid 30s), highly educated, and both make a pretty substantial amount of money, so maybe these things would have been new and helpful to someone less technologically savvy, who maybe had been in their career too long to have had to use social media previously.

I also had mixed feelings on the book's main principle; that job seekers should think about where they really want to be and concentrate all their energy on finding something that fits that. As a person who works successfully in a field that is completely unrelated to my Masters degree, I get it. I do think people should pursue careers that align with what they love. However, I'm fortunate enough to know what I love doing and to make 80k+ doing that. My husband has no idea what he wants to do. He couldn't find his "North Star" if he had a gun to his head. He loved his best job because it paid well and afforded him the lifestyle he wanted. He also can't afford to spend all his time just searching for the absolute best job. We have houses, cars, dogs, a kid, and they all cost money. So he can't afford to stop looking at and taking jobs that are a substantial pay cut-- some money is better than no money.

Overall, I thought this book had a handful and good suggestions, More importantly though, it had a hopeful, confident tone that would convince even the worst nay-sayers that there IS hope. Things WILL get better. You are not the first nor last person to experience devestating job loss, and you WILL figure it out. That message coming from an experienced professional who has been there and survived is the most valuable, helpful thing in this book.

This was occasionally really corny, but overall it gave good advice. I wish the author had spent more time on his career journey, as those were the times when his story interested me the most.