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The 2-Hour Job Search shows job seekers how to work smarter (and faster) to secure first interviews. Through a prescriptive approach, Steve Dalton explains how to wade through the Internet's sea of information and create a job search system that relies on mainstream technology such as Excel, Google, LinkedIn, and alumni databases to create a list of target employers, contact them, and then secure an interview - with only two hours of effort.

Steve Dalton’s 2-Hour Job Search simplified the process of finding work by utilizing technology, and now The Job Closer helps you seal the deal by applying his time-saving techniques to the surrounding steps. As a career consultant, Dalton has found that job seekers routinely overinvest in trivial aspects of the employment hunt while underestimating the important ones. In this guide, you’ll learn how to avoid wasted effort and excel in all areas.

The 2-Hour Job Search rejects laundry lists of conventional wisdom in favor of a streamlined job search approach that produces results quickly and efficiently. In three steps, creator Steve Dalton shows you how to select, prioritize, and make contact with potential employers so you can land that critical first interview. In this revised second edition, you'll find updated advice on how to efficiently surf online job postings, how to reach out to contacts at your dream workplace and when to follow up, and advice on using LinkedIn, Indeed, and Google to your best advantage.

This weekly show (generally an hour in length) features Steve Jarrott, Terry Summer, Tony Dickson, and Allyson Dalton and includes multiple characters and sketches that can lead us in all sorts of different (and strange) directions. "The Wrong Channel" features characters such as "The Beatles" (oh, wait til you hear THAT), "Fat Albert", "Casey Kasem", "Andy Griffith", "Andy Rooney" and even a temperamental gal named "Ling-Ling"! While we include special celebrity guests from time to time, the show takes place in a comedy writer's office setting where we are supposed to be writing for a ...