Linked by Garriott and Schifeling

LINKED by Omar Garriott and Jeremy Schifeling is a straightforward text offering a five-step framework to finding a job: Explore. Position. Search. Network. Research. There is a section on each with multiple screen shots and examples, plus a summary checklist. The authors subtitled this text “Conquer LinkedIn. Get the Job. Own Your Future.” They clearly encourage use of LinkedIn, illustrating how applicants on the platform are roughly twice as likely to get a callback in one of several useful charts and graphs. The text is laid out well, offers detailed, practical suggestions (e.g., cropping your photo), and makes frequent use of bold type to stress key points. While Garriott and Schifeling address an audience of new graduates through middle managers, LINKED will likely be most helpful to those new to the job market and could be a valuable resource for our Business teachers who often have a practice resume assignment.