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We’ve both seen incredible job markets, where people were getting multiple offers sometimes with little effort on their part. We’ve also seen slow markets or, in the case of the last few years, exceptionally difficult ones, where even experienced, well-educated people couldn’t find or keep jobs. I’ve heard many people blame these up-and-down job markets on the economy or other external forces. This book is not about the economy or any theoretical discussion ofwhy the job market may be robust or weak.  \nThis book is a practical discussion of actionable steps (six of them) that you can take to land a job regardless of the market. Whether the estimate is 25 percent unemployment (which, in the thick of the recession, I’ve seen cited in the media as the real unemployment rate for certain demographics) or singledigit unemployment, that number doesn’t apply to you. For any individual, the unemployment rate is 0 percent or 100 percent. You either have a job or you don’t. You either want the job you have or you don’t. When you are looking for a job and there is 10 percent unemployment, you just want to be one of the nine people that has a job.  \nStill, you might think even that one job is beyond your grasp. You think you don’t have the right degree. Your school is in a different location than where you’d like to work. Not enough jobs are listed or employers are not visiting your campus. This type of thinking cedes control of your search to outside forces. It is not up to your professors, your school, your career services support, or recruiters to get you a job. This book is about the proactive things that you can do to get yourself a job.  \nIn the first chapter, we’ll mention the different types of job searches you’ll find yourself conducting: fulltime job after graduation, internship, return to workforce, career change, and relocation. The rest ofthe book is about how, regardless of the type of job search or overall market, you can be proactive and successfully land a job. You don’t need any one specific degree or major. You don’t need special research ability, although research is one of the steps in our process, as you’ll see in Chapter 6 \"Step 3: Conduct InDepth Research\". You don’t need special technology, though social media and other technology-related tools are also a critical component of the job search, and we’ll discuss this throughout and specifically in Chapter 11 \"Social Media and the Job Search\". 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