Down and Out in the New Economy av Ilana Gershon

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What does it mean to market yourself as a business in today's job search world? Finding a job used to be simple. Now . . . well, it¿s complicated. In today¿s economy, you can¿t just be an employee looking to get hired¿you have to market yourself as a business, one that can help another business achieve its goals. That¿s a radical transformation in how we think about work and employment, says Ilana Gershon. And with Down and Out in the New Economy, she digs deep into that change and what it means, not just for job seekers, but for businesses and our very culture. In telling this story, Gershon covers all parts of the employment spectrum: she interviews hiring managers about how they assess candidates; attends personal branding seminars; talks with managers at companies around the United States to suss out regional differences¿like how Silicon Valley firms look askance at the lengthier employment tenures of applicants from the Midwest. And she finds that not everything has changed: thoug