About the Highly Effective Meet the Right People and Get a Great Job Virtually all job hunting experts agree that networking is the best way to find a great job. But most people dont have connections to the decision makers who do the hiring. Orville Pierson, a top expert in job hunting, tells you how to succeed by effectively using your current circle of contacts. He cuts through the myths and misunderstandings to show you how millions of job hunters have networked their way to great new jobs. Highly Effective Networking empowers you Use a small network to reach dozens of insiders and decision makers Get the right message to the right people, even if you have never met them Speak effectively and comfortably with your networking contacts Content Everybody Knows You Need to Network Systematic Job-Search Networking Networking Myths, Misunderstandings, and Dumb Ideas Real Networking and How It Works Your Total Network Is Bigger Than You Think Plan Your Job Search-and Your Networking Your Personal Networks and How to Use Them Build Your Professional Networks Networking Tools and Advanced Strategies Moving From Networking to Interviews and Job Offers About the Orville Pierson Orville Pierson is the author of The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search and senior vice-president and corporate director of program design and service delivery for Lee Hecht Harrison, the leading career services company. In career services since 1977, Pierson has trained hundreds of career consultants.