Bait and switch : the (futile) pursuit of the American dream
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, [2005].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0805076069, 9780805076066
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
331 .137 EHR
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331 .137 EHR
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William Hall - Adult Non-Fiction
331 .137 EHR
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331 .137 EHR
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, [2005].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0805076069, 9780805076066
Notes
Description
Ehrenreich enters the shadowy world of the white-collar unemployed. Armed with a plausible reśume óf a professional "in transition," she attempts to land a job--undergoing career coaching and personality testing, then a series of EST-like boot camps, job fairs, networking events, and evangelical job-search ministries. She gets an image makeover, works to project a winning attitude, yet is proselytized, scammed, lectured, and--again and again--rejected. This book highlights the people who've done everything right, yet have become vulnerable to financial disaster, and not simply due to the vagaries of the business cycle. Today's ultra-lean corporations take pride in shedding "surplus" employees--plunging them into the twilight zone of white-collar unemployment. As Ehrenreich discovers, there are few social supports for these newly disposable workers--and little security even for those who have jobs. --From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ehrenreich, B. (2005). Bait and switch: the (futile) pursuit of the American dream (First edition.). Metropolitan Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ehrenreich, Barbara. 2005. Bait and Switch: The (futile) Pursuit of the American Dream. Metropolitan Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (futile) Pursuit of the American Dream Metropolitan Books, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (futile) Pursuit of the American Dream First edition., Metropolitan Books, 2005.
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