CareerJournal.com’s diary of a job search one man’s journey

from unemployment to a new career

Like many Americans in today’s poor economy, Tim Johnston was laid off. Unlike most Americans, the highs and frequent lows of Tim’s subsequent job search were described in a monthly column on The Wall Street Journal’s executive career site, CareerJournal.com. A middle-aged man with a wife and baby daughter, Tim spent eight months discovering how much the world had changed since his last job search?and sharing his insights with CareerJournal.com readers each month. Clearly, Tim wasn’t alone in his quest for a new career because more than 300,000 people logged on to share in his frustrations and achievements, and many of them posted their own stories on the Diary of a Job Search discussion board.

Combining Tim’s columns, his readers’ chat-room wisdom, and the professional career consulting experience of CareerJournal.com, Diary of a Job Search is a collaborative career guide for today’s unemployed. When Tim grapples with difficult issues such as absorbing the shock of losing his job, defining his new career goals, writing an eye-catching resume, and moving in with his in-laws to save money, the CareerJournal.com editors and America’s unemployed respond with fresh, creative solutions to today’s job-hunting challenges.

For anyone who is currently unemployed, facing a company layoff or trying to empathize with a downsized friend or loved one, Diary of a Job Search is a sympathetic, humorous and practical guide to weathering the emotional storms of joblessness and turning economic downturn into new career opportunities.

o Features advice and stories culled from CareerJournal.com readers who posted messages on the discussion board.
o More than 300,000 unique visitors read at least one chapter of the Diary of a Job Search online column series.
o With current, practical information from the career-consulting professionals at CareerJournal.com.

TIM JOHNSTON found himself unemployed in the post-dot-com recession. After eight months of searching, he got a highly visible executive position with a dynamic nonprofit organization. He and his family live near Philadelphia.
LAURA LORBER is managing editor of CareerJournal.com.
PERRI CAPELL is a senior correspondent for CareerJournal.com.

Diary of a Job Search: One Man’s Journey from Unemployment to a New Career
by Tim Johnston with Laura Lorber and Perri Capell
$16.95 paper
208 pages
6 x 9 inches
ISBN 1-58008-545-8
Publication Date: November 2003

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