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I was very fortunate. By the time I graduated from university and was looking for a "serious" job, I had a few hundred interviews under my belt (not to mention sales calls). Any employer interested in hiring youngsters is also usually very interested in mentoring and coaching kids. I had built a formidable war chest of interview and job search skills.

Not everyone is as lucky and that is when books like Sylvia Landry's Ditch The Flip-Flops come in handy. Think of it as What Color Is Your Parachute for the under 30 crowd.

This book is very detailed with tips like "Keep your shoes in a single neutral color, with a heel that is no more than about two inches high" and walks new grads from resume to acceptance. (BTW… Landry prefers skirts on female interviewees also, blasted traditional folk).

Now, you and I might read this book and think "no brainer, no brainer, and why do I need to be told things like keep mints, gum, food, anywhere other than in your mouth?" However, having been on the other side of the desk a few too many times, I know many people need to reminded that obscene words are not appropriate on answering machine greetings (I had to look up some of the cuss words used on one applicant's message).