I’ve had a slew of meetings over the past month or two with people on the job hunt – either newly laid off, afraid of being so, or just looking to start their post-college careers.

And, in every case, I’ve highly recommended Orville Pierson’s The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search.

Unlike most other job search books, which focus on resume writing, interview techniques, or how to apply online, Pierson instead mainly addresses how people actually find jobs, and on how to plan, pursue, and measure along the way a search based on that reality.

Seriously, definitely worth reading. Besides, if you’re unemployed, what the hell else do you have to do with your time?