I wrote Bulletproof Your Job for friends, former colleagues, family members, and even viewers who have watched me on TV for years—all losing their jobs due to a struggling economy. These people have been victims of “rightsizing” and “downsizing,” which are basically bullshit terms for being fired because a public company stock price went down a couple of cents or a small or midsized business owner believed all the media hype about a recession. Someone’s got to pay, right?

As a headhunter and workplace expert, I knew there was something these tens of thousands of people getting laid off every month could have done to protect their jobs. That’s why this book exists. But it would never have happened without an incredible group ...

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