About the Author . . .

Jeffrey G. Allen. J.D., C.P.C. is the world's leading placement lawyer and author of more bestselling books in the career field than anyone else. His popular interviewing books include How to Turn an Interview into a Job, The Complete Q&A Job Interview Book, The Interactive Interviewing Technique, The Resume Makeover, The Perfect Follow-Up Method to Get the Job, The Perfect Job Reference, Finding the Right Job at Midlife, The Career Trap and the three-volume series, Jeff Allen's Best.

Jeff turned a decade of recruiting and human resource management into the legal specialty of placement law. He has served as special advisor to the American Employment Association, general counsel to the California Association of Personnel Consultants, legal advisor to the California Institute of Employment Counseling, director of the National Placement Law Center, and is a founder of Search Research Institute.

Jeff is a certified placement counselor, certified employment specialist, certified personnel consultant, and certified search specialist. He has been featured on television and radio, in magazines and newspapers, and is a popular speaker. The Fordyce Letter (the recruiting monthly) recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of Jeff's essential "Placements and the Law" column.

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