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5th Year - 626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Summary
Steve Dalton details his systematic process for securing dream interviews. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to generate 40 target employers in 40 minutes 2) Three effective ways to reach out to potential advocates 3) The 6 crucial elements of the 75-word networking email Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep626 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT STEVE — Steve Dalton is a senior career consultant and program director for Duke University’s full-time MBA program. He holds his own MBA from the same institution and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve. Steve is also the founder of Contact2Colleague, a corporate training firm that helps organizations increase retention, drive sales, and develop internal expertise by teaching their employees to proactively and systematically build better professional relationships. • Book: The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster • Book: The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More • Website: 2HourJobSearch.com • Twitter: @Dalton_Steve • LinkedIn Group: The 2-Hour Job Search - Q&A Forum — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Tool: Hunter.io • Platform: Crunchbase • System: NAICS Code • Database: OneSource Business Browser • Study: "Do Informal Referrals Lead to Better Matches? Evidence from a Firm’s Employee Referral System" by Meta Brown, Elizabeth Setren, and Giorgio Topa • Book: The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferris • Book: Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely • Book: Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and…