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4.5
The Immigrant's Guide to the American Workplace is a misunderstanding.I got the book looking for information about getting a job in the US, writing an American-style resume, about workers' rights, issues of aliens without work authorization, etc. Instead, I got general information mostly off the topic. Pages of the book are filled with chapters about Hygiene, Cash and Credit, Housing, Transportation, Shopping, Dining In/Dining Out, Telephones and Other Technology, Mass Communication. This is fine, had the book was entitles "Making it in America". However, from The Immigrant's Guide to the American Workplace I expect something else.For example, 16 pages are devoted to shopping and less than one page - to writing a resume. Not even one sample resume or cover letter is given - a serious drawback for a book written for foreigners struggling with English. And how, in the world, will the chapter on dining out help me if I am still unemployed?What really annoyed me the most was the fact that the table of contents and index do not correspond to actual pages in the book, making finding anything totally impossible. They are off from 2 to 12 pages. Go figure. There is not much to look for anyway. Lacking is even basic information about Social Security program, unemployment rights and benefits, help for job seekers, IRA, COBRA insurance, just name it.For answers to problems of undocumented workers in the U.S., I went to [...] which has a useful e-book, and to learn about my rights as an employee I bought NOLO's "Your Rights in the Workplace". I highly recommend them. And, yes, government agencies do have a ton of useful stuff to read although you have to dig hard.Margaret
