No Jobs Available: A Laid-off White... - Paperback

by Zane Smith (Author)

"Zane Smith writes with a sharp-pencil accuracy, his fiction grounded in his experience as a CEO and as a career counselor. That makes for a damn good read ..." - Pamela Paige, former assistant editor, Sunday Magazine "I've had to look for work from time to time. It's not fun. But Smith knows how to translate the pain and frustration into an entertaining novel. Bravo!" - H.L. Osterman, The Strange Case of Cavendish: Second Take This novel traces the desperate efforts of one such white-collar worker's unsuccessful efforts to find a job. After exhausting every possibility, he turns to crime to keep from becoming homeless. He and his Mexican girlfriend, dressed as salvation Armey volunteers, ""mule"" cartel money from the USA to Sinaloa, the home of the Mexican cartel. But she betrays him and he finds himself trapped in Mexico fighting for his life.

Author Biography

Zane Smith is a retired company president who has studied white-collar unemployment. He specializes in exposing how white-collar workers lose their jobs and the methods they use to find new employment opportunities, and why most of those attempts are unsuccessful. After retirement, he worked for a career marketing firm that helps unemployed white-collar workers find jobs, especially those over 50-years-old. This novel examines the plight of one such white-collar worker.