Lisa Haneberg - my first author on the NOBS series

I've been dreaming about how great it would be to have the NOBS book series. NOBS stands for "No BS" and only the books where every paragraph, every sentence, and ultimately - every word - brings clear added meaning can be published there.

For some reason an opinion exists that the thicker a book the more useful (and usually more expensive) it should be. Probably it's true for certain realms (like the science or the fiction literature) but definitely it's just the opposite for books of advice. When an author aims to pass a set of practical advice the thinner his (or her) opus the better. I, as a reader, am interested in getting the message and what even more important is the message's transmitting speed. Long explanations, wordy descriptions, and light-saturated chapters merely distract me from getting the point. I wish we had an elite book series for articles and books not suffering from that flaw.

Lisa's "Interviewers’ Secrets Revealed: How to Ace Your Next Job Interview!" is a great example of this idea. The eBook is only 39 pages long but every sentence of the book adds value to the point. The introduction is clear and short. I liked the book convention of using "her" and "his" for specific roles saving the author from the need to be sex-neutral. The books then starts with the background description - how to prepare to an interview. Very practical and pragmatic advice. Bulleted exposition, almost a set of instructions. Then a chapter about building self-awareness - how to identify your strong/weak traits. The trump of the book is the chapter "what employers want to hear". Absolutely essential examples of interview questions with recommendations on possible answers for a typical interview. And at the end a set of questions you should ask and things to do after the interview.

I'd say it's the only book you should have about interview preparation. I loved it so much that I after I read it I immediately ordered another Lisa's book - H.I.M.M. This is a 240 page book so it's a bit more difficult to take the exam of the NOBS series:-) I'll update you when I finish it.