Books by Velocity Search Group

Recruiter intelligence. In writing.

Practical books for job seekers who want the hiring-side truth: what employers notice, what weakens a candidacy, and what to do next.

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Written from the other side of the hiring table.

Recruiter-writtenAdvice shaped by real hiring decisions

Specific and practicalMethods, examples, and built-in exercises

Nothing inventedYour real experience stays at the center

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Start with what employers can already see.

Your online presence begins shaping the interview before the first conversation. This guide shows you how to see it, evaluate it, and improve it.

Available now · $7.99

The Digital Footprint Check

Job Seeker's Guide to a Clean Online Image

Recruiters search before they call. Learn the checks they run, what creates doubt, and how to build a current, credible online presence without pretending to be someone you are not.

Follow the recruiter's search sequence
Identify results that need attention
Decide what to fix, hide, or outrank
Work privately at your own pace

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On the VSG shelf

One honest advantage at a time.

Choose the problem you are working through now. Each book stands on its own and connects to the complete Job Search Intelligence system.

Free field guide available · Full book coming soon

Overcoming Overqualified

Turn the experience employers question into the clearest reason to interview you. The free field guide is available now.

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Available now · $19.99 · Worksheets included

Power Networking

Build the network that carries your career. The Warm Path Method helps you reconnect, ask for introductions, and open doors professionally.

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AI Pivot

Understand how work is changing, where opportunity is moving, and how to use intelligent tools without losing the value of your real experience.

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Debra Bennett, founder and senior recruiting partner

Debra BennettFounder · Senior Recruiting Partner · Author

Why we write

Career advice should come from people who understand the hiring decision.

These books share the same direct guidance VSG recruiters give the candidates they place: clear, honest, and grounded in what actually happens on the other side of the table.

Hiring-side perspectiveBuilt around what employers evaluate—not generic encouragement.

Your experience stays realNo exaggeration, invented credentials, or forced reinvention.

A useful next stepEach book turns insight into a practical action you can take.

Part of a larger systemContinue through the 5 Keys when you want a complete strategy.

You do not need more career noise. You need a clearer next move.

Start with the guide that addresses the problem in front of you, then build from there.

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